RUN FOR A CAUSE: WENATCHEE MARATHON BENEFITS CANCER RESEARCH AND LOCAL CHARITIES. WALKERS WELCOME!! (See "race info" page for details). Thanks to all participants for a great race! You helped raise over $8000 for cancer research and local charities!! The weather was crazy, but turned out good for running. We had lots of people set personal bests and qualify for Boston Marathon, confirming again that Wenatchee is a "fast course." For complete results, please check www.athleteslounge.com. Thanks to all the relay participants for showing us that this event will be a big hit. We plan to continue it again next year. Please mark your calendars for next November when we will start early-bird registration for the 2009 race. *********************************************************************************** The race organization welcomes you to the Wenatchee Marathon and its related running events. We are hosting 5 events for runners and walkers: a marathon, marathon relay, half-marathon, 10K, relay, and 2K (for kids). In these runs, you will find a scenic, traffic free course featuring apple blossoms, snow-capped mountains and the Columbia River. (Due to course restrictions, no wheelchairs or jogging stollers will be permitted.) Runners love the traffic-free course, the aid station support and the home town atmosphere. See the The Wenatchee Marathon’s mission is to promote fitness and health. Cancer research is a special interest of the race’s directors. Everyone knows someone who has suffered through cancer, and your race directors, Ian and Ted, have both been directly impacted and are committed to doing their part to fight the disease. You can help. The Wenatchee Marathon donates $10 of every entry to the Vascular Biology Lab at Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts aka “Angiogenesis Research Program.” This lab is making amazing progress. Please check the cancer research page for updates from the lab on their progress. USATF certification for the Marathon and 10K courses:
BREAKING NEWS 3/23/08: 2008 GETS 3 MORE SPONSORS! Stemilt Growers, Inc., headquartered in Wenatchee, Wash., is a family-owned tree fruit grower-packer-shipper. As one of the leaders in U.S. tree fruit, Stemilt ships nearly 12 percent of Washington's apples each year and 10 percent of the pears from the Northwest. Stemilt is also the nation's leading sweet-cherry shipper, supplying 25 percent of the sweet cherries grown in Washington. Jeffers, Danielson, Sonn & Aylward, P.S., is a premier Eastern Washington law firm based in Wenatchee. JDS&A has been providing counsel in business transactional and litigation matters for over 60 years. Several JDS&A attorneys are amongst the strongest in their areas of specialty in the Pacific Northwest. Wenatchee Anesthesia is THE medical group providing anesthesia services in Wenatchee area hospitals. Wenatchee Anesthesia supports various community efforts consistent with a healthy lifestyle.
2/29/08: WELCOME ANJOU BAKERY AS A 2008 SPONSOR Anjou Bakery is well known as the pre-eminent artisan bakery in North Central Washington. Anjou Bakery is located near Cashmere and specializes in creative baked goods, and in particular fantastic artisan bread and pastries. We look forward to having great treats from Anjou Bakery post race in 2008. 2/3/08 Race Update re: half-marathon course change: Due to City restrictions the south-end Pedestrian Bridge, the half-marathon course is different for 2008. The course will still be entirely on closed streets and the loop trail, but will be an out-and-back rather than a loop. We plan to have this course USAT certified by race day. An updated map is on the course info page. We think this course may be even more scenic, with great views of Mission Ridge. The USAT certified 10k and Marathon courses remain the same. We will be adding a MARATHON RELAY for 2008. Relay teams are broken into two age groups with three divisions per group. Each team must have three to five participants. For more information, please check the "Marathon Relay" page listed on the left. If you have kids, that's no reason not to run! Sport Gymnastics will supervise kids of all ages at their indoor facility on race day. The facility is conveniently located about 2 blocks from the start and finish. The facility has regular open gym, so the staff is experienced supervising and helping kids play on the balance beams, tramps, mats, bars and other fun stuff. Please click here for a flyer detailing the time, cost and contact info . Also for kids, on Saturday, April 19, the Junior Ridge to River Relay takes place at Walla Walla Point Park in Wenatchee. This is a huge Wenatchee Valley event for kids of all ages, who can participate as a team or solo. For spouses who both run, we are adding the SPOUSE TEAM CHALLENGE- a combined time race in each event. You don't have to run with your spouse (if you don't want to!) The individual time of each spouse is added together, and lowest combined time in each race wins a special prize. Participating in a Spouse Team does not cost any extra. Sign up for the Spouse Team Challenge at packet-pick up. WELCOME ANJOU BAKERY AS A 2008 SPONSOR Anjou Bakery is located in Cashmere and specializes in creative bakery items, and in particular artisan breads and pastries. We look forward to providing tasty Anjou Bakery treats post race in 2008. BIOSPORTS AND WRAC JOIN AS NEW SPONSORS Please welcome a couple of old friends as new sponsors of the race. Biosports Physical Therapy and Wenatchee Racquet & Athletic Club, both located in Wenatchee. BIOSPORTS physical therapists specialize in orthopedic and sports medicine rehabilitation, video gait and running analysis, and orthotics. Biosports clinicians have a wide range of degrees and certifications, from board certified Orthopedic Clinical specialists, to Athletic Trainers and Massage therapists. All therapists have experience working with amateur and professional athletes of all levels and sports. WRAC is a member-owned non-profit recreational facility that offers a multitude of facilities and programs including tennis, racquetball, squash, aquatics, fitness classes, children's programs and spa services.
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