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THUNDER BAY - Over the past 24 hours since the report on the Thunder Bay Marathon went up on NetNewsledger.com there have been people from across North America reading the report. The committee hosting the 2010 Thunder Bay Marathon have promised that the event will offer a positive economic impact on Thunder Bay. Barry Streib, President and Chair of the Thunder Bay Marathon, said, “We believe that this event will provide numerous benefits to our community by
encouraging an active and healthy lifestyle, generating economic stimulus, increasing tourism, and fostering collaboration between community groups.”

That promise will come to pass based on where readers of the article have been coming from over the past day. There have been people from Bank of America in Dallas Texas, Deloitte in Hermitage Tennessee, United Airlines in Chicago, http://www.piperjaffray.com/, Ravenna Ohio, the State Of Colorado, Lucent.com, Edward Jones in St. Louis Missouri, Georgia Pacific Corporation in Atlanta Georgia, http://terribleherbst.com/ in Las Vegas Nevada, just to name a few over the past hour. There are many visits from Thunder Bay and across Northwestern Ontario of course too.

The interest in this marathon appears widespread.

For runners seeking to experience an amazing place for a marathon, Thunder Bay offers the climate, amazing views, and a challenging course.

Our communities potential guests can find out more about how to plan their visit to our city at www.visitthunderbay.ca. Thunder Bay, a city of about 109,000 people has some amazing flight connections into the city from Porter Air, which connects to the city from Boston, Chicago and New York in the United States. Westjet and Air Canada also connect into Thunder Bay as well as Delta.

For marathon runners from the United States, and Europe, the Thunder Bay Marathon offers an international experience in a friendly community.