FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Edinburgh Marathon Entries Set to Close

The deadline for getting a place in the Edinburgh Marathon is fast
approaching. With only 12,500 standard places up for grabs, places have
been snapped up very quickly for the 2011 event. Places are been filled at
over 500 places per week so runners have at most two to three weeks to get
their place. The Edinburgh Marathon Festival will take place over the
weekend of 21st and 22nd May 2011.

The Edinburgh Marathon Festival in 2011 is set to be an unforgettable
experience with 30,000 entrants in 7 races across 2 days. The event will
incorporate a Marathon, Half Marathon, the ever popular Hairy Haggis Team
Relay and new for 2011 a 10k, 5k, Junior Race and International Breakfast
Run.

After standard entries close charity places will be available with Oxfam
(principal charity partner), British Heart Foundation, Breast Cancer Care,
Macmillan Cancer Support and hundreds of other affiliate charities in the
full marathon.

Go to www.edinburgh-marathon.com for more information on the Edinburgh
Marathon Festival.

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