HILTON BALTIMORE SIGNS ON AS OFFICIAL HEADQUARTERS HOTEL

Baltimore, Md. – Corrigan Sports Enterprises (CSE) announced today that they have reached an agreement with the Hilton Baltimore convention center hotel to serve as “Official Headquarters Hotel” of the Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival. Hilton Baltimore joins the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel and Holiday Inn Inner Harbor as “Official Hotel Partners.” The 2008 Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival will take place from Thursday, Oct. 9 – Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008.

Scheduled to open in Fall 2008, the new Hilton Baltimore features 757 guest rooms, including 20 luxury and hospitality suites (10 with balcony views), and 60,000 sq. ft. of flexible function space including two ballrooms. The hotel, which is directly connected to the Baltimore Convention Center via enclosed pedestrian sky walk, is located in the city’s scenic Inner Harbor area at 401 W. Pratt Street, next to the start line of the Under Armour Baltimore Marathon, Legg Mason Team Relay and United Way 5k at Pratt and Paca Streets. The Light Rail system near the hotel also will provide out-of-town runners with easy access from BWI Airport. In addition, Hilton Baltimore has been designated the future site of the running festival’s “kick off” press conference event, which will be announced at a future date and time.

“Hilton Baltimore is delighted to be working with Corrigan Sports Enterprises and proud to have been selected as official headquarters for the 2008 Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival,” said Linda Norman, general manager at the hotel, currently under construction. “Thrilled to participate in such an exciting citywide event, our hotel team looks forward to October when we will be meeting more of our neighbors as well as greeting incoming travelers to our marvelous city.”

Hilton Baltimore plans to continue its grand opening celebration throughout the running festival, with special activity announcements for residents and hotel guests to be announced in the year ahead.

“We are thrilled to have brand new Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel as our partner,” stated Lee Corrigan, president of CSE “This enables the end of our race to go under the skywalk, literally right through their lobby. Along with the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel and Holiday Inn Inner Harbor, we are able to provide the three best hotels in the area for our runners and their families.”

The 2007 Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival saw an event record 14,542 runners participate. In addition, every race sold out for the first time in event history. The running festival generated over $18 million for the city and over $600,000 was donated to local charities.

The Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival is produced by Corrigan Sports Enterprises, a leader in sports promotions in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. region. Founded in 1991, CSE owns and operates the following events: Under Armour Baltimore Marathon, The CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Running Festival, The Charm City Challenge All-Star Basketball Game, The Capital Classic, the Toyota Pro Beach Volleyball Tour and the annual Baltimore BikeJam event.

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