Press Release - Pensacola Marathon - 2/8/06

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                         Contact: Kristen Kish
                                                  IDEAWÖRKS, Inc.
                                                  850-434-9095
                                                  

    Final Race Route for Pensacola Marathon Announced by Committee

 
PENSACOLA, Fla. – The race course for the 2006 Pensacola Marathon to be 
held Sunday, Feb. 19 has been confirmed by the marathon committee and final 
preparations are well underway.

The 26.2-mile full marathon and the 13.1-mile half marathon will start at 
6:30 a.m. at the corner of Bayfront Drive and Ninth Avenue and wind through 
northeast Pensacola before ending near the old Bayfront Auditorium at 
Palafox Place and Main Street.

Some early hills will provide challenges, but much of the course is flat 
and downhill.

Pensacola residents are especially encouraged to cheer for the runners as 
they pass through their neighborhoods and the streets of Pensacola. To see 
if the route will pass through your area, a detailed map can be found at 
www.pensacolamarathon.com.

The design and creation of the marathon race course was a fete of 
engineering in its own right, requiring strict consideration of a number of 
factors such as terrain, traffic flow, bridge and railroad crossings and 
construction.

Race applications are available at www.pensacolamarathon.com; or Running 
Wild, 106 S. Palafox Place, downtown Pensacola. 

For more information, call (850) 435-9222 or visit 
www.pensacolamarathon.com. 


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