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Summa Health the new sponsor of Akron Marathon
Summa Health has been named presenting sponsor for the Akron Marathon Race Series through 2023, it was announced Tuesday.
“Summa has been a long-time partner of the Akron Marathon,” said Anne Bitong, president and CEO at Akron Marathon Charitable Corp. in a news release. “Since our inception, Summa has been our Official Sports Medicine sponsor supporting our medical aid stations across all events, and they’ve had more than 100 employees and volunteers support each race we’ve hosted with an incredible passion for this community.”
The race series encompasses three events with distances ranging from one mile to the marathon.
Previous presenting sponsor was Akron Children’s Hospital, which will continue supporting the marathon. It will sponsor the kids fun run Friday, Sept. 24.
Event organizers said they are working closely with Akron and Summit County Public Health officials regarding race-weekend plans that align with public health and safety efforts. Registration for 2021 events will be conducted through a tiered registration process, which allows a limited group of eligible individuals based on previous participation and event deferment from the 2020 races, on Wednesday, Jan. 13. The public registration window is scheduled to open Monday, Jan. 18.
2021 race dates (all are Saturdays)
• National Interstate 8k and 1 Mile - June 26
• Goodyear Half Marathon & 10k - Aug. 14
• FirstEnergy Akron Marathon, Half Marathon and Team Relay - Sept. 25
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