FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                      Contacts: Franca Gargiulo
                                                Director of Media Relations
                                                (415) 564-2600
                                                
                                               

                      Big Sur International Marathon 
               on Readers' Digest "America's 100 Best List"
 

CARMEL, Calif. - (April 13, 2005) - The May edition of Readers' Digest 
sports a cover photo of Highway One and lists the Big Sur International 
Marathon as the "Best Marathon Moment" in the category of America's Best 
Adventures.

"Mind blowing views of the Pacific along California's Highway 1" the 
marathon is described as offering something "a little extra." The article 
describes the descent from Hurricane Point and the greeting of a 
"Tuxedo-clad pianist seated at a Yamaha grand to help runners retool for 
the rest of the run."

"We are delighted and honored by this distinction and hope that many other 
Americans will come to the Peninsula to experience this and other moments 
both in April with the marathon as well as in November with the 
half-marathon," remarked Wally Kaster, Race Director.

The 20th Anniversary Presentation of the Big Sur International Marathon 
will take place on Sunday, April 24. More information on both this year's 
marathon and related events as well as the Big Sur Half Marathon on the 
Monterey Bay can be found on the website at www.bsim.org.


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