Press Release - Summit to Sea Marathon Series - 6/30/08

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                    Maine Summit to Sea Marathon Series

June 30, 2008 - Organizers of both the Sugarloaf Marathon and Mount Desert 
Island Marathon are pleased to announce the formation of the first race 
series in the state of Maine dedicated exclusively to marathon running.

The first ever 'Maine Summit to Sea Marathon Series' will start in the 
spring at the 2009 Sugarloaf Marathon and conclude in the fall at the 2009 
Mount Desert Island Marathon.  Competitors will be scored on their combined 
times for both events. There will be awards in various age divisions as 
well as crowning the overall champions of this exciting series.

The Sugarloaf Marathon is the oldest continually run marathon in the state 
of Maine with its first edition held in 1983. The Mount Desert Island 
Marathon was first run in 2002 and has quickly earned many accolades 
including being named 'Most Scenic in North America'. Jami Badershall and 
Gary Allen, the respective race directors of the events, feel that by 
combining their unique races into a single series including their dramatic 
geographic differences and even separate seasons, both events will become 
even more popular.

"Even though we have two very different races, runners come to our 
marathons for similar reasons – the scenery, the laidback atmosphere, and 
the friendly people who run each event," Badershall said. "Our marathon is 
a great one to open the running season with, and the MDI is a great one for 
runners to close out the season with. Why wouldn't we do something like 
this?" Allen explained, "Marathon running in the state of Maine has a long 
history of excellence and we are honored to do our respective part to help
write another chapter in this long running story."

For more information visit: summittoseamarathon.org

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