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    Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon - Race Week Media Schedule

    TORONTO, Oct. 9, 2012 /CNW/ - The 23rd annual Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (STWM), Half-Marathon and 5km will take place in Toronto on Sunday, October 14, 2012. The race week media schedule is as follows:

    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2012
     
    ELITE ATHLETE PRE-RACE MEDIA CONFERENCE
       
    When:   10:30 a.m.
    Who:   Alan Brookes, Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Race Director              
    Kyle McNamara, Senior Vice President, Securities & Operations, Scotiabank
         
      International Elite Athletes   Canadian Athletes 
      Gilbert Yegon, Kenya    Krista DuChene
      Felix Limo, Kenya    Lanni Marchant
      Siraj Gena  Ethiopia    Rob Watson
      Agnes Kiprop, Kenya    Matt Loiselle
      Netsanet Achamo, Ethiopia  
       
      Additional elites will be available for interviews including:

    		- 81-year-old Milton runner Ed Whitlock, hoping to set an age record in the full marathon

    - 101-year-old runner Fauja Singh, returning in the 5km

    Where:  Runners Expo, Main Stage, Exhibition Hall D
    Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place: 100 Princes' Blvd. (Lake Shore Blvd. W. & Strachan)
     
    SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2012
     
    MEDIA ACCREDITATION PICK UP/INFO DESK
    Finish Line, Nathan Phillips Square - South-East corner
    Open: 6.30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
     
    MEDIA WORKROOM/POST-RACE PRESS CONFERENCE
    Conference Room 2, City Hall, Nathan Phillips Square
    - Live race screening
    - Wi-fi access
     
    RACE START TIMES
       
    8:00 a.m.   5km
    Race start location: Remembrance Drive, Ontario Place
       
    8:30 a.m.    Half-Marathon start (21.1 km)
    8:30 a.m.  Marathon start (42.2 km)
    Media access point for the race start line is University/Dundas
     
    KEY EXPECTED FINISH TIMES
    Finish Line for all distances is Queen &Bay, at the South-East corner of Nathan Phillips Square.
       
    08:15 a.m.      Top 5km finishers
    08:40 a.m.  101-year-old Fauja Singh to finish 5km
    09:34 a.m.  Top half-marathon males
    09:4 0 a.m.  Top half-marathon females
    10:10 a.m.  Top wheelchair marathon
    10:35 a.m.     Elite MALE MARATHON FINISH
    10:41 a.m.  Elite CANADIAN MALE EXPECTED
    10:53 a.m.  Elite FEMALE MARATHON EXPECTED
    10:58 a.m.  Elite CANADIAN FEMALE EXPECTED
    11:55 a.m.  Ed Whitlock finishes marathon with new World Record in Masters 81 age group
     
    Photos/mixed zone interviews available at Finish Line. ALL MEDIA require credentials to access the finish line. If you have not yet applied for credentials, please contact jenna.mannone@narrative.ca or call 416-644-4132 (office) 647-284-9707 (cell)
     
    POST RACE MEDIA CONFERENCE
    Conference Room 2 (signposted), City Hall
       
    12:00 noon  Press Conference with the top international males, females and Canadians

    About the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon

    The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon is Canada's premier national running event, attracting 22,000 participants from over 50 countries and aiming to raise $3 million for over 165 local and national charities.

    This fast, flat, scenic course holds the record for the fastest men's and women's marathons run in Canada (2:07:58, Kenneth Mungara in 2010; and 2:22:43, Koren Yal, in 2011) and for the fifth consecutive year, the STWM has been awarded the prestigious Silver Label by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The race vision is to continue to build Toronto in the same league as other world-class city marathon destinations such as Chicago, Los Angeles and Houston.

    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 $45 million annually to community causes around the world over each of the last five years. Visit us at www.scotiabank.com.

    SOURCE: Scotiabank - Sponsorships & Donations

    For further information:

    or to request media accreditation, please contact:

    Jenna Mannone, Narrative Advocacy Media;
    jenna.mannone@narrative.ca or 647-284-9707 (cell)

    Julia Wall-Clarke, Narrative Advocacy Media;
    julia.wall-clarke@narrative.ca or 647-456-9506 (cell)

    Sheena Findlay, Scotiabank Media Communications
    sheena.findlay@scotiabank.com or 647-628-3501 (cell)