FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aaron Braun Added to GO! St. Louis Half Marathon Elite Field
adidas-McMillanElite Athlete is One of the Nation's Top Distance Runners
Athletes Will Compete for $10,000 Half Marathon Top Prize
ST. LOUIS (MO) – March 6, 2013 – GO! St. Louis, a local not-for-profit
organization that specializes in providing fitness events and programs for
the region on a year-round basis, announced today that Aaron Braun has been
added to the men's elite field for the GO! St. Louis Half Marathon
presented by PNC Bank. Athletes will be vying for a $10,000 top prize,
which is one of the largest in the U.S.
Braun has a long list of credentials including a fifth-place finish over
10,000 meters at last summer's U.S. Olympic Trials and a 1:02:52 debut half
marathon this past January. He trains in Flagstaff, Ariz. with the
adidas-McMillanElite team, and joins a strong field that includes fellow
Flagstaff residents Matt Llano and Danny Mercado as well as past GO! St.
Louis champions Daniel Kirwa (2012), Josphat Boit (2011) and Mario Macias
(2010).
"Adding Aaron Braun to our previously announced elite field is a tremendous
bonus," said Nancy Lieberman, GO! St. Louis president. "We wanted to give
an opportunity to up-and-coming athletes and Aaron is someone who is right
on the cusp of being America's next big star."
Braun is no stranger to Saint Louis, having finished second at the 2012 USA
Cross Country Championships in Forest Park. In November he won the overall
title and tied the course record at the historic Manchester Road Race on
Thanksgiving Day. He has personal bests of 3:39 for 1500 meters, 13:20 for
5,000 meters and 27:41 for 10,000 meters in addition to his 1:02:52 for the
Half Marathon.
"I'm really excited about coming back to Saint Louis to be a part of a
great race," Braun said. "The distance, course and competition all seem to
be the perfect combination to kick off my spring racing season."
The elite fields for this year's race will be a major part of the entire
GO! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend, which was established in
2000, and is now in its 13th year. The innovative event features a
marathon, half marathon, marathon relay, 5K, GO! St. Louis Read, Right and
Run Marathon®, Children's Fun Runs and a Mature Mile, and traditionally
draws 25,000 participants and 50,000 spectators over two days. The 2013
event is set for April 6 & 7.
For the complete list of elite athletes confirmed to compete in the 2013
GO! St. Louis Half Marathon, visit
http://www.gostlouis.org/marathon-weekend/about/elite-athlete-program.html
or follow us at @GORUNSTL on Twitter.
2013 Sponsors: PNC Bank, Express Scripts, Cigna, Mercy, McCarthy Building
Companies, KMOX Radio, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Missouri Beef
Industry Council, Lockton Companies, Big River Running Company, Michelob
ULTRA, Emerson, Missouri Lottery, Drury Hotels, yurbuds, YP, The Staenberg
Family Foundation, Emerson, Absopure , KSDK-TV News Channel 5, St. Louis
Post-Dispatch, ALIVE Magazine, Pasta House Company, KPMG, Dole, Edward
Jones, Brighton Agency, ESCO, St. Louis Injury & Rehab and Gatorade
Endurance.
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