THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS & GIANT RACE ANNOUNCE
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The San Francisco Giant Race announced
today the release of the first-ever Matt Cain runner bobblehead
finisher prize. The exclusive bobblehead features Giants pitcher Matt
Cain in running shoes, shorts and a custom orange headband. The
bobblehead is available only to those who register for the September 16th Giant Race that finishes on the field at AT&T Park.As a long-time supporter of the Giant Race and its charity partner, Project Open Hand, Cain was pleased to lend his likeness to the Giant Race giveaway.The Giant Race will
take place on Sunday, September 16, 2012. Featuring a half marathon,
10K and 5K, the Giant Race is one of San Francisco’s premier road
races. All courses will start at AT&T Park and travel along the
Embarcadero waterfront with the half marathon continuing through PIER
39, Fort Mason and the Marina. All courses will finish on the field at
AT&T Park.With over 10,000 runners already registered, and the 10K distance sold out, the Giant Race expects to sell out all race distances well in advance of the race date.Registration for the 5K and half marathon is still open at www.thegiantrace.comProject Open Hand will once again be the official non-profit partner of the Giant Race. Last year the Giant Race raised over $125,000 for Project Open Hand. Project
Open Hand is one of the Bay Area’s best-known, most respected and
beloved charities. For more than 25 years Project Open Hand has provided
food, nourishment and emotional support to people facing
life-threatening illnesses. In 1985, founder Ruth Brinker, a retired
meal service manager, began preparing meals for seven people living with
AIDS. Project Open Hand today serves men, women and children with any
acute, critical illness – HIV/AIDS, cancer, heart disease and many
others, as well as a separate program for seniors ensuring companionship
and nutrition for our community’s elderly. For more information about
Project Open Hand, please visit www.openhand.org.About Giants EnterprisesGiants
Enterprises is dedicated to developing new ventures and utilizing
AT&T Park as a destination for non-baseball special events in San
Francisco. For over 10 years, Giants Enterprises has produced more than
1,000 private events and hosted numerous public events, including major
concerts, motor sports events, international soccer matches,
professional and college football games, Cirque du Soleil and the Giant
Race. For more information visit www.attpark.com.
Author
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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