FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Coastal Delaware Running Festival
Set for Weekend of May 3, 2015
January 23, Dewey Beach, DE - Successful Certified Race Directors Rick
Hundley and Ernie Felici, of Focus Multi-Sports, well known for the Bethany
Beach First Responders Triathlon/Duathlon/Aquabike, Surfin' Snowman
5-Miler, the upcoming Justin's Beach House 5k/10k on May 23, 2015 and
Athletes to End Alzheimer's on August 2, 2015 and other entrepreneurial
ventures, are at it again. Dubbed "Delaware's Coolest Marathon" and
designated by VacationRentalHomes.com, a Trip Advisor Company, as the "Best
Marathon in Delaware" the inaugural Coastal Delaware Running Festival is
scheduled for May 3, 2015. Recently designated a State of Delaware
Championship event by the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) and a Boston
Marathon qualifying race, race-related activities begin on Friday, with the
full and half marathons and 9k on Sunday, May 3, 2015.
On Friday, May 1, a VIP reception will take place at the new Dewey Beach
Hyatt/Lighthouse Cove bayside complex at 124 Dickinson Street, in Dewey
Beach, and packet pick up, sport expo, and athlete and family welcome party
on Saturday, May 2 from 3-9 pm. On Sunday morning at 7, 7:30 and 7:45, the
marathon, half marathon and 9k respectively, will start at Tower Road at
the Delaware State Park off Coastal Highway. The finish line and post-race
celebration party will be at Lighthouse Cove. The post-race party will
feature free food and beer and live entertainment.
The Coastal Delaware Running Festival is also a fundraiser the Delaware
Seashore Preservation Foundation (DSPF), a Friends Group supporting
Delaware State Parks. The DSPF is a non-profit organization that was
created to preserve, protect and enhance the Indian River Life Saving
Station, and the Parks within the Delaware Seashore State Park Region
including the Indian River Marina, Delaware Seashore, Fenwick Island and
Holts Landing State Parks whose most recent undertaking is the restoration
of WWII Fire Control Tower #3 with The Fort Miles Historical Association.
The races will explore many of these very venues - the salt marshes and
oceanside, bayside and pond-front parks of south coastal Delaware, with
views of the iconic Rehoboth boardwalk and Fire Control Tower #3, the
DSPF's main fundraising priority.
The Coastal Delaware Running Festival would like to thank our sponsors to
date including, The Dewey Beach Hyatt Place, Lighthouse Cove, Gatorade,
Shirley Rice Relator, D3 Corp, Creative Resource Group, Baja Beach House
Grill, Cycling Center of Coastal Delaware, Rehoboth Beach Sports, Delmarva
Two-Way and we are currently seeking additional sponsors and volunteers.
"We have more than 800 runners already registered. It's a flat and fast
course, which runners love, not to mention incredibly scenic. We are known
for our awesome party-like events and great swag, especially
gender-specific tech shirts and unique, creative and highly sought-after
finisher medals, so we fully expect to sell out the races." said Rick
Hundley."
For more information or to register visit: www.CoDelRun.com
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