Press Release - Pacific Shoreline Marathon - 10/12/05

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                         Contact: Amy Tomchak
                                                  Phone: (949) 581-0105
                                                  Fax: (949) 581-0095
                                                  (317) 261-0478 x317
                                                  

                  Pacific Shoreline Marathon Announces over 
                $100,000 in Cash and Prizes for Participants

Huntington Beach, CA 	October 12, 2005

The Tenth Annual Pacific Shoreline Marathon to be held on February 5, 2006 
announced today a $100,000 prize package for participants as part of their 
tenth anniversary celebration. The $100,000 package rivals that of the 
biggest running events in the country.

Every official finisher in the marathon distance will receive an $89.00 
Sony MP3 player. The fastest runners will be competing for a share of the 
Speed Bonus on the Half Marathon course. Runners who have participated in 
all nine previous Pacific Shoreline Marathons will receive Diamond 
Anniversary Finisher Medals for completion of their tenth marathon. Don 
Gerould, PSM President said, iaWe wanted to have a unique prize package 
that would demonstrate our appreciation for all the support from 
participants the event has received in the last decade.la

Prize Packages:

Marathon:
Every official finisher of the marathon course will receive a Sony Walkman 
MP3 player valued at $89.00

Half Marathon:
All runners who finish ahead of the men™s and women™s course records will 
receive and equal share of a $10,000 bonus pool.

Women's Course Record: Laura Knight (2005) Costa Mesa, CA 1:25:25
Men's Course Record: Chris Ronan (2005) Lenexa, KS 1:11:24

Legacy Runners:
Runners who have participated in all nine previous Pacific Shoreline 
Marathons will receive Diamond Anniversary Finisher Medals for completion 
of their tenth marathon

For more information contact:
Amy Tomchak
Pacific Shoreline Marathon
3300 Via Lido
Newport Beach, CA 92663
www.psmarathon.com 

The Pacific Shoreline Marathon takes place each year in Huntington Beach, 
CA on Super Bowl Sunday. The tenth annual PSM event will be held on 
February 5 th , 2006 with 10,000 runners expected to participate in the 
Marathon, Half-Marathon and 5K events.

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