Pasta Dinner Information
Our high carbohydrate dinner provided by Sysco Food Services of Louisville and Michaels & Associates - Kentucky Division features two Fabulous Pastas and Sauces, Salad, Bread and Dessert. Dinner will be served Friday, April 23rd from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Dinner Tickets
- Adults: $9.00; Children under 12: $6.00
- Tickets may be ordered when registering for the Marathon or miniMarathon.
- If already registered, you may order extra pasta dinner tickets by calling the Derby Festival Office at (502) 584-6383.
- Tickets will not be mailed; they will be available for pick-up at the Pasta Dinner.
- Limited tickets may be available at the door, however, tickets sold out in 2009. GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
Pasta Dinner Guest 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 Derby Festival Marathon 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 Asics Pace Team which will be featuring 14 Pacers at the 2010 Derby Festival Marathon. Jim has directed Pace Teams in over fifty 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 at 6:30 Friday, April 23, 2010 at the Pasta Dinner at the Expo.
“Six Secret Tips Guaranteed To Improve Your Marathon Performance” will be presented by Pacer Jim at the Derby Festival Marathon 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 Asics Pace Team which will be featuring 14 Pacers at the 2010 Derby Festival Marathon. Jim has directed Pace Teams in over fifty 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 at 6:30 Friday, April 23, 2010 at the Pasta Dinner at the Expo.
