Press Release - Fitger's 5K - 4/1/14

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                      
                              Fitger's 5K Full

                  Field of 2,000 Set for April 19 Race

(Duluth, Minn.) The field for the 2014 Fitger's 5K Run & Walk has reached 
its capacity and registration is now closed.

Registration for the event's 25th running was limited to the first 2,000 
entrants, an increase of 100 from last year. The 3.1-mile race is scheduled 
for Saturday, April 19 at 9 a.m.

Registered participants will receive confirmation emails and can pick up 
their race packets at Fitger's on Friday, April 18 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
or on race day from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

The race begins on East Superior Street in front of Fitger's and travels 
through downtown Duluth and Canal Park before finishing back at Fitger's. 
Following the race, an award ceremony and post-race party will be held at 
The Rex, located on the lower level of the Fitger's complex.

Joe Moore (14 minutes, 53 seconds; course record) and Morgan Place (17:53) 
were the top finishers at the 2013 event, which drew a record 1,926 
registrants.

All net proceeds from the Fitger's 5K benefit the Young Athletes Foundation 
(YAF). The YAF is a Grandma's Marathon program promoting and developing 
youth athletics throughout Carlton, Cook, Douglas (Wis.), Lake and St. 
Louis Counties. Since its inception in 1990, the YAF has contributed more 
than $600,000 to area nonprofit youth athletic organizations.

William A. Irvin 5K Update

Registration for the 21st annual William A. Irvin 5K has reached 1,200 
participants. The race entry process will remain open until the 
2,000-runner limit is reached.

To register for the June 20 race, runners should log on to 
GrandmasMarathon.com. The entry fee is $30.

For more information call (218) 727-0947 or visit GrandmasMarathon.com.

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