Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon
Half Marathon & Jr. Marathon
November 13, 2010 - Fort Oglethorpe, GA

Marathon

Event Information

November 13, 2010 - 7:30 am start time

Start/Finish: 6th Cavalry Museum in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. (directions)

Entry Fees:

$ 60 early registration (through August 31, 2010)
$ 70 regular registration (September 1 - November 9, 2010, or when the event reaches it's registration cap)

Marathon participants will receive a technical, or dry-fit, long sleeve shirt and all marathon finishers will receive a commemorative finisher's medal.

Registration

Online registation (through Active.com) is now open.

Registration for the marathon is limited to 700 participants.

Registration will automatically close when the registration cap is reached. Last year's event sold out two months in advance. We expect this year's event to sell out even earlier, so do not wait to register.

Registrations are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Also please note, this year we are offering only online registration - no paper applications will be available.

Finisher's Medals

In 2007, the race introduced a series of commemorative marathon finisher's medals. Each year the marathon finisher's medal features a different state monument located in the battlefield. This year's commemorative marathon finisher's medal will be announced at a later date.

Previous marathon medals featured monuments from the following states:

South Carolina (2009)
Michigan (2008)
Georgia (2007)

Race Course

The marathon, which starts and finish at the 6th Cavalry museum located near the park's visitor's center, features two loops in the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park.

The mostly paved course is challenging but not extraordinarily difficult. Numerous runners have qualified for the Boston Marathon on this course. Results will be provided to the Boston Athletic Assoc. Approximately 23 miles of the double loop portion of the course winds through the historic military park. Traffic is usually light in the park. Sentries will be posted at each major turn and all turns will be marked. Each mile and the half marathon point will be marked.

The course has been certified by USATF (Certification # GA08015WC).

Printable Map

Race Timing

The marathon will use IPICO Sports timing tags. Runners will receive both a gun time and chip or net time. Per USATF Rule 245 all awards are based on gun times.

Results will be posted on this site as well as ChattanoogaTrackClub.org.

There is a 6 hour time limit for the marathon.

Packet Pickup

Packets, including your race number and timing chip, can be picked up:

Friday November 13 from 4 pm to 9 pm (est) at the 6th Cavalry Museum (6 Barnhardt Circle), or
Saturday November 14 from 6:00 am to 7:00 am (est) at the start/finish location (6th Cavalry Museum)

Awards

Special awards will be given to the overall male and female winners, as well as the male and female masters (40+) winners and the male and female grandmasters (50+) winners. Awards will also be given to the top three finishers, both male and female, in the following age groups: 24 & Under, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65 & over. Per USATF Rule 245 all awards are based on gun times.

All finishers of the marathon will receive a commemorative marathon finisher's medal. Participants who complete their first marathon at the event will also receive a special award.

The marathon awards ceremony will be held at 1:00 pm.

Safety

Bicycles, skateboards, baby strollers/joggers, roller skates, animals, and headphones are not allowed in the race.

Weather

On average, Fort Oglethorpe's temperature on November 13th ranges from a low of 40 degrees to a high of 62 degrees. The record low for November 13 is 23 degrees (1968) while the record high is 78 degrees (1989).

Current conditions in Fort Oglethorpe:

Directions to the Start

The start/finish is located at the 6th Cavalry Museum in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia (6 Barnhardt Circle)

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