Scotiabank title sponsor of marathon
The 2016 P.E.I. Marathon is changing its title colour to Scotiabank’s blazing red.
The Scotiabank P.E.I. Marathon, a certified Boston Marathon qualifier, has run for 12 consecutive years and will celebrate its 13th year with the 2016 race from October 14-16.
Race organizers said that “the P.E.I. Marathon is looking forward to this new partnership and race director Myrtle Jenkins-Smith hopes Scotiabank will continue supporting the P.E.I. Marathon in the future.”
The bank also sponsors other prestigious marathons across Canada such as the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon, Toronto: Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon, Scoatiabank Calgary Marathon, Scotiabank Fredericton Race Weekend and the Scotiabank Blue Nose Marathon in Halifax.
Runners have already registered and the P.E.I. race, which organizers expect to see about 3,000 runners this year, has a few new surprises for participants and visitors.
The new location of the marathon headquarters during race weekend will be at the Murphy Community Centre on Richmond Street, housing everything under one roof, from registration to the new Healthy Lifestyle Expo. The larger venue promises much more space for exhibitors and participants.
The PEI Marathon is also introducing a new magazineformat weekend publication with a RUNNING LINES feature, where supporters can publish personalized messages for runners or take out larger ads.
Other returning event sponsors are: Grant Thornton (full marathon), Recharge with Milk (half marathon), Run With It (10K Run), Go!PEI (five and 10K walks), Brown’s Volkswagen (corporate relay), and the P.E.I. Potato Board (kids’ spud run).
Joining the line-up for the first time is GoodLife Fitness, sponsoring the 5K Run. As in several years past, the Olde Dublin Pub will host the pasta supper and will be open on Sunday, Oct. 16 from 4-10 p.m. to accommodate participants who wish to have a celebratory snack.
For the full marathon schedule of events and other details and announcements, please visit www.peimarathon.ca. Follow the PEI Marathon on Twitter @PEIMarathon and Prince Edward Island Marathon on Facebook and win prizes with the weekly trivia Tuesday.