FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Still Time to Get the Blues for a Great Price!

(Jackson, MS) – The regular registration price for the 2nd Annual
Mississippi Blues Marathon and Half-Marathon will end on November 29, 2008.
Registration fees of $80 for the marathon and $40 for the half-marathon
will increase at that time to $90 for the marathon and $45 for the
half-marathon.

This second installment of the Mississippi Blues Marathon and Half-Marathon
will offer runners the chance to learn from marathon legend Bill Rodgers,
win part of the $30,000 total prize money purse, and hear the very best in
live Mississippi blues music.

Visit the marathon website at www.msbluesmarathon.com for more information.
Online registration is available through the site, and hardcopy
applications may be downloaded and mailed in (deadline for hardcopy
applications is December 13, 2008).

The courses for both the marathon and half-marathon have been officially
certified with USA Track and Field. The marathon will start and finish in
the historic Fondren district of Jackson, and encompass the downtown area,
Flowood, and parts of north Jackson. At this time, 800 runners from 36
states and four countries have registered for the event.

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