Country for PR: United States
Contributor: PR Newswire New York
Thursday, June 14 2012 - 08:00
AsiaNet
Runner Embarks On Seven Marathons In Seven Days On Seven Continents
SALT LAKE CITY, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

    Runner Mike Allsop to take USANA Supplements during 777 Run for Charity
 
    USANA Health Sciences (http://www.usana.com/dotCom/index ), Inc. (NYSE: 
USNA), a global nutritional supplements company, today announced that it will 
be sponsoring marathon runner, adventure mountain climber, and speaker Mike 
Allsop (http://www.mikeallsop.co.nz ) on his 777 Project. His adventure, which 
will be tracked via GPS, starts on July 14 in Falkland Islands 
(biogeographically, part of the Antarctic ecozone) and moves onto Santiago 
(South America), then Los Angeles (North America), London (Europe), Casablanca 
(Africa), Hong Kong (Asia), and ends in Auckland (Oceania) on July 22. Allsop 
hopes to be the first New Zealander to accomplish what only a handful of the 
world's athletes have.

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    "I began taking USANA products (http://shop.usana.com/shop/cart/Landing ) 
five months ago and have been quite astounded with the results," said Allsop. 
"I have always used some sort of multivitamin supplement on all my adventures 
and expeditions. When I changed to USANA, I couldn't believe the results. I 
felt so good and so different! (http://www.usana.com/dotCom/difference/index ) 
I had more energy during my training and throughout the day. Without a shadow 
of a doubt USANA has enabled me to train hard and recover faster. USANA is my 
foundation-I trust their supplements."

    Allsop hopes the 777 Project (http://www.777project.co.nz ) will inspire 
disadvantaged children to achieve all their hopes and dreams, and raise $10,000 
for the children's charity KidsCan 
(http://www.777project.co.nz/index.php/kidscan ). Allsop regularly talks to 
schools as part of his philanthropic efforts and says he gets his motivation 
from his wife, Wendy, and their three children, Ethan, Maya, and Dylan.

    "Mike embodies USANA's core values-we believe in true health, philanthropy 
(http://www.usanafoundation.org ) and challenging ourselves and others to do 
amazing things," said Dan Macuga, USANA chief communications officer. "He is 
also a great role model and an inspiration to us all. USANA is proud to support 
Mike's health and nutrition every step of the way, and we are excited he will 
be joining us after his global challenge at our 20th anniversary International 
Convention (http://convention.usana.com/2012.html ) in August."

    Mike will be announcing when he has finished each leg of the marathon on 
Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/777_project) and Facebook 
(http://www.facebook.com/777projectpage#!/777projectpage ) 

    About USANA: USANA Health Sciences (NYSE: USNA) develops and manufactures 
high-quality nutritionals, personal care, energy, and weight-management 
products that are sold directly to Preferred Customers and Associates 
throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, 
Taiwan, China, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, 
France, Belgium, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Learn more at 
the USANA [http://www.usana.com ] website (http://www.USANA.com), stay current 
with the official USANA (http://www.whatsupusana.com ) lifestyle blog 
(http://www.whatsupUSANA.com) and USANA (http://blog.usana.com ) corporate blog 
(blog.USANA.com [http://blog.usana.com ]), like us on the USANA 
(http://www.facebook.com/usanahealthsciences ) Facebook page 
(http://www.facebook.com/USANAhealthsciences), or follow USANA 
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(http://twitter.com/USANAInc ).

    
    Media Contact: 
    Ashley Collins
    Executive Director of Marketing, PR, and Social Media
    USANA Health Sciences, Inc.
    +1-801-954-7280
    media (at) us.usana (dot) com 

    SOURCE: USANA Health Sciences, Inc.