More Than 1,700 Runners Celebrate July 4th at the Silicon Laboratories Relay; Inaugural Race is One of the Largest Relays in the Nation.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Many Austinites began their Independence Day celebration early at the inaugural Silicon Laboratories Marathon Relay, which attracted more than 1,700 runners making it one of the largest relays in the nation. The teams of five began their run at Austin High School and traced around the famous and beautiful views of Lake Austin enjoying Austin's most beloved routes along Lake Austin Blvd. and Caesar Chavez St.

The Dell Team took Silicon Laboratories' corporate challenge to heart placing first in the corporate open men's division and bringing home the premier corporate team prize. The team completed the 26.2 mile relay in 2:42:49.6. The NAMC Cardiac Team placed first in the women's corporate open division with a time of 2:55:10.6. In the corporate open odds and ends division, Team America took top honors completing the trek in 2:55:17.9.

First place in the open mixed division went to the Twenty-six Two Team finishing in 3:48:04.4. The open women's division was won by The Last Minuters Team with a time of 3:47:46.4. Jack & Adams Team came in first place overall and for the open men's division with a finishing time of 2:21:38.1.

The race's title sponsor, Silicon Laboratories, donated $150,000 to Junior Achievement of Central Texas in conjunction with the event. The donation goes directly into classrooms to enrich and sustain programs that educate today's youth about business and economics. This donation is part of Silicon Laboratories' philanthropy program which is dedicated to supporting education in the Austin community.

"We are pleased with the success that the Silicon Laboratories Marathon Relay has achieved in its first year, and we really appreciate the support of the sponsors, runners and volunteers as well as the neighborhoods and businesses along the route," said Dave Swincher, president of Junior Achievement of Central Texas. "We look forward to continuing the tradition of a team-oriented relay event next year."

Additional teams and finishing times to note include:

--The JA All-American Team finished in 3:52:05.1

--Austin Fire Department Team finished in 2:50:04.3

--Austin Police Department 110 Cadets finished in 3:03:22.5

--Mayor Will Wynn's Team "This Team Will Wynn" finished in 3:52:55.1

--Silicon Laboratories' Silabs Unplugged Team finished in 3:30:23.1

For the complete list of winners in each division or more information on this event, please visit www.marathonrelay.com.

Silicon Laboratories Relay is sponsored by Silicon Laboratories, a leading designer of mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), and RunTex and the Carrozza Foundation, the leaders in race event planning. Additional sponsors include Fox 7, Fulbright & Jaworski, Stratus Properties, Applied Materials, Munsch, Hardt, Kopf, Gray Cary, American Bank, Cox Smith Matthews, TruWest Credit Union, Wells Fargo, Legerity, Rockford Business, Graeber Simmons, Austin Coca Cola, Bank of America, Gold's Gym, Austin Fit and Hospira

About Junior Achievement

Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to educating young people about business, economics and free enterprise. Through a dedicated volunteer network, Junior Achievement offers in-school and after-school programs for students in grades K-12. JA programs focus on seven key content areas: business, citizenship, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics/character, financial literacy and career development. For more information, visit www.ja.org.

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