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Inaugural St. Petersburg Bowl FAN5K
Set for December 20, 2008
Motion Sports Management (MSM) is pleased to announce the Inaugural St. Petersburg Bowl FAN 5K, to be held December 20, 2008. This new event is being produced in partnership with ESPN and the St. Petersburg Bowl, the latest addition to the NCAA post season college football schedule. The charitable beneficiaries of the FAN 5K are Tampa Bay Youth Running and R'Club.
"We are very excited to have an opportunity to work with ESPN, one of the greatest names in sports," said Wendy Johnson, president of Motion Sports Management. "Along with ESPN, we are proud to promote Tampa Bay Youth Running to more children in our community and support R'Club for the great work it does."
The 5K will start adjacent to Tropicana Field at 8:00 AM, and use the new Chronotracks Technology, the latest in timing devices. The finish will be video-taped and portions will be used during pre-game show on ESPN2. The One-Mile Fun Run will start at 9:00 AM. The first 1,500 runners of the 5K to cross finish line outside of Ferg's Sports Bar on Central Avenue will be given a free ticket to the St. Petersburg Bowl and all participants will enjoy a post race party and awards ceremony hosted by Ferg's.
About Motion Sports Management
"Great Events, Great Causes, For Athletes, By Athletes" After competing in and volunteering for hundreds of road races, bike races, swim meets and triathlons in the past 40 years, it continues to be the MSM goal to produce the very best events possible while giving back to the communities it supports.
All MSM events are:
• Run on USA Track & Field Certified Courses
• Using the newest technologies
• Timing from Event Technical Services and Chronotrack Systems
• Registration from Kimbia Software
• Website design from Sunrise Design Studio
• Always produced with the athlete in mind!
• www.runmsm.com, 727-367-7223
For more information on the St. Petersburg FAN 5K, visit www.runmsm.com
Media contact: Rob Sumner, 727-821-8578 or robsumner@thecartergroup.net
The 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl, which will feature a team from the BIG EAST Conference against a Conference USA team, will be played Saturday, December 20, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. ET and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN2.
For more information on the St. Petersburg Bowl, visit the official Web site, http://www.stpetersburgbowl.com Media contact: Jenny Zimmerman, ESPN, (407) 566-2213 or jennifer.j.zimmerman@espn.com Executive office contact: Liz Kehlenbeck (727) 290-9865 or elizabeth.kehlenbeck@espn.com
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