Press Releases
...about Uta's fitness, health, running related and speaking & charity events
Uta Pippig and Take The Magic Step at the B.A.A. 5K, the Hoyt Foundation, and the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge at the 116th Boston Marathon
Three-time Boston Marathon champion Uta Pippig, founder and president of Take The Magic Step®, returns to Boston this weekend to join 6,000 other runners in the Boston Athletic Association 5K. She is looking forward to a fast and fun run on Sunday, April 15th. On the next day, she will be in Hopkinton to give […]
Uta Pippig Returning to the 35th Anniversary of the Bellin Run
Uta Pippig, founder and president of Take The Magic Step®, said she is honored that she will participate in her 15th Bellin Run this weekend—a very special occasion as the famous Run celebrates its 35th anniversary. Uta and her organization are longtime enthusiastic supporters of the health care initiative of the Green Bay community, which sponsors the […]
Uta Returning to the 2010 Bellin Run 10K
Uta Pippig, founder and president of Take The Magic Step® is honored to announce that she will be participating in her 14th Bellin Run this weekend. Uta and her organization are enthusiastic supporters of the health care initiative of the Green Bay community, which sponsors the annual event. A record-setting 18,000 participants are expected to join […]
Uta Pippig Joins the 2009 Bellin Run
Uta Pippig, founder and president of Take The Magic Step® will be in Green Bay this weekend to run in one of her favorite races, the Bellin Run. Uta, a previous winner of the famed race, and a two-time Olympian and three-time Boston Marathon champion, will join the record-setting 16,000 participants at the starting line […]
Three-Time Boston Marathon Winner Uta Pippig Coaching Team Hoyt Charity Runners in 113th Boston Marathon
Uta will be attending the 2009 Boston Marathon as a special guest—and the coach of the Team Hoyt runners as Dick Hoyt and his wheelchair-bound son Rick compete in their 1000th event to raise funds and awareness for the physically challenged across the world.
Uta to be Motivational Speaker and Kids Races’ Grand Marshall for 2008 Marathon of the Palm Beaches
Uta Pippig, world renowned Marathon Champion and founder of Take The Magic Step, will be the honored Guest Speaker at the Kick-Off Breakfast, and Grand Marshall for the Ronald McDonald House Charities Kids Races for the 2008 Marathon of the Palm Beaches. “I am so excited to be part of this year’s Marathon of the […]
Uta Pippig Returns to Green Bay to Support the 2008 Bellin Run
Uta Pippig, founder and president of Take The Magic Step, LLC, and co-founder of the Take The Magic Step Foundation™, returns to Green Bay this weekend to participate in the 2008 Bellin Run. Now in its 32nd year, the event is the nation’s sixth-largest 10K (6.2 mile) race and is expected to draw a record […]
PBS to Rebroadcast “Marathon Challenge” on April 15
Take The Magic Step’s founder, Uta Pippig, will be seen in the rebroadcast of “Marathon Challenge” on most PBS stations at 8pm EDT on Tuesday, April 15.
Take The Magic Step Foundation Inaugurated to Support Local Communities and Non-Profit Organizations in Public Health and Education Initiatives
Uta Pippig, founder and president of Take The Magic Step, LLC, and Michael Reger, the organization’s business and financial advisor, today announced the inauguration of the Take The Magic Step Foundation.
Uta Pippig in ‘Marathon Challenge,’ NOVA special airing on October 30
Uta Pippig, two-time Olympian and winner of three Boston Marathons, three Berlin Marathons and one New York City Marathon, will be seen in “Marathon Challenge,” a one-hour NOVA special that airs nationally on PBS, October 30, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. EST.
Elite Runner Uta Pippig Joins 2007 Running Field to Support Bellin Hospital
Elite runner Uta Pippig, Founder and President of Take The Magic Step, LLC and Take The Magic Step® health and fitness program, returns to Green Bay this weekend to participate in the 2007 Bellin Run.
Uta Pippig Returns to Motivate and Inspire This Year’s Running Field and Charities at the Boston Marathon
Uta Pippig, the Founder and President of Take The Magic Step, LLC® and Take The Magic Step™ health and fitness program embarks on a whirlwind schedule of motivational speeches, charity events, exclusive coaching sessions and appearances surrounding this year’s Boston Marathon.
Uta Pippig, Three-Time Boston Marathon Champion, Takes Whirlwind Boston Tour
Runners in the Boston Marathon will see the familiar face of a local international champion on Monday as they gather before the race at the starting line in Hopkinton.
Take The Magic Step, LLC® Created in Response to Corporate and Philanthropic Demand for Health & Fitness Program, Expansion of Philanthropic Activities
Uta Pippig, Founder – winner of 3 consecutive Boston Marathons, 3 Berlin Marathons and New York Marathon – named President of the new corporation
Uta Pippig with Take the Magic Step™ win 2006 ReBrand 100™ Award
Uta Pippig/Take the Magic Step™ was named one of the world’s best rebrands in the second annual ReBrand 100 Global Awards announced. ReBrand 100™ recognizes the world’s most effective rebrands: the repositioning, revitalizing and redesign of existing brand assets to meet strategic goals.
Uta Pippig visits Boston for 110th Race
Three-time Boston Marathon Champion Uta Pippig will visit Boston for the 2006 Marathon, and plans to mark her trip with the announcement today of her successful web site re-launch, www.takethemagicstep.com, (formerly www.utapippig.com), and developments in her trademarked health and fitness program, Take the Magic Step™.
34 Victims Start a New Life: Successful Donation Campaign for New Orleans
With highest appreciation Uta Pippig thanks all of you who supported her Charity project for the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. All of the donations received were allocated to support the project of a corporate client that aided 34 victims in starting a new life in South Florida.
Uta Pippig Brings Yoga to Berlin
Uta Wraps Up the 2005 Racing Season and is Scheduled to Participate in Anusara Yoga Workshop. Three-time Boston Marathon Champion Uta Pippig on Sunday completed her 2005 running season with a second consecutive win in the Master category of the Arturo Barrios 5K in San Diego, CA.
Boston Marathon Champ Uta Pippig Joins MIT AgeLab
Pippig to Become Member of Advisory Board Three-time Boston Marathon Champion Uta Pippig today announced she has accepted an invitation to become a member of the Advisory Board at the MIT AgeLab.
Uta Competes as a Master for First Time
Three-time Boston Marathon Champion Uta Pippig begins a new chapter in her prestigious running career when she competes for the first time as a Master at the Ollie Road Race on Sunday, October 2nd in South Boston.
Uta Pippig Launches New Health and Fitness Program
Three-time Boston Marathon Champion Uta Pippig today unveiled a trademarked health and fitness program that she has successfully developed and administered to professional athletes around the world, making it available to the public for the first time as a tailored training program to help people achieve healthy living goals.