8/4/2014 – REGISTRATION FOR DERBY FESTIVAL ROAD RACES OPENS AUGUST 14th

Runners Can Win FREE Registration with Race for Rewards

August 4, 2014. Louisville, KY.  – Registration for the 2015 Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon and miniMarathon presented by Walmart and HumanaVitality opens on Thursday, August 14th. The largest annual day of road racing in Kentucky is set for Saturday, April 25, 2015, and will again be capped at 18,000 runners.  Registration will be available online at www.derbyfestivalmarathon.com. Early registration fees are $60 for the mini and $70 for the Marathon through August 31.

Returning this year is a special promotion called “Race for Rewards,” which gives runners a chance to win free and discounted registrations.  On Thursday, August 14, and August 28, during early registration, Kentucky Derby Festival race staff and 102.3 The Max will be set-up at different locations throughout the city. For a chance to win free or discounted registration, runners will need to follow clues to find each location. The clues will be given out each week via the Festival’s Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as announced on 102.3 The Max.  Runner swag like technical shirts and other promotional items will also be given out at each location.

 

Entry fees for the 2015 Derby Festival miniMarathon:

$60 from August 14 – August 31, 2014

$65 from September 1 – October 31, 2014

$75 from November 1, 2014 – January 31, 2015

$85 from February 1 – March 31, 2015

$95 from April 1 – April 13, 2015

 

Entry fees for the 2015 Derby Festival Marathon:

$70 from August 14 – August 31, 2014

$75 from September 1 – October 31, 2014

$85 from November 1, 2014 – January 31, 2015

$95 from February 1 – March 31, 2015

$105 from April 1 – April 13, 2015

 

Walmart and HumanaVitality are Co-Presenting Sponsors of the Marathon and miniMarathon.The Official Race Medical Provider and Training Partner is Norton Sports Health and Contributing Sponsors are ASICS, Bluegrass Family Health, Churchill Downs, Courier-Journal Media, and Powerade. Supporting Sponsor: Louisville Water Company. Official Pace Car:  MINI OF LOUISVILLE.