Press Release - Air Force Marathon - 8/24/05

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

              New incentive for Air Force marathon runners

The Air Force Marathon will feature an incentive for participants in the 
Sept. 17 event. Pace teams will be available to help marathon runners in 
the 26.2-mile race.

(I-Newswire) - Pace team members are athletes who help make sure runners do 
not burn out, go out too fast or run sporadically over the length. They can 
also lend encouragement and advice. 

"This helps us make sure we are running a first-class marathon," said Molly 
Louden, Air Force Marathon director. "We're trying to give all the help we 
can and having a pace team available brings us closer to being that 
first-class marathon."

The pace team may also be valuable for people with goals of qualifying for 
big events such as the Boston Marathon, Ms. Louden said.

There is no cost to use the pace team. Runners can sign-up at the pace 
team’s booth at the marathon's Sports and Fitness Exhibition on Sept. 15 
and 16 at Wright State University's Ervin J. Nutter Center. 

Pace time groups available will include 3 hours 20 minutes; 3:30; 3:40; 
3:50; 4:00; 4:15; 4:30; 4:45; and 5:00. Each group will have its own pace 
leader.

Pace groups will assemble about 30 minutes before the race in the starting 
area. Pace leaders will give a briefing about what to expect. 

Runners do not have to stay with a pace group throughout the entire race. 
Group leaders can be consulted if they think a runner would be fine outside 
the group. There is no limit to the number of people who can sign up for a 
pace group. ( Courtesy of Air Force Materiel Command News Service )


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