Issue 64-08-14 August 24, 2014
Upcoming Events
Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend, Anaheim, CA, Aug. 28-31
XTERRA Fisher Farm Trail Run, Davidson, NC, Aug. 30
Kaua'i Marathon, Kaua'i, HI, Aug. 31
Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach 1/2 Marathon, Virginia Beach, VA, Aug. 31
Oregon Wine Country Half-Marathon, McMinnville, OR, Aug. 31
NYCRUNS Labor Day 5K & 10K, New York, NY, Sept. 1
American Discovery Trail Marathon, Half-Marathon, Relay, Colorado Springs, CO, Sept. 1
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Defending Champions Return to the 2014 TCS New York City Marathon
NEW YORK - Reigning New York City Marathon champions
Geoffrey Mutai and Priscah Jeptoo, both of Kenya, will defend their titles against all-star professional fields at the 2014 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 2, 2014, it was announced by Mary Wittenberg, president and CEO of New York Road Runners. In last year's race, Mutai outran the men's field to win by nearly a minute in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 24 seconds, and Jeptoo came from more than a half-mile behind to take the lead in the race's final three miles and win in a time of 2:25:07.
"With Geoffrey and Priscah headlining the 2014 TCS New York City Marathon, we welcome back two great champions to the streets of New York City," said Wittenberg. "Last year, as they led 50,000 runners in the largest marathon ever, both Geoffrey and Priscah were inspirations to us all. This November, when they line up in Staten Island to start their journey through the unique neighborhoods of the City's five boroughs, these world-class athletes will be chasing history, as Geoffrey goes for a New York hat trick and Priscah looks to join an elite group of repeat winners."
Mutai, 32, is the course record holder (2:05:06) and two-time defending champion of the New York City Marathon. He ran the fastest marathon of all time (2:03:02) to win the 2011 Boston Marathon; however, the course is ineligible for world records due to its net drop in elevation and point-to-point layout. In 2012, Mutai, the reigning NYC Half 2014 champion, captured the 2011-2012 World Major Marathon series title with victories at three of the six World Marathon Majors races-Boston (2011), New York (2011), and Berlin (2012).
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2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Delivered Over $253 Million in Business Activity
CHICAGO - The Bank of America Chicago Marathon continues to be a key economic driver and contributes an estimated $253.49 million in total business activity to the Chicago economy, according to a new economic impact report. This is the first time that the economic impact of the Marathon has exceeded $250 million.
The independent study, which analyzed the impact the 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon has on the Chicago economy, was conducted by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Regional Economics Applications Laboratory. By comparison, the impact of the 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon was $243.46 million.
The new report found the event directly contributed an estimated $101.8 million distributed among the main sectors of the tourism industry, in addition to another $151.7 million in indirect activity. This is an equivalent of 1,742 full-time jobs and $85.94 million worth of wages and salary income. Further, each dollar spent by a race participant generated an additional $1.29 worth of activity distributed throughout Chicago. Study authors applied the use of the Chicago Region Econometric Input-Output Model to assemble the findings.
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San Luis Obispo Marathon + Half Creates $3.28 Million Economic Impact
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - The 2014 San Luis Obispo Marathon,
Half Marathon + 5K presented by Left Lane Sports created a county wide $3.28 million economic impact, bringing a three year total impact of $8.49 million for the local community since its inception.
The annual three-day event with five races has grown steadily and gained a favorable reputation within the running community. Participants have rated the marathon and half marathon in the 90%+ percentile as outstanding or very good overall and have said they would recommend the event to others. In addition to the annual boosting for tourism and the economy, over $1.3 million has been raised for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to date.
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Snoop Dogg to Headline Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Snoop Dogg will headline the Rock 'n'
Roll Running Festival in Las Vegas on November 14-16, 2014. The global superstar will perform on Sunday during the pre-race concert at 3:00pm, prior to the Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon & ½ Marathon to benefit the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America taking over the Las Vegas Strip at Night.
"Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas has proven over and over again to be one of the biggest and most anticipated running events in the world," said Josh Furlow, EVP of Global Events for the Rock 'n' Roll
Marathon Series. "We are thrilled to continue this legacy in 2014 by announcing Snoop Dogg, one of the most legendary, chart-topping artists of the past two decades, as the headliner for this year's festivities." (Photo credit Ryan Bethke.)
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B.A.A. Sets Field Size of 30,000 Entrants for 2015 Boston Marathon®
BOSTON - The Boston Athletic
Association (B.A.A.) has set a field size of 30,000 entrants for the 2015
Boston Marathon. Registration for the 2015 Boston Marathon will open on Monday, September 8, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The B.A.A. will use the same process to register qualified runners as it used for the Boston Marathon in 2012, 2013 and 2014, allowing the fastest qualifiers in their gender and age group to register first.
The 119th Boston Marathon will be held on Monday, April 20, 2015, Patriots' Day in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and will mark the 30th
consecutive year that the event will have John Hancock Financial as its principal sponsor.
Working in cooperation with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the eight cities and towns along the Boston Marathon route, the B.A.A. established the field size at 30,000 entrants, which is the third-largest field size in the event's history. From 2009 to 2013, the field size was 27,000. The Centennial Boston Marathon in 1996 had the event's largest-ever field size of 38,708, which stood for seven years as the largest in marathon history. The 2014 Boston Marathon had a field size of 36,000.
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