Napa Valley Marathon Presents
1976 USA Olympic Marathon Team
Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, and Don Kardong

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 3, 2014

Contact: Marita A. Dorenbecher
(707) 944-1373, (707) 738-7672
maritadorenbecher@sbcglobal.net

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37th KAISER PERMANENTE
NAPA VALLEY MARATHON

 

The Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon Presents
1976 USA Olympic Marathon Team
Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, and Don Kardong

 

WHO:  
The Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon

WHAT:  
Celebrating the 37th Annual Running of the Napa Valley Marathon.  A Tribute to the Olympic Marathon Champions of 1976

WHEN:  
Marathon: Sunday, March 1, 2015, 7:00am – 12:30pm
Expo: Friday, February 27th, 1:00pm – 6:00pm; and Saturday, February 28th 9:00am – 5:00pm, Napa Valley Marriott Hotel and Spa – Free to attend
WHERE:
Race takes place along the beautiful Silverado Trail, from Calistoga, south to the finish line at Vintage High School in Napa, Napa Valley, California.

 

DETAILS:
Americans dominated the world marathon stage in the 1970s and early ’80s. The 1976 USA Olympic marathon team–Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, and Don Kardong–will be special guests at the 2015 Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon. Shorter won the 1972 Olympic Marathon and took second place in 1976, while Don Kardong took fourth. During that era, Frank Shorter won Fukuoka (the then world championship marathon) four years in a row: 1971-74. Bill Rodgers won both Boston and New York four times each. And Don Kardong won Honolulu in 1978.

CONTACT:
Further registration and spectator information is available at https://napavalleymarathon.org.or 707/255-2609. For more information, contact Marita Dorenbecher at 707 944-1373. Press is invited to cover the event.

SPONSORS:
2015 include: Kaiser Permanente, the Presenting Sponsor.  Visit Napa Valley, Napa Running Company, Gatorade, USA Track & Field, ASICS America Corporation, Marathon Photo, RRCA, GU, Marathon & Beyond, KPIX Ch5 and the CW,  the Napa Valley Marriott Hotel and Spa, and The Napa Valley Wine Train.
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