Health & Fitness Expo
At the Eugene Marathon Health & Fitness Expo you can shop cool vendors, collect freebies, learn about new products, listen to local running icons and get excited to run on Sunday! The expo is also your only opportunity to pick up your race packet - this includes your bib number, timing tag, t-shirt, event information, and other great offers and coupons from event sponsors. No Race Day Packet Pick-Up!
PACKET PICK-UP HOURS:
Friday, May 2, 2008
Time: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Hilton Eugene & Conference Center
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
The Hilton Eugene & Conference Center
EXPO REGISTRATION:
Registration for the Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K and Kids Marathon is availabe at the expo during packet pick-up hours.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST & PASTA DINNER:
While picking up your race packet grab some breakfast or dinner on the Hilton patio to fuel up for the big day. All proceeds from both meals benefit great charities: CASA of Lane County and The Jane Higdon Foundation. Click here for details.
EUGENE MARATHON SPECIAL PROGRAMS:
Presented by Eugene Running Company
Friday
3:00 to 5:30 P.M. — Eugene Films. First showing of documentaries with Eugene themes, including “Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story” and “Bill Bowerman.”
5:30 to 6:00 P.M. — Eugene Events. First virtual course tour and question-answer session with an event official.
Saturday
9:30 A.M. to Noon — Eugene Films. Second showing of documentaries with Eugene themes, including “Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story” and “Bill Bowerman.”
12:00 to 12:30 P.M. — Eugene Events. Second virtual course tour and question-answer session with an event official.
1:00 to 1:50 P.M. — Eugene Coaches. Tips on pre-race, mid-race and post-race planning from a team of Eugene Running Company coaches of marathoners and half-marathoners, both runners and walkers: Laura LaMena Coll, Joe Henderson, Jill Mestler and Kay Porter.
2:00 to 2:50 P.M. — Eugene Legends. The history and mystique of this longtime running capital, as seen by top marathoners who have lived and trained here as long as five decades. They include World Championships Marathon veteran and current coach Cathie Twomey Bellamy, former national marathon champion and ex-Oregon coach Tom Heinonen, Olympian-turned-coach Mike Manley, and two-time Olympian and author Kenny Moore.
3:00 to 3:50 P.M. — Eugene Olympian. Eugenean Dathan Ritzenhein has qualified for his second Olympic team, this time in the marathon. He appears here with his coach, Brad Hudson, who himself ran for South Eugene High School and the University of Oregon.
5:00 to 5:30 P.M. — Eugene Events. Final virtual course tour and question-answer session with an event official.
All speakers will be available for individual conversations, autographs and photos after their programs conclude.
EXPO VENDORS:
Some of the vendors attending the 2008 Health & Fitness Expo include: Larabar, Cherris, Oiselle Running, Local Authors – providing book signing, Eugene Running Company, Nike, Oregon Track Club, Gleukos, Healing Spirit Massage, Therapeutic Associates, Boston Bill Sunglasses, The Stick, Linda Prefontaine…just to name a few.
MASSAGE BOOTH:
Drop by the Healing Spirit Body Therapies booth at the expo on Friday or Saturday to get a pre-event tune-up massage. You can also schedule a finish line massage directly from their website. Call (541) 683-1125 if you would like a full body one hour or more massage before or after the event at their office.
SCHEDULE:
For a complete list of events happening during race weekend, click here.
PARKING:
Parking is available in the Hilton underground garage - first two hours are free. Additional parking is available next door at the Hult Center and across the street at the garage on 7th & Willamette streets. Directions to The Hilton Eugene
EXHIBITOR INFORMATION:
The 2008 Eugene Marathon Health & Fitness Expo is now full. If you would like to be put on the waiting list for 2008 or be one of the first to sign up for our 2009 Health & Fitness Expo please email Andy Downin.
