FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Grandma's Marathon and Twin Cities In Motion
Continue $10,000 Bonus for Marathon Sweep
(Duluth, MN/St. Paul, MN) Grandma's Marathon-Duluth, Inc. and Twin Cities
In Motion announced today that the organizations will again partner to
provide an incentive bonus for any runner winning both of Minnesota's
largest marathons in 2012.
A $10,000 bonus will be awarded to anyone capturing the open division
titles at this year's Grandma's Marathon and Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
– an opportunity that was first made available a year ago.
Grandma's Marathon's 2011 champion, Chris Kipyego, was in the running for
the incentive last year but wound up dropping out of the Medtronic Twin
Cities Marathon.
Historically, one male and one female have earned Grandma's Marathon and
Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon victories in the same calendar year.
Kenya's Andrew Musuva claimed both titles in 1999, when he won June's
Grandma's Marathon in 2:12:21 and completed the sweep at October's Twin
Cities Marathon in 2:14:41. In 2010, Ethiopia's Buzunesh Deba became the
only female to accomplish the feat with winning times of 2:31:35 and
2:27:23, respectively.
Both Grandma's Marathon and Twin Cities In Motion are hosting national
championship events this year – June 16 the USA Half Marathon Championships
will be decided in Duluth, while on October 7 Twin Cities In Motion hosts
the USA 10 Mile Championships and the USA Masters Marathon Championships.
Grandma's Marathon-Duluth, Inc. is a Duluth, Minn.-based non-profit
organization responsible for coordinating the annual running of Grandma's
Marathon and its supporting events, including the Garry Bjorklund Half
Marathon, William A. Irvin 5K, Whipper Snapper Races for Kids and Essentia
Health Fitness and Health Expo. The organization also administers the Young
Athletes Foundation (YAF), which assists with the promotion and development
of youth athletics in a five-county region in northeastern Minnesota and
northwestern Wisconsin.
About Twin Cities In Motion (TCM): Twin Cities In Motion (formerly Twin
Cities Marathon, Inc.) is the non-profit organization that provides
nationally recognized, high quality running events throughout the year,
including the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. With a mission of promoting a
healthy lifestyle through running, TCM and its charity partners contribute
over $500,000 to related causes each year. Visit www.tcmevents.org for more
information.
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