The 2011 AT&T Pasta Dinner is $15 per person and will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn from 5 pm until 8 pm on Friday, March 4.

Purchase Pasta Dinner tickets by February 15th when you register for any of the races or from the Albany's Convention and Visitors Bureau at (229) 317-4760 or by email: lriddle@albanyga.com

The Hilton Garden Inn is located at 101 S. Front Street.

Featured Speaker: Jim Crist, Director of the Pace Team

“Six Secret Tips Guaranteed To Improve Your Marathon Performance” will be presented by Pacer Jim at the SNICKERS® MARATHON® Energy Bar Pasta Dinner. These tips developed through observation and analysis of thousands of marathoners during all stages of their quest will prove to be very helpful for new runners and experienced marathoners alike.

Jim Crist is the director of the Pace Team which will be featuring ten Pacers at the 2010 SNICKERS® MARATHON® Energy Bar Marathon. This is the second year that Albany has offered the MarathonPacing.com Pace Team as a runner benefit to help marathoners achieve their goals. Jim has directed Pace Teams in over forty marathons around the country and paced thousands of runners to successful finishes along with helping hundreds of runners achieve a Boston Qualifying time.

After years of actively noting those running characteristics that help runners achieve their goals in the marathon, Jim painstakingly analyzed the obstacles faced by marathoners and identified solutions to each of them. The wealth of that knowledge is distilled down into the Six Secret Tips and will be shared with you before the race at the Pasta Dinner. 

Every Tip presented was developed from actual race experience and all can be used in the marathon or half marathon on race day. Come and hear this useful and often humorous presentation and begin your successful race before the gun goes off. Presented Friday, March 4, 2011 at 5:30 pm and 7pm at the Hilton Garden Inn.