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Capital Road Race Management (CRRM), Northern California's premier race management and timing company, has signed Sacramento-based real estate development company, The Buzz Oates Group of Companies (www.buzzoates.com), as the presenting sponsor of its 5th Annual CoreLogic Cowtown Marathon. The Buzz Oates Group of Companies will also be the Title Sponsor of the No Excuses 5k and the Title Sponsor of the second annual RunSac Race Series which is an age-graded scoring grand prix involving 14 area races that are owned or managed by CRRM and Fleet Feet Sacramento.


CRRM President Rich Hanna said, "We are very pleased to continue our partnership with The Buzz Oates Group of Companies. We feel strongly that this partnership will play an integral

role in providing our participants an enhanced running and walking experience while ultimately leading to more funds for the terrific work of numerous charities that benefit from our races, including The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Northern Area Dietetic Association, the Alzheimer's Aid Society, American Heart/American Stroke Association, Volunteer Center of Sacramento, St. Hope Academy, and Ben Ali Shrine Center of Sacramento, among others."


Chief Executive Officer of The Buzz Oates Group of Companies, Larry Allbaugh, added, "It's great to be working with Rich and his organization and to be associated with community running events that promote health and fitness. By continuing our partnership with CRRM, our company will also be supporting numerous charitable organizations in our community. This is a perfect union of philanthropy, health and fitness - all of which are aligned with our company's core values. As we continue to expand our community involvement, we expect that a large number of our employees will take part in these great events, as runners and as volunteers."


Capital Road Race Management is a running and walking event management and timing company based in Sacramento, California, and manages and/or times over 45 annual running events from Santa Maria to Reno, including the Run to Feed the Hungry, CoreLogic Cowtown Marathon Presented by The Buzz Oates Group of Companies, Apple Hill Harvest Run, Parkway Half Marathon, Fair Oaks Sun Run, The Buzz Oates No Excuses 5k, Lake Natoma Four Bridges Half Marathon, The Alzheimer's Memorial 5k, Valentine Fun Run/Walk and Nutrition Fuels Fitness 10k/5k. All of these events benefit non-profit entities.


The Buzz Oates Group of Companies creates and manages facilities for today's commercial real estate users by designing and building retail centers, office/warehouse/distribution centers and state-of-the-art Class A office space. As a fully integrated commercial real estate development company, we offer a single point of contact for a full range of construction, real estate and property management services. We have constructed more than 60 million square feet of office and warehouse space. We lease approximately two to three million sf, and broker approximately $100 million of commercial property each year. We manage a portfolio of more than 20 million square feet for over 100 venture partners and have built relationships with 600 tenants. From entitlements to construction and construction management, real estate marketing and finance/capital markets, property asset management and property maintenance - we are recognized as the preferred development company for today's commercial real estate users. Our reputation has been built on more than 50 years of experience, integrity and leadership.





The Buzz Oates Group of Companies

Shelley Christopher, 916-379-3800

Fax: 916-381-3806

shelleychristopher@buzzoates.com