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Tennessee > Scenic City Half Marathon, 5K & Charity
Challenge
Chattanooga,
TN
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Date
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Event
Details
The first blush of spring in 2009 brought the second annual running of
the Scenic City Half Marathon & 5K in Chattanooga, a growing
city
of roughly 200,000 people set in Tennessee's Appalachian foothills, and
home to the famed Lookout Mountain, Ruby Falls and Rock City ("See Rock
City") tourist attractions. Starting from downtown's Finley Stadium,
the home field of the University of Tennesee at Chattanooga's football
team, the race takes runners through
Chattanooga's scenic downtown districts and neighborhoods, along a fast
and mostly flat course made up entirely of paved city streets.
Throughout the three hours allotted for the race, runners will get to
see many of the "Scenic City's" most noteworthy sights, including the
Tennessee Aquarium, the Incline Railway, the Market Street Bridge,
Bessie Smith Hall and Chattanooga's National Cemetery, a Civil War
cemetery where more than 12,000 Union soldiers were buried following
the Battle of Chattanooga in 1863.
The most significant inclines or hills of the race occur in the first
few miles as the course takes runners across the river and back via the
Market Street and Veterans Bridges, including a run past Coolidge Park.
The 13.1-mile race also includes a four-mile stretch along the
Tennessee Riverwalk and a brief turn through the city's North Shore
district, before heading back through town toward the finish line at
Finley Stadium.
Race
Weather & Climate
The last weeks of winter/early days of spring can still be very cool to
cold in the Chattanooga area, nestled in the central southern part of
the state just over the border with Georgia. Average March temperatures
range between 54°F and 33°F, while rainfall is always a
possibility, as the city averages just over 4.8 inches of precipitation
for
the month.
Fees
$40 for the half marathon, if registered before January 10, 2010
$50 if registered after Jan. 10 and before February 23
No race day registration
Registration
To register for the 2010 running of Chattanooga's Scenic City Half
Marathon, 5K or Charity
Challenge, register online at Active.com.
Website
www.sceniccityhalfmarathon.com
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