Participants expected to raise $600,000 in fundraising for the Scotiabank
Charity Challenge
HALIFAX, May 18, 2017 /CNW/ - Spring
temperatures are upon us and the sunny weather expected over the
weekend will shine over thousands of runners set to take part in
the Scotiabank Blue Nose Marathon. The event, spanning three days,
will host 6 fitness events, the largest Active Living Expo in
Atlantic Canada, and will also see
participants raising funds for local charities.
Located in Halifax on
Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21, the event will welcome nearly
12,000 participants, to one [or two, in some cases] of six fitness
events: the Doctors Nova Scotia Youth 2KM and 4KM Run, the Lifemark
5KM – which will also host a Competitive Wheelchair Division
(Saturday), the GoodLife FITNESS 10KM, the Blue Nose Half Marathon,
the Killam Marathon Team Relay or the Scotiabank Full Marathon
(Sunday).
The Scotiabank Blue Nose Marathon is one of the first road races
of the running season, but has also become one of the most
important fundraising events in Halifax through the Scotiabank Charity
Challenge, which will be raising funds for 73 local charitable
organizations and provides direct support in the community.
What:
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Scotiabank Blue
Nose Marathon
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Scotiabank Charity
Challenge
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Where:
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Downtown
Halifax
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When:
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Friday, May 19,
Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21,
2017
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Who:
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12,000 runners and
walkers lace up for the Scotiabank Blue Nose Marathon
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Getting
There:
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We strongly recommend
that participants use public transit to get to the run
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Media
Access:
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If you would like
access to the Red Zone on Saturday or Sunday,
please contact media@bluenosemarathon.com with your full name,
email address,
and the name of the media outlet you will be
representing.
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Key Photography Times, Saturday:
Doctors Nova Scotia Youth Run
2 KM start: 11:00 a.m.
4 KM start: 11:20 a.m.
First finishers expected: 11:10
a.m.
Lifemark 5 KM
Competitive Wheelchair division start:
1:59 p.m.
Official start: 2:00 p.m.
First wheelchair athlete expected around 2:13pm
First finisher expected around
2:15pm
Key Photography Times, Sunday:
Scotiabank Full Marathon
Early start time:
7:00 a.m.
Official start: 8:00 a.m.
First finisher expected around 10:45
a.m.
Killam Marathon Team Relay
Official start:
8:00 a.m.
First finisher expected around 11:30
a.m.
Blue Nose Half Marathon
Official start: 8:20 a.m.
First finisher expected around 9:30
a.m.
GoodLife FITNESS 10KM
Official start: 8:05 a.m.
First finisher expected around 8:35
a.m.
Run, walk, pledge or cheer on May
19-21, 2017, for the Scotiabank Blue Nose Marathon. It's
not too late to help raise money for worthy causes in your
community!
For more information about the Scotiabank Blue Nose Marathon,
visit:
http://bluenosemarathon.com/
For more information about the Scotiabank Charity
Challenge:
http://bluenosemarathon.com/charity-challenge/program/
For a course map:
http://bluenosemarathon.com/races-events/
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram #bluenose2017 #runScotia
#InfinitePotential
About Scotiabank
At Scotiabank, we aim to support
organizations that are committed to helping young people reach
their full potential. Young people are our future leaders and
Scotiabank's goal is to help ensure that they have the necessary
skills and resources they need to support their success. Together
with our employees, the Bank supports causes at a grassroots level.
Recognized as a leader for our charitable donations and
philanthropic activities, in 2016, Scotiabank contributed more than
$70 million to help our communities
around the world.
Scotiabank is Canada's
international bank and a leading financial services provider in
North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and Central America, and Asia-Pacific. We are dedicated to helping our
23 million customers become better off through a broad range of
advice, products and services, including personal and commercial
banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and
investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of more than
88,000 employees and assets of $887
billion (as at January 31,
2017), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (TSX: BNS) and New York Exchanges
(NYSE: BNS). For more information, please visit
www.scotiabank.com and follow us on Twitter
@ScotiabankViews.
About Scotiabank Blue Nose Marathon
Known as 'the people's marathon', the Scotiabank Blue Nose
Marathon welcomes all ages, abilities and fitness levels to the
start line. With the help of more than 1,400 volunteers, the event
hosts six fitness events (Lifemark 5KM, GoodLife FITNESS 10KM, Blue
Nose Half Marathon, Scotiabank Full Marathon, Killam Marathon Team
Relay and the Doctors Nova Scotia Youth Run-2KM and 4KM), and the
largest Active Living Expo in Atlantic
Canada. Through the Scotiabank Charity Challenge, over 73
local charities raise more than half a million dollars annually.
The event takes place annually during the Victoria Day weekend (May
19-21, 2017) in Halifax and
expects to welcome 12,000 participants in 2017.
SOURCE Scotiabank