FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT:
Donald Kern
Race Director
Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon
Phone 616 293 3145 (Cell)cooladventures@aol.com
Alan Headbloom
Media Relations Coordinator
Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon
Phone 616 892 3400 (Office)
Phone 616 666 5676 (Cell)alan@headbloom.com
Be a Marathoner for Life
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 15 May 2008. The Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon has done it again. The small friendly marathon in West Michigan which brought you celebrity pace teams, beer and chili in the finish area, and a hug from the race director at the finish line has come up with a new innovation: a lifetime of guaranteed racing.
Beginning in 2008, marathoners have the chance to sign up for the Lifetime Entry Program and run every Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon (GRM) until they retire from running. Why a lifetime of entries? According to GRM race director Don Kern, “Marathons can be expensive. Fees go up every year. They also go up if you wait until closer to the event.”
The Lifetime Entry Program gives a runner a permanent race number and entry to either the full or half-marathon for the rest of his/her life. This is the only lifetime entry program known among road racing. In addition to the yearly race shirt, runners receive a special edition shirt and VIP treatment at all future races.
The 2008 cost for the permanent entry is $650 and is not transferable to other runners. For math-savvy runners, the calculations are simple: At normal rates of increase, Kern estimates a runner will break even within 5 years--sooner if they are the kind of people who wait until the last minute to register and pay late entry fees.
To sign up for this year’s race or all future races, runners should go online to www.grandrapidsmarathon.com.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
It's River Bank Run Week!!!!
It's River Bank Run Week in Grand Rapids. For most of us, it's kinda like a holiday. We have a great 25K run with lots of friends, then spend the rest of the day at various parties, cookouts, etc. enjoying each other's company and, of course, an adult beverage or two.
At the Fifth Third River Bank Run expo we'll have a booth. Stop by and say hello, and pick up a campaign button or two. Who's running? Everybody, of course! And, for those who haven't registered, there's five bucks off at the booth.
Wait! That's not fair! What about those of you who are out of town? OK, the online registration form will allow you a $5 discount through SATURDAY ONLY if you put in referral code "RBR08" when you register. Good for either full or half marathon.
A couple other things--we're going to start a regular mailing list program through Constant Contact, so even if you unsubscribe to all of my emails that come to you through these mailings, you'll get one of the new ones soon, so you'll have to unsubscribe again if you really think that's necessary. I don't recommend it, however.
You all know that Celebration! Cinema is one of our sponsors this year. Cool thing--they're giving away movie tickets again. Check it out:
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First five to respond gets 4 Tickets each - Speed Racer IMAX experience!!
IMAX: The Ultimate Movie Experience!
SPEED RACER: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE, from the creators of ‘The Matrix’ Trilogy, has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience®. Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized-the legendary Rex Racer - whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill.
SPEED RACER: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE is distributed exclusively by Warner Bros. Pictures.
To win, send me an email with "Speed Racer" as the subject line. First five win.
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And, it's not just for grownups any more! It's the Bagel Beanery Grand Rapids Kids Marathon. That's right, one of our sponsors that's been with us since YEAR ONE is now coming on board as title sponsor of our kid's marathon. Last year, nearly 400 kids ran 25 miles in training before coming to run the final 1.2 miles on the course to finish a marathon worth of miles! This year, we're expecting 1000 for a very spirited run on Saturday afternoon before all you big kids get to run. Stay tuned for more details!
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Lifetime Entry! A new program we're doing this year. For $650, you can enter FOR LIFE! Good for either the full or half marathon in any given year, you'll get a permanent bib number, VIP treatment, a special running shirt or singlet every year, and the envy of all your friends. Keep an eye on the website for more details.
Rudy's busy getting the revisions made to the website for our 2008 campaign. Stay tuned for more details.
See you all at the River Bank Run this weekend!
and the adventure continues....
Don
P.S. And the winners are:
Barry Paxton
Erin Antecki
Libby Jennings
Jonathan Helder
Brian Keas
At the Fifth Third River Bank Run expo we'll have a booth. Stop by and say hello, and pick up a campaign button or two. Who's running? Everybody, of course! And, for those who haven't registered, there's five bucks off at the booth.
Wait! That's not fair! What about those of you who are out of town? OK, the online registration form will allow you a $5 discount through SATURDAY ONLY if you put in referral code "RBR08" when you register. Good for either full or half marathon.
A couple other things--we're going to start a regular mailing list program through Constant Contact, so even if you unsubscribe to all of my emails that come to you through these mailings, you'll get one of the new ones soon, so you'll have to unsubscribe again if you really think that's necessary. I don't recommend it, however.
You all know that Celebration! Cinema is one of our sponsors this year. Cool thing--they're giving away movie tickets again. Check it out:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
First five to respond gets 4 Tickets each - Speed Racer IMAX experience!!
IMAX: The Ultimate Movie Experience!
SPEED RACER: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE, from the creators of ‘The Matrix’ Trilogy, has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience®. Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized-the legendary Rex Racer - whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill.
SPEED RACER: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE is distributed exclusively by Warner Bros. Pictures.
To win, send me an email with "Speed Racer" as the subject line. First five win.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And, it's not just for grownups any more! It's the Bagel Beanery Grand Rapids Kids Marathon. That's right, one of our sponsors that's been with us since YEAR ONE is now coming on board as title sponsor of our kid's marathon. Last year, nearly 400 kids ran 25 miles in training before coming to run the final 1.2 miles on the course to finish a marathon worth of miles! This year, we're expecting 1000 for a very spirited run on Saturday afternoon before all you big kids get to run. Stay tuned for more details!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lifetime Entry! A new program we're doing this year. For $650, you can enter FOR LIFE! Good for either the full or half marathon in any given year, you'll get a permanent bib number, VIP treatment, a special running shirt or singlet every year, and the envy of all your friends. Keep an eye on the website for more details.
Rudy's busy getting the revisions made to the website for our 2008 campaign. Stay tuned for more details.
See you all at the River Bank Run this weekend!
and the adventure continues....
Don
P.S. And the winners are:
Barry Paxton
Erin Antecki
Libby Jennings
Jonathan Helder
Brian Keas
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