Press Release - The National Black Marathoners Association - 3/19/09

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The National Black Marathoners' Association (NBMA) Selects the ING Georgia 
Marathon, Half Marathon, and the Publix 5K and Kids Run for its 2010 Event. 

The National Black Marathoners' Association has selected the ING Georgia 
Marathon, Half Marathon, and Publix 5K Run/Walk and Kids Run for its 2010 
Event in Atlanta, GA. This event is one of the largest events in the 
Southeast and features a full pre-race expo. There's an event for every 
walker and runner. It will be held on the weekend of March 27, 2010. 

Charlotte Simmons-Foster, NBMA's Co-Founder and Race Selection Director, 
says, "We're happy to have our 2010 gathering in Atlanta, GA. The races 
start and end in Centennial Park, which is one of the centerpieces of the 
1996 Olympic Games.  The marathon course also passes Martin Luther King 
Jr.'s birthplace, as well as Georgia Tech and Emory Universities. They also 
have a great race expo. This race was also mentioned in the March, 2009 
edition of Runner's World." 

For 10+ years Charlotte has been an active member South Fulton Running 
Partners. She has served as President and she is currently the Membership 
Coordinator (www.SFRPAtlanta.org/). This is the oldest predominantly 
Black recreational running club in the US. They will be hosting their 30th 
Annual Sickle Cell 7K Run/4K Walk on April 11, 2009.

The Co-Founders, Tony Reed and Charlotte will be at the NBMA's booth at 
this year's ING Georgia Marathon Expo on March 27 and 28. In 2007, Mr. Reed 
became the first Black in the world to run marathons on all seven 
continents. 


The National Black Marathoners' Association Mission 

The National Black Marathoners' Association (NBMA) is a not-for-profit 
organization. It is open to everyone, regardless of your athletic ability 
or previous marathon experience. Our objectives are to: 

-Encourage Black Americans and others to pursue a healthy life-style 
through long distance running and walking.

-Serve as a vehicle for Black American distance runners across the nation 
to meet in mass at a single marathon.

-Provide scholarships to deserving high school boy and girl distance 
runners. Donations for the scholarship fund may be made at 
www.blackmarathoners.org/.  

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