Press Release - Knoxville Marathon - 7/26/13

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
									  
            Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon News Conference

Date: Tuesday, July 30. 
Time: 2 p.m.  
Location: Amphitheater at World's Fair Park.

Please join us for an important announcement from Covenant Health and the 
Knoxville Track Club about the future of the Knoxville Marathon, as well as 
a check presentation from the Knoxville Track Club to the Patricia Neal 
Rehabilitation Innovative Recreation Cooperative (IRC). 
 
Speakers and visuals: Covenant Health CEO Tony Spezia; Covenant Health 
fitness expert Missy Kane; Race Director Jason Altman, a group of runners 
who have participated in each of the past nine Covenant Health Knoxville 
Marathons.  In addition, a paraplegic boy will attend with the hand-cycle 
he learned to operate through the Patricia Neal IRC and used during 
marathon events. 

About the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon 

About 7,500 adults and children participated in 2013 Covenant Health 
Knoxville Marathon events. The marathon was first held in 2005 and has 
grown to become the largest competitive road race in East Tennessee. The 
marathon weekend includes six different running events held over two days:  
a one-mile kids run, full and half marathons, two-person and four-person 
marathon relays, and the 5K run.  

Proceeds from the marathon benefit the Knoxville Track Club's youth 
athletic program as well Covenant's Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center 
Innovative Recreation Cooperative (IRC), which encourages people with 
disabilities to pursue leisure and sports activities.  The Covenant Health 
Knoxville Marathon is a premier event organized by the Knoxville Track 
Club, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.  

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