Press Release - Des Moines Marathon - 8/15/05

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                Contact: Chris Burch
                                         Des Moines Marathon
                                         515.288.2692
                                         

            LOCAL BUSINESSMAN BUYS DES MOINES IMT MARATHON

DES MOINES, IA -- August 15, 2005 - Endurance Sports Marketing Corp. 
announces the acquisition of the Des Moines IMT Marathon.  Thomas R. 
Bernau, President and sole shareholder of Endurance Sports, finalized the 
purchase of the annual Marathon and Half Marathon Friday, August 12th.  The 
races will continue as scheduled on September 18th, 2005. "I couldn't't be 
happier to have reached this agreement with Helene Neville," said Bernau.  
"It was Helene's vision that brought the marathon to Des Moines and put us 
on the map across the country.  We're committed to taking this event to the 
next level.  Our goal is to make the Des Moines IMT Marathon a premier race 
for athletes from across the country and around the world to showcase our 
great city."

With only a little more than a month before the race, Race Director Chris 
Burch is busy organizing the annual event that is expected to draw 3000
people.  "With just over a month until the marathon, registrations are 
running ahead of past years' registration levels and runners are 
registering from across the globe.   In the past week I have spoken with 
athletes from Atlanta to Argentina," said Burch.  "I'm also really 
impressed with the support we're getting from local businesses, and we 
expect more sponsors to join us in the next several weeks.  We have 
established a great deal of momentum for this event over the past six 
months and it continues to grow."

The major sponsors of the Des Moines Marathon include IMT Insurance, Iowa
State Bank, The Des Moines Convention and Visitor's Bureau, WOI-TV 5 and
Clear Channel Communications.  "This race would not have been possible
without the help of our sponsors," said Bernau.  "We look forward to
maintaining and developing these relationships."

Additional information about the Des Moines Marathon is available at
www.desmoinesmarathon.com.


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