Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Registration Now Open for Louisville Triple Crown of Running

(Louisville, Kentucky (September 1, 2011)) Registration is now open for the 2012 Louisville Triple Crown of RunningSM (LTCOR) presented by Novo Nordisk.  The official website, www.louisvilletriplecrown.com, is available for experienced and novices alike to register for all three or any of the individual events in the popular road race series. 

The 2012 race series dates are: Anthem 5K Fitness Classic 5K - March 3, 2012
                        Rodes City Run 10K - March 17, 2012
                                                            Papa John’s 10 Miler - March 31, 2012

About the Louisville Triple Crown of Running^SM
The Louisville Triple Crown of RunningSM, which consists of three road races of varying distances, has a long-established partnership of generosity with the Crusade for Children.   In 2011 nearly 30,000 runners participated in all three races, leading to a record attendance for each event.  As a result, a record donation of $160,243 was made to the WHAS Crusade for Children, nearly a 20% increase over 2010. The Triple Crown series is proud to be ranked 4th of all civic organizations that donated to the 2011 Crusade.

About the Crusade for Children
The WHAS Crusade for Children, Inc., established in 1954 by WHAS-TV, raises money for agencies, schools and hospitals to better the lives of special needs children.  In its first 58 years, the Crusade has raised more than $143 million.

Thanks to generous contributions of goods and services, the Crusade is able to return 100 percent of all donations to organizations that serve special needs children in all 120 Kentucky counties and more than 50 southern Indiana counties.  For more information, contact John Blim (502) 582-7521, or visit www.whascrusade.org.

Novo Nordisk Continues with the Triple Crown
The Louisville Triple Crown of Running team welcomes Novo Nordisk as presenting sponsor for the 9th year running.  Novo Nordisk is a world leader in diabetes care.  Their ambition is to change the course of diabetes for good.  Working as a leader to improve diabetes prevention and treatment, Novo Nordisk strives to be the preferred partner for employees, patients, health care providers and others in the health care system who shares its vision to defeat diabetes.  Novo Nordisk’s business is driven by a “Triple Bottom Line” with a commitment to economic success, environmental soundness and social responsibility to employees and customers.

The Triple Crown race committee is also privileged to continue to work with their family of sponsors, from the local to the national level, including ValuMarket, Panera Bread, Jewish Hospital Sports Medicine, Cox Media Group (Lite 106.9, 107.7SFR and Q103.1), Heine Brothers Coffee, Fleet Feet Sports, Bee Line Courier Service, BB&T, Rumpke, Louisville Stoneware, Chick-fil-A, Fast Signs, Sun Tan City, YMCA of Greater Louisville, PowerAde, LEO Weekly, WHAS-TV, Thrifty Truck Rental, Waste Management and Louisville Water Company.

For additional information on the Triple Crown series, please go to www.louisvilletriplecrown.com or contact the following:

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