Fresno Marathon? Sweet!

Last week I read in the Fresno Bee that they are going to be adding a full marathon to the Trail of 2 Cities Half Marathon that runs annualy in November. The innagural race will be in November of 2008 and the course runs from Woodward Park to Dakota and Clovis and back again. This is very exciting news! I have always wanted a local marathon to run in so I don't have to drive to another city and sleep at a hotel and then drive home the same day as the race and I can be familiar with the course before I run it. Fresno is also the largest city in the state not to have a marathon. However there have been marathons twice in Fresno's history, one from 1978-1987 and the other in 1999. The running community is growing in this area and it is about time there is marathon that reflects this. This is a great opportunity for people to try long distance running out and also for people to watch a marathon if they haven't seen one run. There will also be a field of elite runners and if you have never seen an elite runner race it is unbelievable. One year and seven months to go!