Duluth Clinic Sports Medicine Health & Fitness Expo

The Duluth Clinic Sports Medicine Health & Fitness Expo is one of the largest in the nation. This event allows race participants, family and friends a chance to view over 100 booths showcasing the latest products and services available in the athletic industry.

The expo is in the Arena at the DECC and is free and open to the public on Thursday, June 19, 2008 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday, June 20, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Directions to the DECC from the North: From I-35 south take the Lake Avenue/5th Avenue West Exit (#256B) and stay in the left lane. At the stoplight, turn left on Canal Park Drive and immediately get into the right lane. Turn right on Railroad Street, drive under the skywalk and turn left into the DECC parking lot.

Directions to the DECC from the South: From I-35 north take the Lake Avenue/5th Avenue West Exit (#256B) and stay in the right lane. At the Stoplight, go straight until you get to the stoplights at Lake Avenue. Turn right on Canal Park Drive and stay in the right lane. Turn right on Railroad Street, drive under the skywalk and turn left into the DECC parking lot.

EXIBITOR INFORMATION

The 2008 Duluth Clinic Sports Medicine Health and Fitness Expo is sold-out and booths are no longer available. If you would like to be put on the waiting list for the 2009 event, please email Laura Bergen at the below email address. For your information, we give returning exhibitors first crack at reserving a space again and this will happen mid-November through December 2008. After the first of the year, if there is still space left, we will give new exhibitors the chance to reserve a booth on a first come, first serve basis according to when they were placed on the waiting list.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Bergen, expo coordinator, at (218) 727-0947 or email her at laura@grandmasmarathon.com

Clif Bar Pace Team: Let the members of the Clif Bar Pace Team help you cross the finish line within two minutes of your goal marathon time! Pace Teams will be available for the following finishing times: 3:15, 3:30, 3:40, 3:50, 4:00, 4:15, 4:30, 4:45, 5:00 and 5:30.

Signing up to run with one of the groups is easy. Sign up online by clicking here, or visit the CLIF BAR/CLIF SHOT booth at the Duluth Clinic Sports Medicine Health and Fitness Expo to let one of the Pace Leaders know which group you’d like to run with. For more information on the Clif Bar Pace Team visit www.clifbar.com/paceteams.