Press Release - Sedona Marathon - 8/9/07

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

              The Sedona Marathon Returns For Its Third Year

Sedona, AZ (August 9, 2007) - One of the chief things long distance runners 
look for when choosing a marathon is scenery.  After all, if you are going 
to run 26.2 miles having a great view is a wonderful bonus.  The Sedona 
Marathon fits the bill here like no other: Sedona Arizona was named the 
most beautiful place in America by USA Today Weekend Magazine in May of 
2003.  Their freshman year Runner's World Magazine featured them in their 
July issue.   In their sophomore year, Japanese sports reporter Hajime 
Nishi has named the event one of his top ten favorite world-wide marathons.

The marathon is returns for its third year on February 9, 2008 and the 
Sedona Marathon is finding that their breathtaking backdrop is drawing 
seasoned runners from around the globe. 2007's events brought international 
visitors to Sedona from 9 countries and from 43 states in the US.  Runners 
included past Olympic Gold Medalists from the Canadian Team who saw the 
Marathon as an excellent training opportunity for the 2008 Summer Olympics.  

The marathon course covers pavement and forest dirt roads while the half 
marathon and 5K are strictly on pavement in the city and forest.  Walkers 
are welcome and the Sedona Marathon promotes a healthier Arizona with its 
"Off the Couch" program, encouraging even couch potatoes to get out and get 
fit with different prep events starting in the Fall of 2007.  The local 
schools and the nationally based Lymphoma Research Foundation are named 
again as beneficiaries of the event.

The third annual Sedona Marathon takes place on February 09, 2008.  For 
more information call 800-775-7671 or go to www.sedonamarathon.com.  
The Sedona Marathon is a production of Four Winds Adventures. Since 1997,
Four Winds has produced multi-sport endurance events across the western 
U.S.

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