FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Eugene Marathon News: Registration Discount Party
12/12/2010 at Eugene Running Co.
Eugene OR -The Eugene Marathon has announced the date for it's registration
party for the 2011 races. The event will take place December 12th from
11am-2pm at the Eugene Running Company. Runners and walkers can receive a
discount on their event registration, participate in the free raffle, sign
up for an Oregon Track Club membership or grab a snack.
"We had close to 150 registrations at last year's event," says Richard
Maher, Eugene Marathon Event Director, "These are really fun events for the
participants to come ask questions and get the firsthand look at updates to
the marathon."
The fifth annual Eugene Marathon and Expo will take place April 29-May 1,
2011. As in years past, the marathon and half marathon will run on Sunday,
May 1st, finishing on Hayward Field and starting on the University of
Oregon campus right in front of the historic stadium. The kids' run and 5K
will be held on Saturday, April 30th in downtown Eugene. The Health and
Fitness Expo will again be at the Hilton Eugene and Conference Center on
Friday, April 29th and Saturday April 30th.
The 2010 event had a record year, attracting over 8,400 runners and walkers
from 49 states and 8 countries. Many called the finish on Hayward Field
"the best finish in the country." It received the Destination Award from
Travel Lane County in 2009, for recognition of its ability to draw runners
and walkers to Eugene and Springfield. The Eugene Marathon truly turned
into one of the country's fastest growing destination marathons, with over
30% of all registrants from out-of-state.
Proceeds from the Eugene Marathon will benefit over 50 local charities,
teams and partners.
2011 event sponsors include: Krusteaz, Oregon Track Club, Pepsi, Gatorade,
Earth2O, Clif, Gorilla Capital, Market of Choice, Therapeutic Associates,
Kool 99.1, KVAL, Register Guard, Canterbury Naturals, Eugene Running
Company, Enterprise Eugene Call Center, and Beppe and Gianni's.
For more information, please go to www.eugenemarathon.com.
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