FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Registration Now Open For 2014
Raleigh City of Oaks Marathon ans Rex HealthCare Half Marathon
Growing Race Event Returns To Downtown Raleigh on November 2
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA (January 27, 2014) - The Raleigh City of Oaks
Marathon Race Committee has announced the eighth annual Raleigh City of
Oaks Marathon, Rex Healthcare Half Marathon and News & Observer Old
Reliable 10K Run, presented by Raleigh Running Outfitters. The event is
scheduled for the morning of Sunday, November 2, 2014. Online registration
is now available through the official race website,
www.cityofoaksmarathon.com.
The celebrated, homegrown event hosts more than 5,000 participants from
across the nation and the globe. The race committee expanded registration
to accommodate 7,000 runners last year after participation hit a record.
The races start and finish at N.C. State University's Bell Tower and
showcase Raleigh's most picturesque spots, including the State Capitol
Building, Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh, the Glenwood South
restaurant district, and Meredith College. Like last year's event, this
year's marathon course features a 7-mile stretch along the scenic Capital
Area Greenway trail system.
"More people are finding out what a fantastic event this is," says Race
Founder and Chairman Jim Micheels. "From the unbelievable community and
volunteer support to the huge post-race party and attention to detail along
each mile, it's a race that gets it right."
With a combined cash purse of $10,500 and a wide participation base, the
Raleigh City of Oaks Marathon and Rex Healthcare Half Marathon has
established itself as the area's premier marathon event. The 2013 event
raised more than $50,000 for the race's beneficiaries. This year's event
will benefit the Rex Healthcare Foundation, and the YMCA "We Build People"
program.
The day's events also include a marathon relay and a kids' "marathon" mile
sponsored by the YMCA. All races start and finish at the N.C. State
University Bell Tower and begin at 7:00 a.m. The YMCA Kids' Marathon Mile
sets off at 7:20 a.m.
To register for the 2014 Raleigh City of Oaks Marathon, Rex Healthcare Half
Marathon, News & Observer Old Reliable 10K Run, or YMCA Kids' Marathon
Mile, visit www.cityofoaksmarathon.com. All registration is being handled
on line.
Presenting sponsor Raleigh Running Outfitters established the Raleigh City
of Oaks Race in 2007 with the intention of bringing a prestigious running
event to the city of Raleigh, one that would draw thousands of runners and
spectators and would have a meaningful impact on its beneficiaries.
Raleigh Running Outfitters is an independently owned and operated retailer
that supplies shoes, apparel and accessories to all types of runners and
walkers. The store operates in two Triangle locations: in Raleigh, at 7449
Six Forks Road in the Celebration at Six Forks shopping center; and in
Cary, at 2773 NC Highway 55 in the High House Crossing shopping center.
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