Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (STWM) will mark the historic 2,500th anniversary of the first ever marathon run by Pheidippides in 490AD, by welcoming the official Marathon Flame for the 2010 race weekend. This year’s event is set to attract more than 20,000 runners from over 40 countries, and aims to raise more than $2.5 million for 115 local charities through the Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge.
Highlighting this year’s elite pack is returning champion Kenneth Mungara of Kenya. In 2009 at the STWM Mungara set a course record for the fastest time ever ran on Canadian soil with a time of 2:08:32. Also featured this year are Guelph clubmates Eric Gillis and Reid Coolsaet who are competing together to push Canada to the front of the pack and make just announced qualifying standards for the London 2012 Olympic Marathon. The women’s field is STWM’s best ever and creates the distinct possibility that we may also see the fastest Women’s marathon run on Canadian soil by Trifini Beyene Tsegaye or Firehiwot Dado of Ethiopia, or perhaps Alevtina Ivanova of Russia.
WHAT:
Lighting of Marathon Flame
Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon News Conference,
introducing this year’s elite athletes
Launch of the Runner’s Expo
WHO:
Alan Brookes – STWM Race Director
Robin Hibberd, Executive Vice-President, Retail Products and
Services, Canadian Banking, Scotiabank
Dimtris Azemopoulos – Consulate General of Greece in Toronto
Elite Athletes
Celebrity Torch Relay Runners
WHEN:
Friday, September 24, 2010
9:30 a.m. – Torch Relay run from Nathan Phillips Square to
Princes’ Gates at Exhibition Place
10:30 a.m. – Flame Lighting Ceremony in front of the Direct Energy
Building where the Flame will burn until moved on the evening of
September 25th
11:00 a.m. – STWM Sports Media Conference at the Direct Energy Building
WHERE:
Direct Energy Building
100 Princes’ Blvd Toronto, ON M6K 3C3
Race Weekend Agenda:
Friday, Sept 24th
9:30 a.m. – Torch Relay run from Nathan Phillips Square to Princes’ Gates at Exhibition Place
10:30 a.m. – Flame Lighting Ceremony in front of the Direct Energy Building
11:00 a.m. – STWM Sports Media Conference at the Direct Energy Building
Saturday, Sept 25th
Evening – The Flame will be moved to Nathan Phillips Square ahead of race day
Sunday, Sept 26th
7:30 a.m. – Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront marathon begins
10:30 a.m. – Post Race Press Conference in City Hall, Room 2
12:00 p.m. – Awards ceremony; Laurel Wreath presentation to race Champions
2:00 p.m. – Final Flame extinguishing ceremony
This year’s marathon experience will be enhanced with the release of the STWM Navigator, a free-mobile application that will help guide participants and spectators during the Marathon Weekend. This tool includes six key components: RUN, PLEDGE, CHEER, VOLUNTEER, SOCIAL and EVENT INFO. These components will guide users through the STWM course and the City of Toronto by highlighting key-marathon locations and providing useful information.
About Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon is Canada’s premier Fall Marathon holding the record for the fastest marathon ever on Canadian soil with a time of 2:08:32 in 2009. Awarded the Silver Label by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) for the third consecutive year, the STWM is one of The Country’s No.1 big-city marathon. For the third consecutive year, the event has been awarded a prestigious Silver Label making it one of only five internationally recognized, IAAF Label marathons in North America. The STWM attracts participants from more than 40 countries and through the Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge, aims to raise $2.5 million for more than 115 local charities.
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