# Run Hit Wonder

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{{Short description|Road running events sponsored by Nike}}
'''Run Hit Wonder''' was a 5K and [10K run](/source/10K_run) series sponsored by [Nike](/source/Nike%2C_Inc.). It started in 2003 and was held in 2004 and 2005 before being renamed "Run Hit Remix" in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://carolineoncrack.com/2006/08/03/team-turbo-blasts-off-again-at-nike-run-hit-remix/ |title = Team Turbo Blasts Off Again at Nike Run Hit Remix {{!}} Caroline on Crack}}</ref> Events were held in several cities around the United States, each with popular one-hit-wonder bands playing along the course and at a post-race concert.

In 2004, the bands included: [A Flock of Seagulls](/source/A_Flock_of_Seagulls), [Devo](/source/Devo), [General Public](/source/General_Public), [Tone Loc](/source/Tone_Loc), [Tommy Tutone](/source/Tommy_Tutone), and [The Run Hit Wonders](/source/The_Run_Hit_Wonders) (a 1980s cover band created by Nike for the event).

In 2005, the event was held in [New York](/source/New_York_City) (July 20), [Portland](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon) (July 24), [Chicago](/source/Chicago) (13 September) and [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) (September 24), and includes: [Joan Jett and the Blackhearts](/source/Joan_Jett_and_the_Blackhearts), [The Aquabats](/source/The_Aquabats), [Chingy](/source/Chingy), [The Donnas](/source/The_Donnas), [Fountains of Wayne](/source/Fountains_of_Wayne), [Nina Sky](/source/Nina_Sky), and DJ [Z-Trip](/source/Z-Trip).<ref>[http://www.active.com/framed/event_detail.cfm?RESET=0&EVENT_ID=1224943&CHECKSSO=1 Nike Run Hit Wonder 2005 Tour<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.runhitwonder.com The event's official website]

{{10K road races}}

Category:5K runs
Category:10K runs
Category:Road running competitions in the United States

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