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5/27/2015 37th Annual Saskatchewan Marathon Race week is here! Subscribe Share Past Issues Translate RACE WEEK IS HERE! RACE EXPO AND PACKAGE PICKUP Saturday, May 30 10:00 AM 5:00 PM at TCU Place (35 22nd Street East). PASTA DINNER with guest speakers Saturday, May 30 5:00 PM at TCU Place (35 22nd Street East). RACE DAY Sunday, May 31 at Diefenbaker Park (next to Prairieland Park (503 Ruth Street West). Marathon 7:30 AM HalfMarathon 7:30 AM GoodLife Fitness 10Km 8:10 AM 5Km 8:30 AM PACKAGE PICK UP Remember you MUST ATTEND the Package Pickup on SATURDAY, MAY 30 BETWEEN 10:00 AM 5:00 PM AT TCU PLACE TO PICK UP YOUR RACE BIB, TEE SHIRT, AND OTHER GOODIES. If you are picking up a package for someone, you must have a signed letter or email authorizing you to pick it up on their behalf. http://us9.campaignarchive1.com/?u=e0db5e3f9180bfa4797185732&id=8c4368e2e7 1/6 5/27/2015 37th Annual Saskatchewan Marathon Race week is here! BAG DROP ON RACE DAY The Participant Bag Drop will be located near the Start Line in the Finish Line Village. Participant's bags will be identified with their bib number. Please be sure to retrieve your bag by the official close by 1:30 PM. The Bag Drop will supply a white plastic bag to store all of your belongings. NOTE: The white plastic bag will limit the amount of belongings. Please no duffle bags, backpacks, large purses, or bags. We are not responsible for lost or stolen items. TIMING & BIBS Sportstats.ca is the official timers for the Saskatchewan Marathon. Race results will be posted on Sunday, May 31 immediately following the race once all results have been tabulated. Saskatchewan Marathon will be using bib tags for timing. AID STATIONS Porta potties will be located at the Start/Finish line location and at all Aid Stations. Each Aid Station will have direct communication with Race Headquarters. An assortment of Gu Gel flavours will be available at Half Marathon and Marathon Water Stations. If you have a nut allergy, we cannot guarantee that food at the Aid Stations of the Food Tent has not come in contact with nut products. NEW MEDICAL TEAM LEAD http://us9.campaignarchive1.com/?u=e0db5e3f9180bfa4797185732&id=8c4368e2e7 2/6 5/27/2015 37th Annual Saskatchewan Marathon Race week is here! Dr. Patrick Ling is a Saskatoon sports medicine and emergency physician, and is the Saskatchewan Marathon team doctor. Ling completed medical school at Queen's University and Family Medicine residency at the University of Saskatchewan. He has extensive experience in emergency medicine and has served as the emergency medicine residency director and an Adult Life Support course direct and instructor. He currently works in his Sports Medicine practice (Avant Sports Medicine) and as a senior physician at the University Saskatchewan Student Health Clinic.He is an advocate of 'Exercise is Medicine' (EIM) and has been instrumental in bringing the EIM to the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Ling is married and father of three. Besides keeping up with his kids, he tries to keep active by running throughout the year, cycling and riding in Elliptigo in the summer, and fat biking along the river in the winter. POSTRACE MASSAGE Available onsite for postrace at $10 for 10 minutes. MEET YOUR PACE BUNNY Race Expo Saturday, May 29 1:00 PM 2:00 PM at TCU Place. Pace Bunnies will help you complete your distance in a specific time. Meet your Pace Bunny on Saturday and watch for one of nine Pace Bunnies at the Start Line on Race Day. The Bunnies are well identified with signs (at the start area), their distinctive hats, and identifying bibs. PARKING ON RACE DAY http://us9.campaignarchive1.com/?u=e0db5e3f9180bfa4797185732&id=8c4368e2e7 3/6 5/27/2015 37th Annual Saskatchewan Marathon Race week is here! Parking is available in Prairieland Park. Due to other events taking place, overflow parking will be available at the Western Development Museum. Check the website for more details HERE. FREE BIKE VALET Free Bike Valet is presented by Saskatoon Cycles. Ride your bike AND take advantage of this free service. Race Expo Saturday, May 30 10:00 AM 5:00 PM at TCU Place. Race Day Sunday, May 31 6:30 AM 1:30 PM at Diefenbaker Park. SHUTTLES AVAILABLE Shuttles available from hotel to start line on Race Day. Sign up for a shuttle seat HERE. PASTA DINNER Pasta Dinner brought to you by CRAVEN S.P.O.R.T. Services Saturday, May 30 5:00 PM at TCU Place. Honourary Race Chair Leisha Grebinski, CBC Saskatoon Morning host, will introduce guest speakers, Colette Bourgonje, a Saskatchewan's multimedal Paralympic athlete for both winter and summer Paralympic games, and her protégé, Brittany Hudak. They, along with Olympian Silvia Rugger and Nepalese runner Kanchhi Maya Koju will share their inspiring stories. Tickets may be purchased when you register for the race or by calling the Marathon Office at (306) 6521479. YOUR 2015 RACE COMMITTEE Thanks to all these hardworking folks this year's event is off to a roaring start! Aditi Garg, Linda Hamre, Peter Goode, Nadja Smith Hanson, Naomi Bird, Kristi Hannah, Theresa AubinSingh, Bev Lackie, Jill Cope, James Funk, Jan Stirling, Dave Stark, Leah Hientz, Lynn Cushway, Greg Fenty, Janis Shirriff, and Cathy Seed. Race Director Team: Kim Ali, Shad Ali, Jeff Culbert, Mandy Pravda, Piper Clarke, and Megan Orr. 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