FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon Early Bird Registration
Deadline – July 15
(Victoria, BC – July 10, 2015) The early bird registration deadline for the
GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon is just days away – on Wednesday July
15. The 36th Annual event features a Marathon, Half Marathon, 8K Road Race
and Thrifty Foods Kids Run. For the seventh year in a row the event will
host the BC Marathon Championships.
All four races are capped – the Marathon is capped at 2,100; Half Marathon
at 5,200; 8K Road Race at 3,000 and the Thrifty Foods Kids Run at 1,300.
"Everyone participates in events for different reasons. For the GoodLife
Fitness Victoria Marathon there are so many reasons to be involved in one
of the four events, including raising money for a charity, the great New
Balance shirts, designer finisher medals, beautiful scenery, for lifestyle,
someone challenged you...what is your reason? We challenge you to choose
October 11th to be at the start line," says Cathy Noel, General Manager of
the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon.
The early bird marathon entry fee is $100. The deadline also applies to the
Half Marathon and the 8K Road Race where the fees are $75 and $40. After
July 15 regular registration fees will apply – $110 for the Marathon, $85
for the Half Marathon and $45 for the 8K Road Race. The entry fee for the
Thrifty Foods Kids Run remains at $17 until October 10.
The total prize purse for the Marathon and Half Marathon is $46,650, with
$4,000 each going to the top male and female Marathoner, and a $5,000 bonus
for a new men’s or women’s Marathon course record. The Men’s course record
was set in 2013 by Lamech Mokono in 2:13:42 and the Women’s by Lucy Njeri
in 2011 (2:37:56). Natasha Fraser set a new women’s Half Marathon record in
2012 (1:14:06). The Men’s Half Marathon record is held by Jon Brown (2002 –
1:02:32). Gary Barber holds the men’s 8K Road Race course record (1989 –
23:23), and Ulla Marquette holds the women’s record (1991 – 26:24). Two
World Records have also been set in Victoria - Gwen McFarlan in 2010 in the
W75-79 (4:02:27); and Betty Jean McHugh in the W80-99 in 2008 (4:35:52).
We encourage you to #RunLocalFirst. Run with us on October 11, 2015!
For more details and to register, visit www.runvictoriamarathon.com
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