The Montgomery County Road Runners are pleased to announce, in partnership with the Montgomery Alliance and the Parks Foundation, the scheduling of the inaugural PricewaterhouseCoopers Parks Half Marathon to be run Sunday, September 24th, 2006 at 7:00 AM.

This new event will run from town center to town center. Starting in Rockville, it will traverse scenic parkland along the Rock Creek Stream Valley, before finishing in downtown Bethesda. The Parks Half Marathon brings to the Washington region a new fall event aimed directly to runners looking for a new challenge or a final tune-up leading into fall marathon season. The course features themed aid stations, chip timing, rolling hills, pin-point organization, a long sleeve Brooks premium, prizes for all age groups, including mid pack and back of the pack awards, and a festive post race celebration in the heart of Bethesda. The start is close to I-270 and the runners will return to the start from Bethesda via Metrorail. The PricewaterhouseCoopers Parks Half Marathon is limited to 2000 runners.

Online registration is now open at www.parkshalfmarathon.com.