FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Javier De Jesus
ING Georgia Marathon &
Half Marathon
(404) 210-2780
Or
Jenny Schmitt
Peloton Sports
(404) 421-8323
or
ING DIRECT Tot Trot Provides Kid-Friendly Foot Race Day Before Marathon
March 24 Event to be Held at Atlantic Station As Part of ING Georgia
Marathon & Half Marathon Weekend Activities
(ATLANTA, Jan. 29, 2007) – The ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon, in
partnership with Atlantic Station, will offer the running stars of the
future an opportunity to sprint, scamper or scoot. Georgia's first-ever ING
DIRECT Tot Trot will take place at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2007.
As part of the official ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon race weekend
activities, the ING DIRECT Tot Trot invites all children under the age of
eight to participate in the kid-friendly foot race.
The official racecourse is a two-tenths of a mile loop that starts and ends
at Regal Cinemas in Atlantic Station. Children ages four and under will
complete one loop; children ages five and six will run two loops; and
children ages seven and eight will run three loops. Every registered child
will receive an official race t-shirt and participation medal. Morning
activities will include arts and crafts, an interactive learning experience
for all children, surprise visits from local mascots and information on ING
DIRECT's Planet Orange, a financial literacy Web site for youth. Two Planet
Orange characters, Cedric and Amy, will serve as the official race
directors for the Saturday race.
Parents or guardians can register their children in one of four ways:
1. Advance registration is available online at the ING Georgia Marathon &
Half Marathon Web site: www.inggeorgiamarathon.com;
2. Mail an official registration form to the race office (form and address
on the Web site);
3. Onsite registration at the ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon Health &
Fitness Expo at AmericasMart on Friday, March 23, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.;
4. Same-day race registration will be available beginning at 8:00 a.m. at
Atlantic Station.
The entry fee is $12 per child for advance registration; walk-up
registration is $15 per child. The proceeds from race registration will
benefit ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. St.
Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its
pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other
catastrophic diseases. No family ever pays for treatments not covered by
insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay.
ING DIRECT Tot Trot is supported by sponsors Atlantic Station, Clif Bar,
and local children's clothier Jack & Jill's, located in Avondale Estates.
More information about the ING DIRECT Tot Trot, including registration
information, is available online at www.inggeorgiamarathon.com.
Web Addresses:
www.ingeorgiamarathon www.ingdirect.com
and www.orangekids.com www.atlanticstation.com www.stjudes.org
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