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To recognize the 30th Columbus Marathon on Sunday, October 18, 2009.
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WHEREAS, Nationwide Better Health, the leading provider of total population health management solutions, is the title sponsor of the 30th Columbus Marathon, the Nationwide Better Health Columbus Marathon; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus Marathon was one of the 25 largest marathons conducted in the United States in 2008 and approximately 20 percent of the field qualified for the Boston Marathon; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus Marathon has been designated by Runner's World as one of the top 20 marathons in the nation and by USA Today as one of the top 10 fall marathons; and
WHEREAS, the Nationwide Better Health Columbus Marathon is slated to have a record-breaking field of 15,000 runners, walkers, and wheelchair participants in the marathon and 1/2 marathon; and, children are encouraged to participate in the Ringling Brothers Red Nose Children's Run presented by the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby celebrate the Nationwide Better Health Columbus Marathon and the tens of thousands of Central Ohioans who will line the course to cheer on runners and walkers throughout their journey on Sunday, October 18, 2009.