-------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- From: To: Subject: The 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon Closes Registration Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:39:27 +0000 > > THE 2007 LASALLE BANK CHICAGO MARATHON CLOSES REGISTRATION: > RACE REACHES 45,000 PARTICIPANT CAPACITY > Limited Number of Entries Available Through Charities, Tour Groups, CARA > > CHICAGO (April 18, 2007) â Registration for The 30th Anniversary LaSalle > Bank Chicago Marathon has reached its 45,000 participant capacity â nearly > six months in advance of the October 7 race. Despite an increase in > available entries from 40,000 in 2006 to 45,000 in 2007, registration for > the 26.2-mile race closed slightly ahead of the 2006 pace when it reached > capacity five months in advance of race day. > > âWe have enjoyed a wonderful and colorful history with this race and are > humbled by the increasing enthusiasm that welcomes it year after year,â > said Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski. âAs we prepare for our 30th > anniversary celebration, we are inspired by the energy with which our > participants, spectators, volunteers, sponsors and the city of Chicago are > approaching this event. We are looking forward to another year of great > competition and the multitude of touching stories that characterize our > field of dedicated runners.â > > Runners who missed the deadline and are still interested in registering for > The 30th Anniversary LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon may do so through one of > the eventâs 85 charity partners, affiliated international tour groups or > the Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA). More information on entries > available through these organizations is available through the Marathon > website chicagomarathon.com. > > Since its inception in 1977 with 4,200 registered participants, The LaSalle > Bank Chicago Marathon has grown to a field of 45,000 runners attracting 1.2 > million spectators and generating more than $9.5 million for charity in > 2006. > > The 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon > The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon will celebrate its 30th anniversary on > Sunday, October 7, 2007 as 45,000 participants advance to the start line, > embarking on the culmination of 45,000 personal journeys. > > Along with the massive field of recreational runners, the 26.2-mile course > will welcome a full field of world-renowned professional athletes drawn to > the flat, fast, urban setting and the potential to break world and national > records. The professionals will compete for prize money and points in the > World Marathon Majors series which will crown its first male and female > champions with $500,000 each at the close of 2007. > > Since the inception of its charity program in 2002, The LaSalle Bank > Chicago Marathon has generated more than $27.5 million for a variety of > charitable causes including $9.5 million in the 2006 event alone. > > Registration for the race opened on January 1, 2007 and closed when it > reached capacity on April 18. For more information, visit > chicagomarathon.com. > > www.chicagomarathon.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be > privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by > return e-mail and delete this message from your system. Any unauthorised > use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly > prohibited. Please note that e-mails are susceptible to change. ABN AMRO > Bank N.V, which has its seat at Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and is > registered in the Commercial Register under number 33002587, including its > group companies, shall not be liable for the improper or incomplete > transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for any > delay in its receipt or damage to your system. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (or its > group companies) does not guarantee that the integrity of this > communication has been maintained nor that this communication is free of > viruses, interceptions or interference. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
