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Ironman World Champion Mirinda Carfrae is set to speak at 2017 Naperville Women’s Half Marathon & 5K

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Above / In 2016, North Central hosted its first Women’s Half Marathon & 5K presented by Naperville Running Company with Premier Event Management.

Premier Event Management (PEM), a leading endurance sport event producer and organizer, is pleased to welcome Ironman World Champion Mirinda Carfrae as its featured guest speaker to kick off the 2017 Naperville Women’s Half Marathon & 5K presented by Naperville Running Company hosted by North Central College.

In only its second year, this emerging national running event held every April in Naperville has thus far attracted in 2016 acclaimed speaker and famous marathon trailblazer Kathrine Switzer, and now in 2017, 3x Ironman World Champion and Australian Professional Triathlete Carfrae.

“I’m really excited to be a part of the all women’s running weekend in Naperville,” said Carfrae. “The race organization is top notch and I’m excited to share my experiences as a runner and world class triathlete with a new group athletes. Maybe I can inspire a new runner to try triathlon.”

Carfrae address kicks off activities at 6PM Friday, April 21

The limited seating speaking engagement is free and open to the public, and will take place on the campus of North Central College at the Wentz Concert Hall beginning at 6PM on Friday, April 21. Carfrae will discuss her Ironman World Championship success as well as her course record marathon of 2:50.26, to follow with a Q & A, photo and autograph session.

Register here: http://bit.ly/NWHRINNY

“We could not be more excited to have Mirinda, a 3x Ironman World Champion, join us at the second annual Naperville Women’s Half Marathon & 5K,” said PEM President and Race Director Bill Burke. “She is the perfect female endurance athlete to kick off the weekend activities with 4,000 of her closest female friends. Her specialty is running down the competition at the close of the event, and no male or female competitor does it better.”

Registration now in progress for the run on Sunday, April 23

General registration for the April 23, 2017, Naperville Women’s Half Marathon & 5K will be open until April 22, 2017.

The event routes will take athletes through downtown and some of the historic neighborhoods of Naperville.

The race will start at North Central College and athletes will cross the finish on the track inside the beautiful Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium.

Find more information at www.napervillewomenshalf.events.

Story submitted by Charles Allen for Premier Event Management.

RELATED POST / Naperville Women’s Half Marathon & 5K Race Day 2016

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