Press Release - Richmond Marathon - 11/8/10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

  SunTrust Richmond Marathon, McDonald's Half Marathon and HCA Virginia 8k 
                 Courses to be Packed with Entertainment

Susan Greenbaum to headline SunTrust Richmond Marathon post-race festival 

RICHMOND, VA - With 28 bands and musical acts performing, 25 cheering 
groups competing in the Richmond Times-Dispatch Community Cheer Challenge 
and four SunTrust/NBC12 Party Zones filled with family members and friends, 
nearly 17,000 participants in the SunTrust Richmond Marathon, McDonald's 
Half Marathon and HCA Virginia 8k on November 13 will have much excitement 
to look forward to on the course. 

"The response from bands and performers in the community has been 
tremendous. People are lining up to be part of the race," said Leah Harms, 
Sports Backers entertainment coordinator. "Because of the buy-in from the 
community, we have been able to bring the entertainment on the course to 
the next level."

Susan Greenbaum, one of Richmond's favorite singer-songwriters, will 
perform at the post-race festival. "We love playing for the Richmond 
Marathon because the runners and supporters just fill up the whole area 
with positive energy," said Greenbaum.  "It's a real blast to provide music 
for runners and supporters from all over the world, and the SunTrust 
Richmond Marathon really brings people together for a totally positive 
event that shows off how great our city is. I love seeing the faces of the 
athletes after they've finished; it's our challenge to play upbeat and fun 
music so that even people who have just run 26.2 miles will feel a bounce 
in their step or at least have a smile on their faces. We love adding a 
musical element to the runners' celebrations!"

SunTrust Richmond Marathon Band Lineup



    
Location
    
Act
    
Genre


    
Finish Line Festival - 10th & Cary St.
    
Glennroy & Company

Susan Greenbaum

Funk Brothers
 

    
Jazz/R & B
Folk/Acoustic Rock
DJ 



    
SunTrust/NBC 12 Party Zone #1:
  Starbucks at River Road Shopping Center 
    
3rd Wave
    
Surf-Style Instrumentals


    
SunTrust/NBC 12 Party Zone #2:
  CVS Pharmacy at corner of Forest Hill and Westover Hills 
    
Tin foil Militia
    
Rock/Blues


    
SunTrust/NBC 12 Party Zone #3:
   CVS Pharmacy at corner of Broad St. & The Boulevard
    
The Dirty Truth 
    
Southern Rock/Blues


    
SunTrust/NBC 12 HALF Marathon Party Zone: Picnic Shelter #1 in Bryan Park 
    
MuddGoose
    
Jam Band


    
W. Broad and Belvidere 
    
UofR Taiko Ensemble
    
Taiko/Japanese Drums


    
W. Broad and Bowe St. 
    
2G
    
Classic Rock (60s-90s)


    
Monument & Boulevard - W. Median
    
Deep Fried Mojo
    
Roots Rock


    
Monument Ave. & Westmoreland Ave.
    
Jangling Reinharts
    
Rock/Race Music


    
5804 Grove Ave (in front of Paper Plus)
    
Johnny Lee Long & Company
    
Jazz/Funk


    
Riverside Drive (Bottom of On-Ramp)
    
Nine Mile Island
    
Rock


    
Riverside Dr. at the Pony Pasture Overlook
    
No Limit
    
Christian/Easy Listening


    
Forest Hill Ave. (Willow Oaks CC Entrance)
    
In With the Old
    
Rock


    
Forest Fill Ave. & Leicester Rd.
    
Yoke Fellows
    
Christian Rock


    
Forest Hill Park
    
Ingrid's Dance Theater
    
Dancers


    
Forest Hill Ave. & Semmes Ave. (Crossroads)
    
DJ EZ-HUTCH
    
Urban/Old School


    
Semmes Ave. and 30th St.
    
DJ Derek Brown
    
Soul/R & B


    
South End of the Lee Bridge
    
3:16 Athletics
    
Inspirational/Christian


    
Monroe Park
    
Funk Brothers
    
DJ's & MC's


    
Main St. and Vine St. - Home Team Grill
    
Groove Juice
    
Funk/Jam/Ambient/Rock


    
Main St. and Shields Ave.
    
Lifeline
    
Rock / Blues / Funk 


    
Main St. and Robinson St. (Starlite)
    
Richmond Rock Exchange
    
Classic Rock


    
Monument & Boulevard 
    
Offering
    
Rock


    
N. Boulevard and I-95 (Holiday Inn)
    
Bad Fun
    
Rock


    
Brook Rd. & Laburnum
    
DJ Lil Lou
    
DJ


    
Brook Rd. & Lombardy
    
Gospel Stage
    
Gospel



Richmond Times-Dispatch Community Cheer Challenge
To add to the excitement, the SunTrust Richmond Marathon has partnered with 
the Richmond Times-Dispatch to create the new Richmond Times-Dispatch 
Community Cheer Challenge. Twenty-five community groups have signed up to 
compete to be the most spirited cheering group along the race course. Prize 
money will be awarded based on originality, theme, decorations, crowd size 
and spirit. 

SunTrust/NBC12 Party Zones
Friends or relatives of marathon and half marathon competitors can follow a 
spectator tour of the course to show their support and enthusiasm. There 
are three SunTrust/NBC12 Party Zones along the SunTrust Richmond Marathon 
course and one Party Zone along the half marathon course. Each location 
will feature music, refreshments and an on-air personality from NBC12. For 
locations and directions that avoid road closures to each SunTrust/NBC12 
Party Zone, visit www.richmondmarathon.org/party_zones. 

Online registration for the SunTrust Richmond Marathon, McDonald's Half 
Marathon and HCA Virginia 8k is available at www.richmondmarathon.org until 
11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, November 10. Walk-up registration will be 
available at the Health & Fitness Expo at the Arthur Ashe Center on 
Thursday, November 11 from 5 to 9 p.m. and Friday, November 12 from 11 a.m. 
to 9 p.m. There is no race day registration or packet pick-up. 

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