Junior Marathon

The Junior Marathon is for children ages kindergarten through fifth grade (school year 07/08).

Participants in the Junior Marathon will, over the course of summer and fall 2008, walk and/or run a total of 25.2 miles.

On November 8th participants will complete the final mile of the Junior Marathon at the annual Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon and Half Marathon.

Registration

Junior marathon participants must register by September 15, 2008. The Junior Marathon is limited to 500 participants.

To register, please complete the Junior Marathon application.

The entry fee for the Junior Marathon if $5.00. The event is free to Chattanooga Track Club members.

Logging Miles

Prior to November 8, 2008 Junior Marathon participants must run and/or walk a total of 25.2 miles.

Participants may divide up the mileage however they like, although it is suggested that they log a mile at a time. Participants must complete their mileage under adult supervision.

Participants, with the help of an adult, will document their mileage using an official Chickamauga Battlefield Junior Marathon Mileage Log.

The First Mile

Junior Marathoners are encouraged, but not required, to complete their first mile at the BlueCross Market Street Mile on Saturday May 17, 2008. Participants may pick up their mileage log at this event. (Additional fees will apply for this event.)

The Last Mile

On November 8, 2008 at 12:00pm participants will jog or walk the last mile of their marathon on part of the actual Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon course. Upon completion, they will receive a replica of the adult marathon finisher’s medal as a keepsake for their hard work and dedication.

The start/finish will be at 6th Cavalry Museum in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. (directions)

Official Race Number

To participate in the Chickamauga Battlefield Junior Marathon and get an official race number, t-shirt, and a goody bag at packet pickup, participants will need to present their mileage log with 25.2 miles completed and be on our list of the first 500 registered before September 15, 2008. Medallions will only be given to those children who cross the finish line wearing an official Chickamauga Battlefield Junior Marathon race number.

Questions

Please contact Rita Fanning, Junior Marathon Race Director, at ritafanning@mindspring.com or 423-309-1278