| News From: Sunday, December 2, 2012 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
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Gardens' Kappel Wins Palm Beaches Marathon
(Palm Beach Daily News)
Joseph Kappel won the Palm Beaches Marathon with a time of 2 hours 55 minutes and 15 seconds.
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Winter Blazes Past Field at Palm Beaches Marathon
(Sun Sentinel)
Charisse Winter won the women's division of the Palm Beaches Marathon with a time of 3 hours 9 minutes and 19 seconds.
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| News From: Monday, December 5, 2011 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Runners Face Windy Conditions As They Begin Palm Beaches Marathon
(WPTV.com)
Marc Bergman won the Palm Beaches Marathon with a time of 2 hours 46 minutes and 8 seconds despite winds that gusted up to 25 miles per hour.
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| News From: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Three-time defending champion Ronnie Holassie To Miss Palm Beaches Marathon With Injury; Women's Champ Also Out
(Palm Beach Post)
With only six days left until the Palm Beaches Marathon the two defending champions have pulled out of the race. Ronnie Holassie has an injured right hamstring and will not race on Sunday.
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Marathon Of The Palm Beaches Adds Two New Events
(Palm Beach Daily News)
The Marathon of the Palm Beaches has added a 10K and Fun Run 5K to the marathon and half-marathon events.
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| News From: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Concerns About Starting Times And Other Issues Continue To Dog Palm Beaches Marathon
(Palm Beach Post)
The Palm Beaches Marathon named two race directors and that quelled rumors of race cancellation. The starting time of 6:45 am seems to be the biggest complaint still yet to be addressed.
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| News From: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Palm Beaches Marathon Names Co-Race Director
(Palm Beach Post)
Hank Zemola was named co-race director for the Palm Beaches Marathon. He now has about two months to oversee the logistics for the 26.2 mile race.
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| News From: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Marathon Of The Palm Beaches Future Uncertain
(CBS12.com)
Chris Devine, CEO of the Palm Beaches Marathon says the race will go on despite failed negotiations with SunFest organizers who were to produce the event.
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| News From: Monday, December 6, 2010 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Delray Runner Finishes Marathon Months After Serious Bike Crash
(Orlando Sentinel)
Despite being told he'd never run again after a serious bike accident last year, Pual Marmaro came back and finished the Palm Beaches Marathon in 3:11:00.
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Miramar's Ronnie Holassie, Boston's Jody Dushay Defend Titles In Palm Beaches Marathon
(Palm Beach Post)
Ronnie Holassie won the Marathon of the Palm Beaches with a time of 2 hours 27 minutes and 46 seconds.
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| News From: Friday, December 3, 2010 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Boston And New York Champion Bill Rodgers To Run Palm Beach Half-Marathon Sunday
(Palm Beach Post)
Bill Rodgers has won the Boston and New York Marahons four times and is entered in the Palm Beach Half Marathon this coming Sunday.
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| News From: Thursday, December 2, 2010 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Holassie Hamstrung In Bid For Palm Beaches Marathon Three-Peat
(Sun Sentinel)
Ronnie Holassie will make a vie for his third straight Marathon of the Palm Beaches Marathon despite a nagging injury.
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| News From: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Palm Beaches Marathon Participant/Heart Transplant Recipient Donald Arthur Walking For Two
(Palm Beach Post)
Fitzgerald Gittens was declared brain dead and his heart would be donated to Donald Arthur who is running marathons with the new heart.
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| News From: Sunday, November 28, 2010 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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At Age 7, Palm Beach Marathon Solid And Stable If Small-Scale
(Palm Beach Post)
While the Palm Beaches Marathon may only boast nearly six-hundred finishers, given the level of competition in the state and the seven consecutive years of performance, the marathon seems to be thriving.
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| News From: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Palm Beaches Marathon Festival Set To Begin December 3
(PRWeb)
The Palm Beaches Marathon will open the doors to its annual marathon on December 3 with a new marathon start and finish line for the race which takes place on December 5.
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| News From: Friday, November 19, 2010 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Clerk's Office Seeks Couples To Marry During Palm Beaches Marathon
(Sun Sentinel)
The Palm Beach County Clerk's Office is hoping to find couples to wed during the Marathon of the Palm Beaches on December 5.
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| News From: Thursday, November 18, 2010 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Be Thankful You Can Train; Don't Let Thanksgiving Ruin Training
(Palm Beach Post)
The Marathon of the Palm Beaches is only ten days after our Thanksgiving Holiday and those leftovers may tweak your training.
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| News From: Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Palm Beaches Marathon Reduces Purse, Tweaks Race Course For December 3-5 Event
(The Palm Beach Post)
The fastest man and woman on the Marathon of the Palm Beaches will each receive one-thousand dollars and that is a drop of thirty-eight thousand dollars from the second year.
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| News From: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Palm Beaches Marathon Winners Get Payment Quickly, Clearing Questions Of Potential Delays
(The Palm Beach Post)
All of the swiftest athletes in the Marathon of the Palm Beaches have been paid their share of the allotted prize money in less than the promised two to three months. Men and women's winners received their one-thousand dollar checks approximately ten days ago.
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| News From: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Rosarian Academy students participate in Palm Beaches Marathon Festival
(Palm Beach Daily News)
The Rosarian Academy Track and Field club participated with thousands of other athletes in the Palm Beaches Marathon Festival. The student athletes ran two-mile increments and completed the final 1.2 miles during the Kids Marathon Mile along Flagler Drive
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| News From: Thursday, December 24, 2009 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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It's Never Too Late To Get A Running Start
(TCPalm)
John Ouweleen ran an impressive 3 hours, 27 minutes and 50 seconds on his way to an age group marathon win in the 65-69 age group category of the Marathon of the Palm Beaches. He ran his first marathon in 2006.
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| News From: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Achilles International Charity Sponsor of the 2009 Marathon of the Palm Beaches
(Examiner)
Downtown West Palm Beach was packed with runners and a special group of military veterans from the Achilles Freedom Team. The veterans escorted children completing their marathon mile.
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| News From: Monday, December 7, 2009 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Palm Beach Marathon: Cooler Weather Helps The Runners
(TCPalm)
Ronnie Holassie won the Marathon of the Palm Beaches with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 56 seconds with cooler weather ruling the early morning race.
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| News From: Sunday, December 6, 2009 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Miramar's Ronnie Holassie Wins Second Straight Palm Beaches Marathon; Boston Doctor Wins Women's Race
(Palm Beach Post)
Ronnie Holassie, two-time Olympic marathon runner, won his second Marathon of the Palm Beaches with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 58 seconds. Jody Dushay, a doctor from Boston, won the women's race with a time of 2 hours 53 minutes and 23 seconds.
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| News From: Saturday, December 5, 2009 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Palm Beaches Marathon Director Would Rather be Running
(Sun Sentinel)
Mat Forrest would much rather be running his Marathon of the Palm Beaches on Sunday. The rookie race director has his hands full with two new courses to be run.
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| News From: Thursday, December 3, 2009 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Palm Beaches Marathon's Oldest Winner Chases Repeat
(Sun-Sentinel)
Lee DiPietro is the oldest women's winner in the Marathon of the Palm Beaches. The fifty year-old led the race last year from start to finish and is favored as a repeat champion for the 2009 event.
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Palm Beaches Marathon Festival to Feature New Course, Events
(Palm Beach Daily News)
The Marathon of the Palm Beaches will introduce a new course for runners and a bike tour for those who do not want to run the 26.2 mile course. Events begin Friday with a two-day health and fitness expo.
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| News From: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Palm Beaches Marathon, at 26.2 Miles, a Breeze Compared to Ultramarathons
(The Palm Beach Post)
The Palm Beaches Marathon will have moderate temperatures and relatively easy hills. The course was designed to encourage runners to participate when faced with the extreme ravages of some of the worlds other marathons.
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| News From: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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After long wait, one runner gets paid by new owner of the Palm Beaches Marathon
(Palm Beach Post)
Scott Poteet ran the Las Vegas Marathon in 2008 and placed fourth overall and first as a Clark County resident. The cash prize of twnenty-five hundred dollars has finally been paid in full...nearly one and a half years late.
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New Organizer of Palm Beaches Marathon Has a Tattered Reputation
(Palm Beach Post)
The Marathon of the Palm Beaches took a turn in February when the marathon was sold to Devine Racing. The IRS has filed liens against Devine's marathon business and radio station for over one-million dollars.
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2009 Marathon of the Palm Beaches Offers New Course, Events
(WPBF.com)
The Marathon of the Palm Beaches kicks off on December 5 and will include a new bike tour along with the marathon, half-marathon, and kids' race. The marathon course is revamped from last year.
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| News From: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Palm Beaches Marathon Festival Event Challenges Next Generation of Marathoners to Get Ready, Get Set, Get Fit December 5 in 6th annual race.
(PR Log)
The Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida is supporting the Kids K fun run at the Marathon of the Palm Beaches. More than three-thousand runners participated in the kids event last year.
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| News From: Monday, November 23, 2009 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Straces - A New Style of Shoelaces will be Launched at the Palm Beaches Marathon this December
(Earth Times)
A new shoelace company, Straces, hopes to have a successful launch of their new shoes lace at the December Marathon of the Palm Beaches race expo. The company offers a variety of colors, including clear laces.
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| News From: Thursday, August 6, 2009 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Flagler by Morning? West Palm Beach's marathon gets new name and director
(Palm Beach Post)
Mat Forrest has taken over as the race director of the Palm Beaches Marathon Festival. Along with a new name the race will pick up the non-competitive Bill Bone Bike Tour along the 26.2 mile marathon route.
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| News From: Thursday, April 16, 2009 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Charges fly against new owner of the Marathon of the Palm Beaches
(Sun Sentinel)
The CEO of Devine Racing, Chris Devine, recently purchased the Marathon of the Palm Beaches. Organizers may be second guessing the decision to sell to Devine amidst the lawsuits that have been filed in the U.S. District court in New York. These are accompanied by accusations from athletes, marathon vendors, and business associates.
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| News From: Monday, March 2, 2009 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Non-Marathon/ Other Running |
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Race Director Dave McGillivray Won't Run Sixth Marathon of Palm Beaches
(Palm Beach Post)
Dave McGillivray, the race director of the Marathon of the Palm Beaches in each of its first five years as well as the director of the Boston Marathon, has decided not to return for a sixth event. The Marathon of the Palm Beaches was recently acquired by Devine Racing, the firm that previously ran the Los Angeles and Las Vegas Marathons.
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| News From: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
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Devine Racing Expected to Purchase Marathon of the Palm Beaches
(The Sun Sentinel)
Chicago-based Devine Racing Management is close to finalizing a deal to buy the five-year-old Marathon of the Palm Beaches.
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Marathon of Palm Beaches Sold to Company With Uneven Track Record
(Palm Beach Post)
Devine Racing, which just bought the Marathon of the Palm Beaches, is reorganizing after financial difficulties involving previous ownership of the Los Angeles and Las Vegas Marathons.
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| News From: Monday, December 8, 2008 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Lee DiPietro, 50, is oldest marathon winner at Marathon of the Palm Beaches
(Sun Sentinel)
At 50 years of age, Lee DiPietro is the oldest woman to win the Marathon of the Palm Beaches with an impressive time of 2 hours 55 minutes and 41 seconds. DiPietro started running at the age of 25 right after she had her first child
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Miramar's Ronnie Holassie wins close men's race at Marathon of Palm Beaches
(Palm Beach Post)
Defending Marathon of the Palm Beaches Champion Paul Rugut of Kenya ran side by side with Miramar's Ronnie Holassie for much of the fifth annual Marathon of the Palm Beaches. Holassie would win by 2 seconds to dethrone the defending champion.
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| News From: Sunday, December 7, 2008 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Big field expected Sunday in Marathon of the Palm Beaches
(Sun Sentinel)
The Fifth annual Marathon of the Palm Beaches kicks off Sunday morning with last years runner up and local favorite, Ronnie Holassie, of Miramar, challenging the defending champion Paul Rugut, of Kenya, for the overall marathon title. Last years women's winner is six months pregnant and opted to still run the five kilometer race.
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| News From: Thursday, December 4, 2008 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Marathon of the Palm Beaches offers quirky fun with relay teams
(Palm Beach Post)
Sunday's Fifth annual Marathon of the Palm Beaches will offer more than just the standard 26.2 mile marathon distance. Relay teams for the race will have groups of four runners challenging distances from 4.5 to 8.7 miles and team names that seem just as quirky as those distances.
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| News From: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Special tent to brace for worst at Marathon of the Palm Beaches
(Palm Beach Post)
The Marathon of the Palm Beaches is going to be one big disaster this weekend. The Red Cross and others are using the race as a disaster preparedness drill this coming weekend. The police and fire crews will be practicing in case of hurricanes, terrorist attacks or other such emergencies.
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Sonja Friend-Uhl plans to run 5K at Marathon of the Palm Beaches while 6 months pregnant
(Palm Beach Post)
Sonja Friend-Uhl, 37, will run the 5K race, rather than make the attempt at defending her marathon title from last year. The six-month pregnant Uhl ran last years race despite the death of her brother just a few weeks earlier and she will run the 5K for her and the new life about to begin.
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| News From: Thursday, November 27, 2008 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Interest still running high for Marathon of the Palm Beaches
(Sun-Sentnel)
The Marathon of the Palm Beaches will mark the first of South Florida's three big marathons. Despite harsh economic times, registration numbers for the weekend of December 7 are still on the rise. Well over 2600 people are registered for the marathon and half-marathon combined.
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| News From: Sunday, November 16, 2008 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Marathon of the Palm Beaches needs volunteers for expo, races
(Palm Beach Daily News)
The Marathon of the Palm Beaches will kick off race weekend events with a health and fitness expo starting at 9 am on December 5. Race organizers are seeking volunteers to help set up the expo and help with other events surrounding the expo and marathon.
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| News From: Sunday, November 9, 2008 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Kids, Adults Get Ready For Marathon Of Palm Beaches
(WPBF)
They may barely speak the English language but on Saturday December 6th they will be a part of the Marathon of the Palm Beaches Marathon. Thousands will participate in the events that surround the 26.2 mile road race.
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| News From: Friday, October 17, 2008 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Marathon of the Palm Beach accepting team relay applications
(Palm Beach Daily News)
The fifth annual Marathon of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach is now accepting applications for the group relay team portion of the marathon. The relay will begin at 6 a.m. December 7 and is open to male, female and mixed teams, as well as corporate teams. Cost is $240 per team.
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| News From: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Health expo kicks off Marathon of Palm Beach
(Palm Beach Daily News)
Marathon of Palm Beach has opened registration for its 5K, half marathon, marathon and marathon relay team.
Celebrating its five-year anniversary, this year's marathon will be a weekend-long event taking place December 6-7 with the Public Health and Fitness Expo kicking off the event on December 5. The 5K race will take place December 6 with the team relay, half-marathon and marathon slated for December 7. Any runner having participated in each of the last 5 years marathon will receive a commemorative plaque.
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| News From: Thursday, September 25, 2008 |
| | Palm Beaches Marathon Festival |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Group programs help runners prep for marathon and half-marathons
(Sun-Sentinel)
Registration is underway for the first of three Florida Marathons which will be held on December 7. Race Director Dave McGillivray has set up 16 training groups for people interested in training for the marathon and half-marathon.
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