Rosarito-Puerto Nuevo Half Marathon Scheduled for November 7

July 2nd, 2009- The City of Rosarito Beach, Baja México and FDt Marketing are proud to announce the 4th Annual Rosarito-Puerto Nuevo Half Marathon which will be held on November 7th, 2009 in Rosarito. The event, which will begin at 7:30 am, will start at the Rosarito Beach North entrance, continue South on Highway 1 to the finish line at the entrance of Puerto Nuevo.

“We are very happy that FDt Marketing has signed on to assist in the development and coordination of the half marathon. We are very excited to have all the competitors here in our beautiful city and look forward to the event in November. Rosarito has always been recognized as a very attractive spot for active outdoor enthusiasts and this event will bring many positive things to our city. The half marathon has plenty of potential to be a successful event, and I am more than happy to make sure we host this event every year from now on”, said Hugo Torres, Mayor of Rosarito Beach.

FDt Marketing and Rosarito have set up hotel and travel packages as well as shuttle service to and from the U.S. border. Race packet pick up will be held Friday November 6 at the Rosarito Beach Hotel. The event will also include a festival at the finish line.

Anyone interested in signing up for the event can register on Active.com (keyword: Rosarito Beach). Registration is $30 until August 30 and $40 after August 30. The cost of the Kids Fun Run is $10. The deadline to register is October 19, 2009.

As for Rosarito security issues, Mayor Torres commented by saying “We welcome all tourists as usual, Rosarito is safer than ever as we have launched the Tourist Police Force, a group of attentive bilingual officers, trained especially to deal with tourists issues; we also have the Tourist Attention Department, available 24/7 and a fully bilingual Ombudsman for mayor incidents. We have no problems here and no tourist has been affected by organized crime in the last 20 years.”

For more information on the event, travel arrangements or the City of Rosarito, please visit the Rosarito website www.rosarito.org or contact FDt Marketing.

CONTACT INFORMATION: info@fdtmarketing.com or 858.200.7619