Missoula Marathon Listed in 10 Best Beginner Marathons - by Jennifer Straughan

As the yearly and exclusive physical therapy sponsors of the annual Missoula Marathon, Alpine Physical Therapy wishes to announce the following press release, submitted by Jennifer Straughan, Race Director of the Missoula Marathon.

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The Missoula Marathon is included in a list of 10 Best Beginner Marathons in the United States in an on-line article by Fitbie.msn.com.  The article describes their choices for the 10 best marathons for first-time marathon runners.  The Missoula Marathon was included in part because of the gentle course and excellent community support.  The Missoula Marathon’s hand-painted mile markers and free finish-line photos were mentioned as unique attributes of the event.

The Missoula Marathon was honored in a list that includes major and established events such as the Marine Corps Marathon, Chicago Marathon, Portland Marathon, Las Vegas Rock’n’Roll Marathon, and others.

To view the entire article, click here. Fitbie is a new on-line publication, a partnership between Rodale Inc., publishers of Runner’s World Magazine and MSN.
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The 5th Annual Missoula Marathon is slated for Sunday, July 10, 2011.  The Missoula Marathon is an event of Run Wild Missoula, the local non-profit 501(c)3 running club.