Renaissance at Colony Park plans Half Marathon
Contact Mark Simpson at 601-594-1486
Or mark@marathonmakeover.com
Renaissance at Colony Park, a lifestyle retail center in Ridgeland, will host the inaugural “Renaissance at Colony Park Half Marathon” on Saturday, June 28 at 6 a.m.
The half marathon will begin and end at Renaissance at Colony Park on Highland Colony Parkway, with the course running along the parkway and through area neighborhoods, such as Dinsmor, Bridgewater and Old Towne.
A half marathon is 13.1 miles and is open to runners and walkers. In addition to the half marathon, there will be a Gattitown One Mile Fun Run for children ages 5-13, and a Friday night pasta meal presented by Mint Restaurant at Renaissance.
The half marathon is open to runners and walkers 16 and older and is limited to the first 1200 participants. The One Mile Fun Run is limited to 250 participants.
Marathon Makeover is Mississippi’s premier marathon training program that is currently training over 450 area runners and walkers to complete a full marathon of 26.2 miles. This is their fifth year of turning couch potatoes into marathoners.
There is over $5000 in the winners’ purse, to be presented to the top overall men’s and women’s runner, masters (40+) and grandmasters (50+). Each participant will be entered in a drawing for shopping sprees and gifts from Renaissance at Colony Park retailers and other area merchants. Each registered participant will have a chance to win a new car or $25,000 from Paul Moak of Ridgeland.
The half marathon is presented by Cellular South, Marathon Makeover, Renaissance at Colony Park, HC Bailey Companies and Mattiace Properties. Additional sponsors include Ridgeland Tourism Commission, Paul Moak of Ridgeland, Gattitown Pizza, City of Ridgeland, Ridgeland Parks and Recreation, and LifeChange Counseling Centers.
For more information, visit www.marathonmakeover.com.
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