CRAIG HILL
Craig Hill is The News Tribune’s injury-prone Adventure writer. After eight years covering college football and basketball, he started writing about adventure sports in 2004. He writes about everything from mountaineering and cycling to skiing and camping. You can reach him at craig.hill@thenewstribune.com
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Jeffrey P. Mayor has been The News Tribune’s Adventure editor since 2003, and oversees our weekly Adventure section. His coverage focuses on fishing, hunting, Mount Rainier and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. You can reach him at jeff.mayor@thenewstribune.com
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A new marathon will be staged starting at next year's Seafair, Seattle officials plan to announce later this morning.
In a statement released at 8:37 a.m. by the San Diego-based Competitor Group, the organization stated the Rock 'N' Roll Marathon will be "A new signature event of Seafair."
The organization will announce the event at 11 a.m. in Seattle with 1972 Olympic marathon champ Frank Shorter on hand for the festivities. Also attending the announcement will be King County executive Ron Sims, Seafair CEO Beth Knox
According to the statement the marathon will be held on the shores of Lake Washington and will feature live bands and cheeleaders at every mile along the course.
The original Rock 'n' Roll Marathon was held in San Diego in 1998. Seattle joins Phoenix, Nashville, San Antonio, Virginia Beach, San Jose and Philadelphia as Rock 'n' Roll marathon city.
The marathons attract between 13,000 and 37,000 participants each year according to the Competitor Group's prepared statement.
The 2009 Seafair has events scheduled between June 28 and Aug. 2.
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