Mercy Health Glass City Marathon Awarded 2016 Roadrunners Club of America (RRCA) Regional Championship Event
Nov 30, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mercy Health Glass City Marathon Awarded 2016 Roadrunners Club of America
(RRCA) Regional Championship Event
Toledo, Ohio - November 23, 2015 - The Mercy Health Glass City Marathon is
proud to announce that it has been awarded the designation as an official
Roadrunners Club of America Regional Championship event for 2016. The goal
of the RRCA Championship Event Series is to shine a spotlight on well-run
events and to award top performing runners in these events.
Since 1958, the RRCA has awarded championship events through a competitive
bidding process at the National, Regional, and State level to RRCA member
clubs and events to promote the sport of distance running. The RRCA
Championship Event Series is the largest grassroots organized running
series in the US, attracting over 320,000 runners each year.
The Roadrunners Club of America is the oldest and largest national
association of running organizations dedicated to growing the sport of
running. The RRCA champions the development of community-based running
clubs and events that serve runners of all ages and abilities in pursuit of
health and competition. For more information on RRCA and a complete list of
championship racing series events, visit www.rrca.org.
Discounted early bird registration for the 2016 Mercy Health Glass City
Marathon is open now through December 31, 2015. Normal and late
registration is available until April 23, 2016. No registrations will be
accepted on race day. For more information and to register on line, visit
www.glasscitymarathon.org.
About the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon
The Mercy Health Glass City Marathon is sponsored by Mercy Health, Owens
Corning, Medical Mutual, YARK Subaru, Cumulus, BCSN, The Andersons, Metro
Parks Toledo Area, Dave's Running and Findley Davies. The Mercy Health
Glass City Marathon is produced by the Toledo Roadrunners Club. The Toledo
Roadrunners Club is a private 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that
organizes several local running events and supports camaraderie through
friends who share an enthusiastic lifestyle of fitness. For more
information about the Toledo Roadrunners Club and its events, visit
www.toledoroadrunners.org.
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