Durango is Back in the {Marathon} Running
The Durango Marathon is back! A successful event that hasn't been around Durango since 2006 is finally making a comeback in 2012. The Animas Surgical Hospital Durango Double will host a full marathon, half-marathon and two trail runs, a 25K and 50K, October 6 - 7, 2012. There will be an event for everyone! The double comes from doing the trail runs on Saturday and the road races on Sunday.The Durango Double trail runs will start at the Animas Surgical Hospital and use trails in the Carbon Junction system with a loop into Horse Gulch for the 50K. The road races will start at Fort Lewis College as they did for the previous Durango Marathons. The race will also be an official qualifier for the Boston Marathon. The USA Track and Field certification will allow times from Durango to be considered for Boston Marathon standards. There were about 15 people who qualified for Boston at the 2006 Durango race so this will give those who want to post qualifying time an opportunity to do so!
When Animas Surgical was going over their charitable causes budget for the year, CEO Brett Gosney, remembered what a great event the Durango Marathon was and decided it would be the perfect way to "support the community in general, especially the Business community." Race weekend will be filled with out of town visitors in our Durango hotels and restaurants and the event will only grow over the years. They have a goal of 400 out of town runners set for 2012. Which, for Durango, could have about a $300,000 economic impact. This happening right after the busy season in Durango will be a great boost for Durango tourism.
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Posted by Durango Colorado Vacations at 1/25/2012 11:50 AM 
Categories: Special Events, Fall in Durango, Things To Do In Durango, Durango Colorado, Area events
Tags: durango colorado Durango Events Durango Marathon Durango runs
Categories: Special Events, Fall in Durango, Things To Do In Durango, Durango Colorado, Area events
Tags: durango colorado Durango Events Durango Marathon Durango runs
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