FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2014 Medical Mutual Glass City Marathon Offers RaceJoy
The First Ohio Race to Offer Advanced Mobile Experience
April 7, 2014 - Toledo, OH - The Medical Mutual Glass City Marathon,
produced by the Toledo Road Runners Club, is now available in RaceJoy, a
free mobile App for iPhones, iPads and Android devices. This 38th year of
the Glass City Marathon, with its special dedication to local fire
fighters, is offering a unique mobile experience to race participants and
spectators. The race event, held at the University of Toledo, brings race
innovation to Ohio with RaceJoy's convenient access to race event
information and comprehensive advanced mobile features such as audio
progress alerts, immediate results and live GPS tracking. RaceJoy is a
family run business that includes local Toledo residents and is making its
debut at running races across the country. The Medical Mutual Glass City
Marathon is the first race in Ohio to offer RaceJoy.
"We like to step outside the box and bring advancement to the running
experience in NW Ohio. The Medical Mutual Glass City Marathon was the first
NW Ohio race to offer chip timing and we are excited to now offer a unique
mobile experience with RaceJoy. We felt RaceJoy offered much more than the
typical mobile texting options and provides comprehensive value for our
participants and their supporting spectators. It is also nice to be able to
extend the mid western welcome to a family business that has been
cultivated by local Toledo residents," said Race Director of Glass City
Marathon, Clint McCormick.
The 2014 Medical Mutual Glass City Marathon offers multiple courses so that
runners and walkers have choices to meet their fitness goals, including the
Marathon, the Owens Corning Half-Marathon, the five-person marathon relay,
a 5K race and a Kid's run. Over the years race organizers have grown the
weekend event to its current sold out levels. Those who use RaceJoy will
have convenient access to information about the race, the expo, local
places of interest and much more. Participants can quickly look up their
bib numbers and get results within seconds of crossing the finish line.
RaceJoy will also help create an interactive connection between the
participant and spectators through features such as race participant
progress alerts, live GPS tracking, proximity alerts as they are drawing
near and the ability to send audio cheer clips.
"Our family from the Toledo area has significantly contributed to RaceJoy's
inception and growth and it means a great deal to all of us to showcase
RaceJoy in their home town. In addition, many of us have had the
opportunity to run in the Glass City Marathon over the years and we are
looking forward to seeing something we built being used at a race that has
grown into a tradition for people in Ohio and throughout the country. We
are very grateful to Clint for being open to new technology and for the
opportunity to offer RaceJoy at such a special race," said James Harris,
Co-Founder of RaceJoy.
About Medical Mutual Glass City Marathon
The Medical Mutual Glass City Marathon is produced by the Toledo Road
Runners Club and has been an integral part of the Toledo community and
history since 1971. The race event is known to bring significant economic
impact to the local community and provide support for a number of local
charities. There are many courses for race participants to choose from;
including the Marathon, the Owens Corning Half-Marathon, a five-person
marathon relay, a 5K race and a Kid's run. In 2009, the race organizers
moved the race back to its original setting of University of Toledo and
have since experienced consistent sold out capacity for its half-marathon
event and marathon relay. For more information visit
www.glasscitymarathon.org.
About RaceJoy
TriPerta, located in greater Orlando, Florida, is the creator of RaceJoy,
and is changing the race experience through advanced mobile technologies.
Founded by James and Shelly Harris, RaceJoy is designed to help road race
events differentiate their race experience, drive participation, increase
sponsor exposure and communicate real-time with participants and
spectators. RaceJoy includes innovative features such as instant results,
live GPS tracking, progress alerts and more. With an emphasis on quality,
RaceJoy was built upon native mobile technology for an authentic,
interactive mobile experience. For more information about RaceJoy visit
www.racejoy.com.
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