FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Cowtown Announces Elite Challenge!
Cash Prizes Will be Awarded to
Fastest Runners in The Half Marathon and Marathon
(Fort Worth, TX) --- The Cowtown, in partnership with MarathonGuide.com,
announced today that they will be offering more than $30,000 in guaranteed
cash prizes for the fastest runners in the Half Marathon and Marathon races
and an additional $10,000 in course record bonuses available in the
Marathon and Ultra Marathon. All told, The Cowtown could potentially award
$41,100 through the Cowtown Elite Program during Texas' largest multi-event
race on Sunday, March 1, 2015 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Nearly $20,000 will be awarded to the top finishers in the Half Marathon.
Runners finishing in a time faster than the previous course records,
1:09:27 for men and 1:18:05 for women, will split 13.1 thousand dollars
($13,100). In addition, $2,000 will be awarded to the first place man and
woman and $1,000 will be awarded to the male and female runner-ups.
"We were thrilled with the success of the inaugural Cowtown Elite Program
in 2014 which brought records down in the marathon," said Heidi Swartz,
Executive Director of the Cowtown. "For 2015, we decided to focus on the
Half Marathon where we know many can run faster than the current records.
With the USATF Marathon championships scheduled for two weeks after
Cowtown, we're getting inquiries from a number of elite Americans looking
for a good training race and opportunity for a near guaranteed payday."
In the marathon, $12,000 guaranteed prize money will be offered to the top
three male and female finishers with $3,000 to the each of the top male and
female finishers, $2,000 to the 2nd place man and woman and $1,000 to each
of the third place finishers.
In addition, a course record bonus of $2,500 will be offered to any man and
woman setting a new course record in the marathon or ultra-marathon. The
current course records, all set in 2014 are 2:17:12 and 2:42:31,
respectively for men and women at the marathon distance; and 3:00:21 and
3:54:20, for men and women at the 50K distance.
"MarathonGuide.com is proud to help support the Cowtown and its program to
bring in professional runners and provide additional and reachable prize
and bonus opportunities. We were part of the inaugural program in 2014 and
truly impressed by the care the event took of its runners and the
professionalism of the organization. We look forward to the program in
2015."
Athletes who would like to compete for one of the prize opportunities in
the Marathon or Half Marathon will be provided with race entry and hotel
accommodation on a first-come-first-served basis. To be eligible, runners
should be able to provide finishing results in 2014 or later in the
appropriate distance for which they will be competing at the following
standards: in the Half Marathon, sub 1:10:27 for men or sub 1:20:05 for
women; and in the Marathon, sub 2:25:00 for men and sub 2:55:00 for women).
Please submit requests to Heidi Swartz at .
The Cowtown is the largest multi-event race in the State of Texas and was
voted favorite marathon by Competitor Magazine and readers in January 2015.
The Cowtown is scheduled for Friday, February 27 thru Sunday, March 1, 2015
at Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, Texas. In 2014, The Cowtown
had over 26,500 runners participating in six different distances. The
Cowtown is expecting a record year as it celebrates 37 years of running.
Established in 1979, The Cowtown races are presented by the University of
North Texas Health Science Center, Chase, HCA North Texas, MillerCoors,
Star-Telegram, NBC 5, RadioShack and Cook Children's Healthcare.
Launched in March 2000, MarathonGuide.com is the go-to resource for all
things marathoning. In addition to its website, MarathonGuide.com supports
events through registration and technical services and supports
professional runners through sponsorship opportunities.
For more information, contact Heidi Swartz at
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