Press Release - Fox Cities Marathon - 2/18/13

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                           Registration Now Open for 
        Community First Fox Cities Marathon presented by Kimberly-Clark

               23rd annual event to be held Sept. 20-22 weekend

APPLETON – Registration is now open for the 23rd annual Community First Fox 
Cities Marathon presented by Kimberly-Clark scheduled for Sept. 20-22.   

The weekend of events features a few venue changes this year, starting with 
the Guardian Kids Fun Run returning to Time Warner Cable Field at Fox 
Cities Stadium on Friday, Sept. 20.  The Humana Health and Wellness Expo on 
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20-21, has moved to the University of 
Wisconsin-Fox Valley Fieldhouse in Menasha, which is near the starting line 
for Sunday's race events.

Also new this year is the Affinity Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine 5K 
Run/Walk to be held on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Riverside Park, Neenah, with 
participants running or walking the final mile along Lake Winnebago and 
past the Kimberly Point Lighthouse to the park.

The weekend will culminate with the 26.2-mile Community First Fox Cities 
Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 22, along with the ThedaCare Orthopedics Plus 
Half Marathon and Orthopedic & Sports Institute Relay Marathon. The Sunday 
events will again start on Midway Road by the UWFV campus in Menasha and 
travel through seven Fox Cities communities, ending at Riverside Park in 
Neenah.

Early bird registration will save participants $15 on the half and full 
marathon before the fee goes up May 1, 2013.

The Community First Fox Cities Marathon provides a healthy weekend of five 
running or walking events for any age or ability. Over 7,500 people 
participated in 2012. As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, the Fox Cities 
Marathon partners with area charities and annually donates any proceeds to 
area non-profit organizations. Visit www.foxcitiesmarathon.org for more 
information.

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