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Show Snow or No Snow, Marathon Run still on ,..,, .... ... , , f ? 5. ' I 'i " . ; ZS' Despite heavy snowfall this week in southern Utah, the fourth annual March of Dimes Marathon run from Cedar City to Salt Lake is still being planned January 27-2!) by Southern Utah State College runners. "We ran the first year in heavy snows, even using cross country skiers to get over Cedar Mountain. Unless some really rough storms come along during the week, the Marathon is still on," Dave Furuta, Marathon Chairman, said. "Kven though we haven't had much snow until this week, we've been urging the runnel's to do their longdistance long-distance training at night just in case we ran into any. From the looks of things, it's really going to pay off," the Brighton, Colorado, senior-said senior-said . To date, over 50 SUSC students, members of the faculty and staff, and other area resident have pledged their time to "Hun For Those Who Can't." Troceeds from the March of Dimes Marathon will go towards the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at the University of I'tah Medical Center. "The public is invited to afternoon. SUSC Dean of Students Sterling Church will be the first runner this year. Faculty and staff members will run one mile each. Men students will run ten miles and female students will run five miles each. "Running five miles at night is hard, but you don't think about how cold and tired you are, you think about a lot of other things, especially about where the money is going from the Marathon. It's all worth it," Val Kainey, Marathon Secretary, said. She said that Marathon is expected to end sometime around 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon af-ternoon at the March of Dimes Telerama. SUSC Snow Queen Cathy Trice, Vernal will perform on the televised program and her attendants Liz Simkins, Circleville, and Natalie Bailey, Escalante, will run the last mile of the Marathon. A fund-raising dance has been scheduled after the Marathon, on January 31, in the SUSC Large Ballroom. Other fund-raising events, including the sale of T-shirts in the SUSC Student Center, will continue through the month. MARK HOUTF. Lori Lambros and Val Kainey. March of Dimes Marathon Secretaries, mark the route to le taken by marathon runners, despite heavy snows. attend the brief ceremonies which will be held Friday at noon to begin the Marathon," Furuta said. The 310 mile trek will begin at the corner of Main and (enter (Cedar City Tost Office) and end at the University of Utah Special Events Center where the March of Dimes Telerama is being televised Sunday |