Press Release - Cox Providence Rhode Races - 5/23/11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

          Registration Open for 2012 Cox Providence Rhode Races
                Register by May 31 and Save on Entry Fees

Providence, RI – Registration is now open for the 2012 Cox Providence Rhode 
Races. The fifth annual Cox Providence Rhode Races features four races and 
kicks off on Saturday, May 5 with the kids' race and 5k.  The weekend long 
event continues on Sunday, May 6, with the Cox Sports Marathon and half 
marathon in Downtown Providence. The Cox Sports Marathon is a 2013 Boston 
Marathon qualifier. 

Runners can save on entry fees for the Cox Providence Rhode Races by 
registering before midnight on May 31, 2011.  To register for any of the 
races visit: www.coxrhoderaces.com.

Nearly 6,000 runners competed in the fourth annual Cox Providence Rhode 
Races held earlier this month in Providence. Runners, ranging in age from 
13-78 years-old, came from as far away as Australia, Puerto Rico, Canada 
and Great Britain to compete in the event that showcases Providence and its 
surrounding communities.

Tom O'Grady won the 2011 Cox Sports Marathon in 2:31:25. The winning time 
was his personal best and was a new course record.  Emily Kroshus, of 
Boston, MA, was the first female to cross the finish line in 2:53:23. 

North Kingstown's Eric Lonergan won the 2011 Eident Sports Half Marathon in 
1:09:22 and set a course record in doing so. Sarah Piazza, of New Haven, 
CT, was the top female in the Eident Sports Half Marathon (1:22:35). 

Cox Communications is the Title sponsor of the Cox Providence Rhode Races. 

Charitable partners include Cox Charities New England, The Leukemia & 
Lymphoma Society Team in Training, American Cancer Society, Lung Cancer 
Alliance, Melanoma Foundation and the March of Dimes.


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