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                  Engle, Sweet Capture 2011 Amica Marathon

             Leslie, Hollborn Win UnitedHealthcare Half Marathon

PROVIDENCE, RI – Charles Engle, 40, was the winner today at the 2011 Amica 
Marathon in Newport, RI. Engle of Coos Bay, Oregon, completed the scenic 
26.2-mile course in 2:36:51 to earn his 124th marathon victory.

"I absolutely love to run," said Engle. "I run about a marathon a week. 
People think I'm crazy. But I think people that sit on the couch are 
crazy."

Engle, who works for Marathonguide.com, was pleased overall with his 
performance today.

"I was hoping to do about 2:34, 2:35 today, but the wind didn't allow 
that," he said. "I started putting in some pretty good miles. When I was 
about mile 20 someone said I had it by eight minutes. At 20 (miles) the 
wind was pretty tough...but I'm not going to say it was everything because 
we had a good tail win earlier on and that really helped out. I got lost in 
the scenery. I won't blame the wind, the sun or the heat. I'll blame the 
scenery for taking my breath away. The course was absolutely beautiful. It 
was an awesome day and an awesome race."

Barrington's Michael Meehan was the runner-up and top Rhode Island 
finisher.  Meehan, the track coach at Barrington High School, crossed the 
finish line under clear skies at Easton's Beach in 2:51:40.

Rachel Sweet, 26, of Rochester, NY was the top female. The SUNY Cortland 
graduate recorded her first-ever marathon victory a winning time of 
3:05:44. She defeated last year's Amica Marathon winner Michelle Gosselin, 
of Providence, who placed runner up this year in 3:11:05.

"This was a beautiful, beautiful course," said Sweet. "My goal was to go 
out there and win and run for a good cause."

Sweet's coach Matt Moran lost his dad (Kerry Moran) to traumatic brain 
injury. Sweet and several others formed team "KJM" and ran in his memory 
and to raise awareness for traumatic brain injury.

Scott Leslie, 30, of Rutland, MA, took the crown in the UnitedHealthcare 
Half Marathon in 1:14.01. 

"I had a very good race," said Leslie, the winner of the Cox Sports 
Marathon at the 2010 Cox Providence Rhode Races. " The course was very 
scenic and flat for the most part. I used this race as a test barometer to 
see how my training is going for an upcoming marathon that I will be doing 
in two weeks. I'm happy with the way I ran today."

Cumberland's Jason Reilly, 28, finished second in the 13.1-mile race. He 
was clocked at 1:14:50.

Alanna Hollborn, 23, of Islip Terrace NY and Sweet's KJM and former 
Cortland teammate, won her first half marathon today. She crossed the 
finish line first among the women competing today in the UnitedHealthcare 
Half Marathon race in 1:20.38.  Meghan Fillnow of Charlotte, NC finished as 
the runner-up in 1:26:15.

"We were running for our coach's dad and to raise awareness for a traumatic 
brain injury. It was a good day," said Hollborn.

Geralyn Hoffman and Larry Ducady won each other's hearts today. The couple 
from Cumberland, RI, got married after crossing the finish line at the 
Amica Marathon. Hoffman wore a white tennis skirt and veil and Ducady 
sported a t-shirt with a picture of a tuxedo shirt on the front. Members of 
the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team in Training, both Hoffman and Ducady 
have lost loved ones to cancer. In lieu of weddings gifts, the couple asked 
friends and family to donate to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Former Biggest Loser contestant Mark Kruger also was among the 
participants. Kruger lost 129 pounds and was the runner-up when he competed 
on the NBC show in 2008. The Amica Marathon marked Kruger's second 
26.2-mile race in a seven-day span. Kruger finished today's Amica Marathon 
in 3:52:21.

"Today was a great race," said Kruger. "Terrific running weather, awesome 
volunteers and a challenging and well designed course…throw that together 
with 5,000 runners and the result was an unbelievable Amica Marathon."

Nearly 5,000 runners participated in today's event, which featured the 
Amica Marathon and UnitedHealthcare Half Marathon and Team Relay. Runners, 
who ranged in age from 14 to 88, came from as far away as Australia to 
compete in the event.

Amica Insurance is the title sponsor of the Amica Marathon. Proceeds 
benefit the Providence Ronald McDonald House and the March of Dimes.

For more information, visit AmicaMarathon.com

About Amica Mutual Insurance

Amica Mutual Insurance Company, the nation's oldest mutual insurer of 
automobiles, was founded in 1907. The company, with corporate headquarters 
in Lincoln, RI, is a national writer of automobile, homeowners, marine and 
personal umbrella liability insurance. Life coverage is available through 
Amica Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary. Amica employs more 
than 3,100 people in 40 offices across the country.

About Eident Sports Marketing

Eident Sports is a full-service event management and sports marketing 
company based in Providence, RI.  Eident has several properties in the 
region, ranging from turn-key sporting events to sponsorship sales 
alliances with key partners. For more information on Eident's events and 
offerings, please visit eidentsports.com. 

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