Sunday June 20, the 32nd edition of the Tour du Lac Brome Merell was a great success beating the participation record with 3000 runners engaged in 5 races. This event is now placed as a must on June’s agenda of many runners from all over the province.
Since 3 years, the event has grown spectacularly ranging from 1200 registrations in 2008 to 3000 in 2010. According to the co-organizers: “since 2008, year after year we have constantly adapted the event to best suit the runners”.
The Tour du Lac Brome Merell is organized in the countryside with a dynamic team of 325 volunteers originating from Lac Brome city and its surroundings. We estimate that approximately 5% of locals are taking part in the organization.
Next year, the organizers plan to broaden the event over a 2-day week end in order to allow more runners to participate to the annual gathering while maintaining high quality standards in line with the maximum capacity of the site.
We want to thank the collaboration of Lac Brome municipality, the local Chamber of commerce, the Sûreté du Québec which were our key partners in terms of logistics. The contribution of Merell Canada, our major sponsor, ensured the success of the event along with all our other partners: Brome Lake Ducks, Boris beer, Fontaine Santé, Sports-Experts, Emballages Knowlton and all the hotels of the area.
We invite runners to participate to the 33rd edition of the Tour du Lac Brome Merell on the week end of June 19, 2011.
Thank you to the 3000 runners registered!
Sportingly,
Jean-Yves Cloutier and Jean Joly
Co-organizers |
