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Legs for Literacy is an annual marathon held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada in October. The race day also includes a half marathon, 10 km, and 5 km race. The event has quickly become the largest running event in the province, and one of the largest in Atlantic Canada. In 2017, the event featured a total of 2,270 finishers, and approximately 300 more in the family run/walk held the day prior. The event raises funds for local literacy initiatives, with over $674,000 raised as of 2016. The title sponsor of the event is currently IGT, an arcade and online gaming company, while each race distance is sponsored by an individual company that usually changes each year. The event has had numerous sponsors, including Recharge With Milk (a campaign by Dairy Farmers of Canada), Majesta, AstraZeneca,

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  • Legs for Literacy is an annual marathon held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada in October. The race day also includes a half marathon, 10 km, and 5 km race. The event has quickly become the largest running event in the province, and one of the largest in Atlantic Canada. In 2017, the event featured a total of 2,270 finishers, and approximately 300 more in the family run/walk held the day prior. The event raises funds for local literacy initiatives, with over $674,000 raised as of 2016. The title sponsor of the event is currently IGT, an arcade and online gaming company, while each race distance is sponsored by an individual company that usually changes each year. The event has had numerous sponsors, including Recharge With Milk (a campaign by Dairy Farmers of Canada), Majesta, AstraZeneca, Subway, Booster Juice, Tim Hortons, Medavie Blue Cross, the Royal Bank of Canada, , GoodLife Fitness, and UNI Financial Cooperation, among others. The event commonly serves as the New Brunswick Championships for the half marathon and marathon distance. The event is a Boston Marathon qualifier, with 41 of the 176 finishers qualifying in the 2017 edition of the run. Half marathon times achieved at the event can be used for qualification at the New York City Marathon. In 2015, named Legs for Literacy one of the top ten Canadian fall races with the best scenery. (en)
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  • Legs for Literacy is an annual marathon held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada in October. The race day also includes a half marathon, 10 km, and 5 km race. The event has quickly become the largest running event in the province, and one of the largest in Atlantic Canada. In 2017, the event featured a total of 2,270 finishers, and approximately 300 more in the family run/walk held the day prior. The event raises funds for local literacy initiatives, with over $674,000 raised as of 2016. The title sponsor of the event is currently IGT, an arcade and online gaming company, while each race distance is sponsored by an individual company that usually changes each year. The event has had numerous sponsors, including Recharge With Milk (a campaign by Dairy Farmers of Canada), Majesta, AstraZeneca, (en)
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