(7-26-09) From Press Release- 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.
