FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Volcano Update: Edinburgh Marathon Entry Deadline Extended Until This
Thursday 22nd April

In light of the recent massive disruptions to UK and European air travel
because of the Icelandic volcano eruption, we have decided to extend the
marathon and Scottish Half entry deadline until this Thursday 22nd April at
5pm sharp. We have been inundated with calls from disappointed runners that
were due to run in several marathons around the world, including Paris,
Antwerp, Hamburg, Boston, London, Brighton, Vienna, Nice and Belgrade and
have therefore decided to extend the deadline until this Thursday to
accommodate these disappointed runners.

Damien O'Looney, Marketing Director for the marathon said;

"After trainng for six months or more it is absoutly gutting not to be able
to run. Hundreds of runners have put in months and months of training for
their chosen marathon only to be stopped at the final hurdle by events
outside of their control. We hope by extending the entry deadline that we
can bring a smile to some of these runners' faces."

Edinburgh Marathon wesbite is www.edinburgh-marathon.com

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