Press Release - Trailbreaker Marathon - 11/24/08

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                 Trailbreaker Marathon is Back in 2009    

Waukesha, WI,  November 24, 2008:  The City of Waukesha Parks, Recreation 
and Forestry Department is proud to announce the 17th Annual Trailbreaker 
Marathon will take place on Saturday, April 4, 2009.  This is outstanding 
news for the running community and the Parks Department are pleased to 
re-activate this popular event.

The Trailbreaker Marathon consists of a full marathon, half marathon and a 
5K Run/Walk. All events begin at the Schuetze Recreation Center in Downtown 
Waukesha, running along the Fox River in Frame Park. The full marathon 
continues on the Glacial Drumlin Trail to the top of the Lapham Peak Tower 
and returns.

The Trailbreaker was created by Don Ayer, Bill Hotz, and Dick Pas in 1992. 
It has attracted over 10,000 runners from all over the US and beyond, and 
has generated over $75,000 in charitable contributions for the local 
community.                                           

Marathon and Beyond magazine has ranked the Trailbreaker Marathon as one of 
the 25 toughest marathons in North America. The marathon attracts 
nationally ranked runners and the half-marathon is among the fastest in the 
Midwest.  In fact, it is the first major running event of the year in the 
mid-West.

The Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department is pleased to help continue 
this quality event.  For more information regarding the Trailbreaker 
Marathon, please call Pat Grulke, Recreation Services Manager at 
262-524-3737.                      


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