2010 Eugene Marathon Date Announced
PRESS RELEASE
July 22, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Richard Maher
541-345-2230
Eugene
OR -
The fourth annual Eugene Marathon and Expo will take place
April 30-May 2, 2010. As in
years past, the marathon and half marathon will run on Sunday, May 2nd,
starting and finishing on the University of Oregon campus. The kids' run and 5K
will be held on Saturday, May 1st in downtown Eugene. The Health and
Fitness Expo will again be at the Hilton Eugene and Conference Center on Friday,
April 30th and Saturday May 1st.
The 2009 event had a record year, attracting over 6,000
runners and walkers from 46 states and 8 countries. It received the Destination Award from Travel
Lane County, for recognition of its ability to draw runners and walkers to
Eugene and Springfield. The Eugene Marathon truly turned into one of the
country's fastest growing destination marathons, with over 30% of all
registrants from out-of-state.
Proceeds from this event will benefit over 50 local
charities, teams and partners.
2010 event sponsors include: Krusteaz, Nike, The Sports
Authority, Wells Fargo, Pepsi, Gatorade, Earth2O, Nesquik, Clif, Gorilla
Capital, Therapeutic Associates, Kool 99.1, KVAL, Register Guard, Canterbury
Naturals, Subway, Healing Spirit, Eugene Running Company, Enterprise
Rent-A-Car, and Beppe and Gianni's.
For more information, please go to www.eugenemarathon.com