Press Release - Martian Marathon 3/31/01

For Immediate Release!: A new marathon comes to PLANET EARTH 

March 31, 2001 – A RUNNING ODDESSY 

26.2 Earth miles (110 Martian miles) 

Running Fit Martian Marathon (www.martianmarathon.com) 

Will soon be known as "My Favorite Martian Marathon" 

Get the new-years marathon resolution over early in the year on this USATF 
certified course. Enter on-line at www.martianmarathon.com. 

Out and back course on a rolling bike path along Edward Hines Drive. 
Start and Finish at Running Fit, Haggerty and 6 Mile Rd- Northville, MI. 

Water and green Gatorade will be available every 2-3 miles. GU (a Martian 
favorite!) will be handed out at 13.1 miles. 

March takes it’s name from the Latin, Mars. This Celestial Month is the
ideal time to run a marathon. On March 31st the gravitational pull on 
earth is at its low point for the year. From Satellite computations we 
have determined that GPS co-ordinates of 42.4/83.5 will be the location of 
the planets lowest gravitational coefficient. This should allow for longer 
strides with less effort. This location falls in the Northern Hemisphere 
on the continent of North America, exactly where the marathon will be held! 

$100,000,000 in U.S. dollars will be paid to the first green skinned 
finisher under 4’ all (contestants with more than 8 legs or less than 4 do 
not qualify for the prize money). All other finishers will receive a 
finishers medal and a certificate of completion. 

Martian Marathon Entry Fee: $25 includes a T-shirt, finisher's medal and 
finisher's certificate. Food and fun await you at the finish. Late entry 
(after March 10th $35) 

20 Mile Training Run Entry Fee: $5 early, $7 day of run. 
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