Victoria Marathon brings $7M to local economy
The GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon provides a boon to the local economy with an economic impact of $7.1 million.
It’s not just runners who look forward to the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon each year. Local businesses also enjoy major benefits from the event, according to a recent report from the Victoria Marathon Society. The report estimates an economic impact of $7.1 million from the race weekend — up dramatically from 2001, when the economic impact of the event was last measured at $1.2 million.
More info in the Marathon Society’s press release.
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