Frederick Marathon Running out of Room
Saw this today in the Baltimore Business Journal:
Hang up your running shoes, the Frederick Running Festival’s half-marathon is sold out.
A waiting list for entry into the half-marathon has begun, said the event’s owner and operator Elkridge-based Corrigan Sports Enterprises.
Registration is up 140 percent compared to this time last year, with 3,500 participants registered for the festival, organizers said in a news release.
More than 420 people have committed to running the festival’s full 26.2-mile marathon, a 252 percent increase from this time in 2007, organizers said.
The sixth annual CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Frederick Running Festival will take place May 3-4 and features fives races including the marathon, half-marathon and four-person relay. The event will take place at the Frederick Fairgrounds.
I guess not too many people have been put-off by the change in course after all! Now, can we get someone to be our race day correspondent?
~LizFrog~
OK, I know we talk a lot about eating and the “smoking ban” on this blog, but I thought there would be at least one runner in the midst.