Road Runner Akron Marathon announces Brouse Cup tour

Images of the Stanley Cup and the Wimbledon Trophy hoisted above the heads of their winners were in the minds of race officials when they collaborated with law firm Brouse McDowell to create the Road Runner Akron Marathon's new winners' trophy, the Brouse Cup.

The Road Runner Akron Marathon, which will hold its fifth annual race on Saturday, September 29, 2007, has designed a large sterling silver trophy to be engraved with the names of each year's winners in the men's and women's Open and men's and women's Masters divisions. The cup is 18 and a half inches high and weighs approximately 20 pounds. Each of the four winners will be given a replica of the Brouse Cup to keep.

The Brouse Cup, a gift by Brouse McDowell, will be showcased throughout the community beginning in early July at the facilities of sponsors and city landmarks that fall on the 26.2 mile marathon course. Confirmed tour stops include: The National Inventors Hall of Fame, City Hall, Akron Beacon Journal, WAKR / WONE / WQMX, Brouse McDowell, Crowne Plaza, John S. Knight Center and Canal Park.

While Brouse McDowell and the Road Runner Akron Marathon are hoping that this new trophy will gain notoriety in the running community, the main goal is to provide a tangible piece of the marathon that can be shared throughout the Akron community.

"The Road Runner Akron Marathon has become an important and beloved piece of Akron's culture in the past five years," said Dave Hunter, an attorney at Brouse McDowell and the marathon course co-chair. "The new Brouse Cup not only makes a great trophy, it allows other organizations in the City of Akron that play a part in the race to share a part of the marathon with the community year-round."

Hunter, who's been dedicated to the marathon since its beginning five years ago, was the catalyst behind the new piece of Road Runner Akron Marathon hardware. "We want Akronites to be proud when they see the Brouse Cup around the city."

The new Brouse Cup will be presented to marathon winners for the first time on Saturday, September 29 at the awards ceremony in Canal Park Stadium. The fifth anniversary race also features a new half-marathon course, free Brooks running shoes for all marathon finishers and a community party on race day.

The Road Runner Akron Marathon is organized by the Akron Marathon Charitable Corporation, a nonprofit group that is dedicated to promoting health and fitness. Additional information on the Road Runner Akron Marathon, Half Marathon and Chase Team Relays is available at AkronMarathon.org http://www.AkronMarathon.org or by calling (330) 375-2786 (2RUN).

Brouse Cup Tour Schedule
July 2 - National Inventors Hall of Fame
July 16 - Akron City Hall
July 30 - Akron Beacon Journal
Aug. 13 - WAKR / WONE / WQMX
Aug. 27 - Brouse McDowell
Sept. 10 - Crowne Plaza
Sept. 27 - John S. Knight Center
Sept. 28 - Menche's Brothers / Canal Park Stadium
Sept. 29 - Road Runner Akron Marathon Awards Ceremony at Canal Park Stadium