Press Release - Grandma's Marathon - 6/6/11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    Verizon Wireless Presents Runner Tracking at Grandma's Marathon
                   Online Registration Now Available

(Duluth, Minn.) If you're looking to keep track of your favorite runners 
during Grandma's Marathon weekend, Verizon Wireless has the perfect 
solution.

Beginning today, family members and friends can log on to 
GrandmasMarathon.com, and simply enter the name(s) of the runner(s) they 
want to track. They then select whether they want the information delivered 
by text message or email by entering a valid wireless phone number or email 
address.

The tracking system, made possible through the support of Verizon Wireless, 
enables the progress of Grandma's Marathon and Garry Bjorklund Half 
Marathon participants to be tracked at numerous checkpoints along the 
racecourse, including the finish line.

The signup period runs through 9 p.m. Friday, June 17 by logging onto the 
Grandma's Marathon Web site or by stopping by the Verizon Wireless exhibit 
outside of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC).

This marks the fourth year that Verizon Wireless is sponsoring runner 
tracking via text messaging and email. The company has been a major sponsor 
of Grandma's Marathon since 1992.
 
This tracking technology is a joint effort between Grandma's Marathon, 
Verizon Wireless, ChampionChip Minnesota and MarathonGuide.com.

In all, more than 17,000 runners from around the world will participate in 
the 35th annual Grandma's Marathon weekend, which is presented by Target, 
Toyota and Wells Fargo Bank Duluth.
            
For more information, visit GrandmasMarathon.com or call (218) 727-0947.

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