Rock 'n' Roll Marathon and Coca-Cola Zero Announce Partnership; Coca-Cola Zero, with Real Coca-Cola Taste and Zero Calories, to Headline Fifth-Largest - and Most Rockin' - Marathon in America.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- Coca-Cola North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Elite Racing today announced that Coca-Cola Zero(TM) will be title sponsor of the 8th annual Rock 'n' Roll Marathon The Rock n' Roll Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race held in San Diego, California, USA. It was established in 1998 and has been run every year since. The marathon commences at 6 th Ave. at Palm and concludes at Parade Deck in Marine Corps Recruit Depot. (R) to be held Sunday, June 5, 2005, in San Diego. "Hosting The 2005 Rock 'n' Roll Marathon is a perfect way to introduce Coca-Cola Zero to Southern California," said Christine Holland, director of marketing, Coca-Cola Zero. "Now everyone can enjoy a great race, great bands, sunny San Diego, AND be among the first to enjoy Coca-Cola Zero." A full array of Coca-Cola beverages will be available for spectators. POWERADE sports drinks will be offered along the route for participants, and Dasani water at the finish line. Spectators who turn out to enjoy the Coca-Cola Zero Rock 'n' Roll Marathon will have the opportunity to be among the first people in America to taste Coca-Cola Zero, which hits store shelves later in June. "Any event has to be honored to be associated with the No. 1 trademark in the world," said Tim Murphy, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Elite Racing, Inc., producers of the event. "San Diego and the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon are an ideal fit for Coca-Cola's brands and all that they represent in the sports and entertainment industries." Over 20,000 runners will experience San Diego's biggest block party as they run along a new scenic course lined with more than 40 live bands, 2,000 spirited high school cheerleaders Notable cheerleaders
The marathon begins in nationally acclaimed Balboa Park, runs through Hillcrest and skirts the world famous San Diego Zoo San Diego Zoo One of the world's largest collections of mammals, birds, and reptiles, located in San Diego, Calif., and administered by the Zoological Society of San Diego. The 100-acre (40. . Runners take an expanded tour of downtown featuring the newly built Petco Park, home of baseball's San Diego Padres, the celebrated Gaslamp District and beautiful San Diego Harbor. The course continues with a loop around Mission Bay, a San Diego landmark, and finishes at the historic Marine Corps Recruit Depot, in Point Loma. The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company. Along with Coca-Cola, recognized as the world's most valuable brand, the Company markets four of the world's top five soft drink brands, including Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite, and a wide range of other beverages, including diet and light soft drinks, waters, juices and juice drinks, teas, coffees and sports drinks. Through the world's largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy the Company's beverages at a rate exceeding 1 billion servings each day. For more information about The Coca-Cola Company, please visit our website at www.coca-cola.com. Elite Racing, Inc., a sports marketing and management company based in San Diego, Calif., is the leader in producing world-class running events. Elite Racing produces eight events each year, including the Coca-Cola Zero Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. Arizona, the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon, the Country Music Marathon The Country Music Marathon is located in Nashville, TN. The route begins in Centennial Park and continues along many of Nashville's sights including music row, Belmont University, the State Capitol Building, the Cumberland River, Shelby Park, Shelby Bottoms Greenway, and ends outside LP & 1/2 Marathon and the Carlsbad 5000, the world's fastest 5K. Its production company, Elite Racing Television Inc., also produces national broadcasts of its events on FSN (Full-Service Network) A communications network that provides shopping, movies on demand and access to databases and a variety of interactive services. (Fox Sports Net). For more information or to register for the Coca-Cola Zero Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, visit www.rnrmarathon.com or call 858/450-6510. |
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