Press Release - Glass City Marathon - 11/30/15

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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