Go! St. Louis® Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend Registrations up 40% over Last Year’s Record Year
Marathon and Half Marathon Registration Trends Indicate Early Sellouts
ST. LOUIS (MO) – November 5, 2009 – GO! St. Louis, a not-for-profit organization that specializes in presenting fitness events and programs announced today that registrations for the 10th Annual G0! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend are 40% ahead of last year’s record-breaking entry numbers. Only eight weeks into the registration period and every race is experiencing substantial entry increases. The half marathon race, which is the largest in Missouri and one of largest in the Midwest with more than 10,000 registrants, continues to increase in popularity.
The two-day fitness event, set for April 10 & 11, 2010, has become a national model for other organizations, and features 10 different races for all ages and fitness levels. The event started in 2000 with 2,500 participants and increased to more than 18,000 in 2009. The GO! St. Louis Family Fitness Weekend features a marathon – presented by Subway, half marathon – presented by National City (now part of PNC), Marathon Relay presented by Lockton Companies, 5K Run/Walk, GO! St. Louis Read, Right and Run Marathon®, Children’s Fun Runs and a Mature Mile.
GO! St. Louis has added numerous 10th anniversary incentives and promotions to celebrate and to express appreciation to participants for their continued support of the event over the years. Among the new promotions is prize money for age group winners and random $100 registration bonuses.
For more information, visit gostlouis.org.