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I'm a mid-to-the back of the pack runner who probably enjoys promoting runners more than I do running myself ... I've completed 21 marathons (with a 4:47:32 PR! in Austin) and 52 half marathons (with a 2:09:58 PR! in Oregon) since November 2003 ... I've done a marathon in 12 states, half marathon in 23 and an event in 30 states and one Canadian province ... I have a 13-year-old daughter, Waverly Nicole, who completed her first half marathon in January 2006, made only two B's each of the last two years, was the only sixth grader to sing a solo (Carrie Underwood's Don't Forget To Remember Me) in their choir program (adding Taylor Swift's Tim McGraw in '08) and scored a 19 on the ACT in December 2007 as a seventh grader ... Waverly and I are members of the following clubs -- the Seven Hills Running Club, HARRA and The Woodlands Running Club ... I'm Marathon Maniac #308 ... I edit HARRA's Footprints in Inside Texas Running and write a column for Runner Triathlete News called, "Talking the Talk" ... I'm also the running columnist for the Courier of Montgomery County ... I'm a three-time winner of TAPPS' Sportswriter of the Year Award as well as TABC's Golden Hoops Award.

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Chicago Marathon; 45,000 Registrants in '07

Open registration for the 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon began on New Year's Day as the event prepares to host its 30th anniversary running on Oct. 7, 2007.

Registration for 2006's Marathon reached its 40,000 participant capacity nearly five months early. Organizers have increased the capacity of the 2007 Chicago Marathon to 45,000. Registration can be done at chicagomarathon.com and will close when it reaches 45,000 participants.

The price to register for this year's Marathon is $110 for U.S. participants and $130 for international participants.

The 2006 Chicago Marathon had 33,637 finishers.

And, yes, as of January 9, 2007, there have already been 6,497 individuals register - to the tune of a minimum of $714,670.

posted by WalkSports.com | 12:35 AM

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