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History will be made at this
weekend's New Las Vegas Marathon when runners
will not only be able to run the world Famous
Las Vegas Strip for the first time, but they
will be part of the only marathon in the nation
in which you can place a bet. In order to bring
an unprecedented level of excitement to the
race, bettors will be able to wage on the winner
of "The Challenge," the top male and
female professional runners.
This
Friday at 1:00 p.m. at the Professional Runners
News Conference, the New Las Vegas Marathon
will announce the time differential for "The
Challenge." The Challenge is an L.A. Marathon
innovation in which the Professional Women Runners
start the race in advance of the Professional
Men. Historic statistics of this year's field
of professional runners will determine the time
differential. The first runner to cross the
Finish Line wins a $50,000 first place cash
prize and a $50,000 bonus for winning "The
Challenge."
Fans
can place bets on the New Las Vegas Marathon
starting this afternoon at Mandalay Bay.
"This
is a very exciting development that speaks to
the quality of our professional runners and
instantly establishes the New Las Vegas Marathon
as a serious race," said New Las Vegas
Marathon President William A. Burke.
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