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Media Challenge
Deadline to sign up is September 2, 2011
THE 2011 STWM MEDIA CHALLENGE RETURNS!
- Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon invites media to lace up, take the challenge and represent your media outlet in support of local Toronto charities
Are you a reporter on the run? An athletic assignment editor? A fast-footed photographer? Are you as quick on your feet as you are with your words? Do you love running and enjoy a challenge? The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (STWM) Media Challenge is returning for its fourth year, and registration is now open!
The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Half & 5K (42k, 21k, 5k) takes place on October 16 and is recognized as one of Canada's premier running events, as one of five officially recognized IAAF Label marathons across North America. This year, more than 22,500 runners from over 40 countries will participate in the event, running to raise more than $3 million for 150 deserving local charities.
Entries are open to journalists, photographers, videographers, producers and editors, in each of the three distance categories (marathon, half-marathon or 5k). Media outlets are limited to 10 free entrants per outlet in a combination of any or all three categories and when applying you are required to provide a work email address as proof of employment. Aside from bragging rights for your media outlet, you can also win up to $700 for the charity of your choice in the Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge!
Scotiabank will donate the prizing for the top three male and female finishers in each distance category to the charity of their choice:
| Male | Marathon | Half-Marathon | 5k |
| 1st Place | $700 | $500 | $300 |
| 2nd Place | $350 | $200 | $150 |
| 3rd Place | $150 | $100 | $75 |
| Female | |||
| 1st Place | $700 | $500 | $300 |
| 2nd Place | $350 | $200 | $150 |
| 3rd Place | $150 | $100 | $75 |
With 150 local charities to support, this competition will make you a local hero so register today and start your training! Since its inception, the Media Challenge has seen its strongest finishers represented by the National Post, the Score, the Globe and Mail, CBC and the Canadian Press with Ben Kaplan's (National Post) victorious marathon wins two years in a row. The Post's Stuart Bell also took top spot in the 5k twice.
Top finishing times to beat in the Scotiabank Media Challenge:
Marathon
Ben Kaplan, National Post (3:09:51)
Noel Hulsman, Globe and Mail (3:23:37)
Half-Marathon
Phil Elder, The Score (1:31:46.4)
Sasha Nagy, The Globe and Mail (1:33:56.9)
David Pett, National Post (1:38:42.4)
5k
Stewart Bell, National Post (17:58.6)
Randy Urban, The Score (18:26.6)
Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press (26:38.1)
About Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (STWM) is Canada's premier Marathon, the country's number one big-city marathon and a place where dreams come true. In 2010 the STWM was ranked as 6th fastest marathon in the world, 3rd fastest women's race in the world and holds the record for both the fastest men's and women's marathons on Canadian soil (2:07:58 run last year by Kenneth Mungara & 2:22:43 by Sharon Cherop). For the fourth consecutive year, the event has been awarded a prestigious Silver Label by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF). This designation makes the STWM one of only five internationally recognized IAAF Label marathons in North America, and puts Toronto on the map within the international athletics community. The race attracts participants from over 40 countries and this year's goal is to raise more than $3 million for 150 charities.
The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon includes the 5k, half-marathon (21k) and full marathon (42k) events. For more information, visit www.stwm.ca or to sign up please contact Julia Wall-Clarke at julia.wall-clarke@narrative.ca or 416.922.2211 x3349.
About Scotiabank
Scotiabank is committed to supporting the communities in which we live and work, both in Canada and abroad, through our global philanthropic program, Scotiabank Bright Future. Recognized as a leader internationally and among Canadian corporations for our charitable donations and philanthropic activities, Scotiabank has provided on average approximately $44 million annually to community causes around the world over each of the last five years. Visit us at www.scotiabank.com.
To sign up for the Media Challenge or for more information:
Julia Wall-Clarke, Narrative Advocacy Media
julia.wall-clarke@narrative.ca or 416-922-2211 x3349
Livy Feldgajer, Scotiabank Media Communications
Livy_Feldgajer@scotiacapital.com or 416-866-6203
