Running Festival surpasses 13,000 runners

Corrigan Sports Enterprises (CSE) announced today that the 2007 Legg Mason Team Relay at the Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival has sold out for the first time prior to race day. The Team Relay involves four people running portions of the marathon course ranging from 6.8 to 7.3 miles.

The Team Relay is the second race to sell out this year, with the CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield filling up all 5,500 slots in early September. Overall registration is up 27 percent compared to this time last year. Registration numbers are over 13,000, the most in the history of the seven-year old event, with the Under Armour Baltimore Marathon, United Way 5K and Kids' Fun Run also close to being filled.

The 2007 Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival, which consists of the Under Armour Baltimore Marathon, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Half-Marathon, United Way 5K, Legg Mason Team Relay and Kids' Fun Run, will take place on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at M&T Bank Stadium. The event, now in its seventh year, has generated over 60 million dollars in revenue for the city and more than 4 million dollars for local charities.

The Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival is produced by Corrigan Sports Enterprises, a leader in sports promotions in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. region. Founded in 1991, CSE owns and operates the following events: Under Armour Baltimore Marathon, The CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Frederick Running Festival, The Charm City Challenge All-Star Basketball Game, The Capital Classic, the Toyota Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, and the annual Baltimore BikeJam event.

For more information, go to www.thebaltimoremarathon.com.