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Miracle Match Marathon
Bridging the Gap between Donors and Recipients
January 31, 2010 ~ WACO, TEXAS ~ Cash Prizes!
- Races run on Sunday, January 31st:
- Marathon
- Half Marathon
- Marathon Relay
Races run on Saturday, January 30th:
- 5K Run
- 1-Mile Fun Run
- Miracle Match Kid
SPECIAL FOR OUR RELAY RUNNERS!
Check out our new four-person relay format! There is a leg of the four-person relay for you - flat and short, long and steep as well as everything inbetween. Get three of your running buddies together and team up against the toughest marathon around!
Announcing our newest marathon division - BAREFOOT!
That's right - barefoot running is coming to central Texas! We will have noted barefoot marathoner Rick Roeber with us race day as we open our newest division. Rick will also be our keynote speaker at the pasta dinner Saturday evening.
Contact Information
For more information, please contact the Race Director at miraclematchmarathon@swmail.sw.org
2010 Event Registration is Open
Registration forms can be downloaded from our Registration Page
or register electonically through MarathonGuide.com- Early registration discounts available until December 1, 2009.
Simple travel to the Heart of Texas!
- It is easy to get to Waco!
- It is a short 90 mile drive from Dallas or Austin and the Waco airport is serviced by American and Continental airlines.
Inaugural Year for Cash Awards!
- Completing a course like Waco’s is a hard earned accomplishment you will never forget. Completing the marathan in a good time deserves something more!!! We are proud to announce we are adding cash awards in 2010. Visit our awards page for more information. We even have a Course Record bonus of $100!
Other Links
- Awards New marathon finisher medals for 2010!
- Past Marathons
- Volunteers
- Training for the Race
About our Cause
The beneficiary of this event are people all over the world that are in a very special race of their own - a race against cancer and other diseases that could be cured by a marrow transplant.
All proceeds of the Miracle Match Marathon go to find a "Miracle Match" for these patients by tissue typing volunteer donors for the "Be The Match Registry" 
operated in Central Texas through the Scott & White Marrow Donor Program.
- Learn more about the honorary race directors:
- 2008 Honorary Race Director, Patrick Mancuso
- 2009 Honorary Race Director, Kay Dunlap
About Our Bridge
The city of Waco has many beautiful locations that our runners will see, but none so grand as our famous suspension bridge. Built in 1870, the bridge serves as the finish line for each of our race events. Many of our runners have commented on the thrill of crossing the Brazos on the suspension bridge to the finish line. The bridge is symbolic of this event. Just as a bridge makes it possible to connect two distant shores, the Miracle Match Marathon helps connect patients needing marrow transplants to matched donors.
(photo courtesy of Karen Thibodeaux, The Sporting Image)
About Our Race
In 2004, the Waco Professional Fire Fighters Association began the Miracle Match Marathon. Each year, the event gets bigger and better.
Our Race Director is Waco marathoner Nancy Goodnight , a veteran marathoner. Our Race Administrator is Debbie Mabry and course superintendent is Waco Fire Fighter, Wade Durbin, assisted by Waco Fire Fighters and the McLennan County Sheriff's Department. Kevin Fisk, also a Waco Fire Fighter and stem cell donor, is the course safety director providing cycling patrols for the entire course.
Want to know more about our marathon? We invite you to watch this video clip from our 2008 event.
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