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For Immediate Release
The Women’s Half Marathon Announces New Bloomington, Minnesota Event
World Class Event Comes to the Home of Mall of America
Bloomington, MN. (Sept. 22, 2011) - Just announced: Bloomington, Minn., home of the Mall of America, will host a Women’s Half Marathon on Sunday, August 26, 2012. Bloomington is the fourth location in the rapidly growing series.
“We are thrilled to add Bloomington to our roster of great event locations. The course is beautiful and having the world famous Mall of America just down the street will ensure our runners have an incredible race weekend,” said Dawna Stone, founder of The Women’s Half Marathon Series.
Registration for The Women’s Half Marathon - Bloomington is open on womenshalfmarathon.com. The first 250 participants to register online receive a special entry fee of just $50. Standard early registration for the half marathon is $85 through April 30, 2012.
The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bloomington - Minneapolis South, located within walking distance of the start/finish area, serves as both the host hotel and the location of a two-day Health and Fitness Expo. The free expo, open to the public, features women-specific apparel and merchandise, book signings by running celebrities and packet and t-shirt pickup for runners.
The Women’s Half Marathon features a patent-pending two-in-one finisher’s medal and charm, a designer goodie bag, technical race shirt, live on-course music, cheer stations and an awesome post-race party featuring a cookie café with over 5,000 freshly baked cookies. Dave McGillivray, current race director of the Boston Marathon, and his Dave McGillivray Sports Enterprises team will oversee all race day operations for The Women’s Half Marathon - Bloomington.
“We are very excited to be the host city for the Women’s Half Marathon, our city is known as the City of Hospitality. As the home to the famous Mall of America and 38 wonderful hotels, it is the perfect choice for the event, said Bonnie Carlson, President and CEO, of the Bloomington Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Our convenient location close to the Minneapolis/ St. Paul International Airport makes it easy to arrive and our Mall of America is a great place for shopping and entertainment, plus no sales tax on clothing or shoes. Our commitment will be to make this event a great success for years to come,” stated Carlson.
Runners and walkers can register for The Women’s Half Marathon - Bloomington and the Women’s Running Magazine 5K, held at the same time and location as the half marathon, by visiting womenshalfmarathon.com.
About the Women’s Running Magazine Women’s Half Marathon and 5K Series:
The Women’s Running Magazine Women’s Half Marathon Series is the nation’s largest women’s half marathon series. Three 2011 events in Nashville, Tenn. (Sept. 24), Scottsdale/Tempe, Ariz. (Nov. 6), and St. Petersburg, Fla. (Nov. 20) are expected to host over 20,000 total runners. The WHM Series awards all half marathon finishers an industry first, patent-pending two-in-one medal and charm. Finishers also receive a designer goodie bag and tech tee. All events in the series begin with a two-day, women-specific health and fitness expo and finish with an outdoor party complete with food, music and white linen tablecloths. Each event also includes a 5k run. For more information please visit womenshalfmarathon.com or facebook.com/womenshalfmarathon. To learn more about Women’s Running magazine, visit womensrunning.com or facebook.com/womensrunning.
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Contact:
Kelly Baker
Event Manager
727-502-9202 x300
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