Inaugural Eugene Women's Half Marathon To Be Held Labor Day Weekend 2010
Press Release
December, 2009
THE INAUGURAL EUGENE WOMEN'S HALF MARATHON
TO BE HELD LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2010
Eugene
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Let yourself be pampered before,
during and after your 13.1 ... The new event will take place September 5th,
2010 and will be capped at 2500 runners and walkers. The event is presented by the
same team that produced the Eugene Marathon.
"We want to have the best schwag for our runners and walkers
of any event in the Northwest," says event director and two time Olympian Nicole
Teter, "Stylish gifts, champagne and a spa at the finish line."
The
fast course starts in downtown Eugene and finishes at the 5th Street
Market. Finishers will be greeted with wine tasting, chocolates, a yoga studio
and a Gervais Spa experience to unwind after their half marathon.
This event will be a fund raising platform for the American
Cancer Society and the Ovarian Cancer Alliance.
2010 event sponsors include: Pepsi, Gatorade, Earth2O, GloryBee
Foods, Krusteaz, Gervais and the Fifth Street Market.