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2004 Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon Fast Facts

29 consecutive years for Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon, making it one of the oldest continually-run marathons in the Southeast

100 first-time marathoners have entered this year's race as of November 7. All will receive a special commemorative award as they cross the finish line.

68 Chickamauga veterans are entered and will receive special commemorative hats when they cross the finish line and another year to their battlefield experience.

27 states are represented in this year’s field, ranging from Utah (John Lippard of Brigham City) to Minnesota (Chris Humbert of Mound) to Pennsylvania (David Terrill of Tarentum). Many battlefield marathoners are members of the 50-state club and are running Chickamauga to add Georgia to their list of states run.

38 marathons in 38 different states for Cheryl Murdoch of Pensacola, Florida, who will be running her 13th marathon this year at Chickamauga.

150 career marathons for Pat Hagan when he finishes Chickamauga. Pat has run the battlefield course for 23 consecutive years, the longest current streak.

141 years since the Battle of Chickamauga took place Sept. 19-20, 1863. It was the bloodiest two day battle of the Civil War, with more than 37,000 casualties. The Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park was commemorated in 1890, creating the nation’s first military park.

20 years since Tom O’Bryant, a sophomore runner at UT-Chattanooga, blitzed the battlefield course in 2:27:31, setting the course record in his first attempt at the marathon distance.

5 years since Lisa Mueller raced through the fog-shrouded park in 2:47:44, shattering the women’s standard and qualifying for the U.S. Olympic trials marathon.

8 Southern Conference team championships for the UT-Chattanooga Running Mocs, who will be competing in the NCAA South Region Cross Country Championships in Tuscaloosa, AL, on marathon day. Proceeds earned by the race will go to fund a running scholarship to a student-athlete attending UT-Chattanooga.

4 years since Lisa Mueller raced through the fog-shrouded park in 2:47:44, shattering the women's standard and qualifying for the U.S. Olympic trials marathon.

6 Southern Conference team championships for the UT-Chattanooga Mocs. All proceeds earned by the race will go to fund a running scholarship for a student-athlete attending UT-Chattanooga.

Hotel Information:

Howard Johnsons Plaza - East Ridge Located on Ringgold Road off I-75 at Exit 1A.  Rate $45 Will allow for a late check out of 1:00pm on Saturday, November 12th Let them know you want the block of rooms for the Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon Phone 423-892-8100

Comfort Inn - East Ridge Located on Ringgold Road Off I-75 at Exit 1A will allow for a late check out on Saturday, November 12th of 12:30 - 1:00pm Phone 423-893-7979

Contact Info

On-Line Registration: Active.com

Marathon $35

10 Mile Run $15 

Race Director, Doug Roselle

Phone 423-629-6232

roselld@mindspring.com

Awards Info

Award ceremonies for the marathon begins at 1 pm

Awards for pre-registered first timers at the finish line.

Complete race results will be available on the CTC website.

Awards (Top 3 in each age group)

Overall

Male and Female

Masters

Male and Female

Male & Female Age Groups

24 & Under, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60 & Over

Medals for all Finishers

Location

The Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon has been run for over 25 years through the National Military Park that honors one of the Civil Wars most important battles.  The race is organized and sponsored by the Chattanooga Track Club.  The Chickamauga Battlefield is 20 minutes south of Chattanooga Tennessee - a town that is packed with sights and attractions for the family.

Registration

Registration Begins at 6pm November 12th. Each entrant must complete and sign an official entry form.  Your entry fee is nonrefundable.  The Chattanooga Track Club reserves the right to reject any entry and to offer special invitations.  Race begins at 7:30 am.

PACKET PICK UP
Race packets containing numbers, T-shirts, and marathon information may be picked up at the Howard Johnson’s Plaza East Ridge November 11 from 6 - 9 pm (see directions below). All other packets may be picked up at Oakwood Baptistbetween 6 and 7 am on race day.

Directions

The race begins and ends at Oakwood Baptist Church in Chickamauga, GA which is approximately 15 miles southwest of Chattanooga, TN.  To get to the start:

- Coming from Chattanooga - take I-75 South (toward Atlanta) and then Exit 350 onto Georgia highway 2 (Battlefield Parkway)

- Coming from Atlanta - take I-75 north and exit 350 west onto Georgia Highway 2 (Battlefield Parkway)

-Take Georgia Highway 2 (Battlefield Parkway) west 6.2 miles to Lafayette Rd and turn left.  Continue south through Ft. Ogelthorpe and th Chickamauga Battlefield Park 4.7 miles.

- Turn left at the second traffic light on Highway 27 South.  Go .3 miles and turn right on Lee & Gordon Mill Road.  Go .6 miles and turn right on Wilder Road (Golden Gallon on right)  Go .3 miles and turn left on Oakwood Drive.  Oakwood Baptist Church is on the left.

Benefits

A portion of the proceeds benefit UT Chattanooga Track and Cross Country Program

Sponsor Notes

Corporate Sponsors:

The Orthopedic Specialists

Davis & Hoss

The North Chatt Cat

Chattanoooga Track Club

Special thanks to:

National Park Service, Oakwood Baptist Church, City of Chickamauga, PowerAde, Southern Coffee Service, Out of the Blue Cafe & Kites, Lookout Moutain Tomato and Banana Co., Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN and all the many volunteers.

Course Info

The Marathon course is challenging but not extraordinarily difficult.  Approximately 21 miles of the course winds through the Battlefield Park.  All of the course in on paved roads.  the 10 mile course is fast and flat.

Course Map

The race starts at Oakwood Baptist Church on Oakwood Drive in Chickamauga Georgia.

**UPDATED NOV. 1** The 2005 course has been modified to accomodate park road maintenance. The following is the modifed route:

- From the front of Oakwood Baptist church head North on Oakwood St.<br>
- Turn right ( east ) on Meyers St.<br>
- Turn left ( north) on Wilder Rd.<br>
- Follow Wilder Rd across the Hwy 27 Bybass into the park.<br>
- At Wilder tower turn left across the RR tracks to Lytle Rd.<br>
- Head right (north) on Lytle Rd till it ends at Chickamauga-Vittatoe Rd.<br>
- Turn right (south) on Chick-Vitt to Glenn-Kelly Rd intersection, at the recreation field.<br>
- Turn left (north) follow Glenn Kelly across Lafayette Rd onto Alexander Bridge Rd.<br>
- Head Southeast on Alexander Bridge Rd past Brotherton Road and Vinyard-Alexader Rd.<br>
- Cross Alexander Bridge and bear south 0.5 mile on Mag Williams Road.<br>
- Turnaround and head Northwest back to Alexander Bridge.<br>
- At Brotherton Road turn left (west).<br>
- Cross Lafayette road and stay west on Dyer Rd.<br>
- At Glen Kelly turn left (south) to Chickamauga-Vittatoe Rd, turn right (northwest) back to Dyer Road.<br>
- Turn right on Dyer (east) to Glenn-Kelly.<br>
- Turn left (north) repeat the course from earlier till you return to the intersection of Dyer and - Glenn-Kelly.<br>
- The second time turn left (south) on Glen Kelly to Wilder Road and proceed back to Oakwood Baptist Church.

Past race participation has ranged from 200 to 300 for the marathon and 100 to 200 for the 10 mile race.

In mid November the average race time temperature ranges from the low 40s to high 60s with 80% humidity.

Mile Markers:

Location of mile markers for the Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon, 2005 version.

All directions (past, before, left, right) are from the perspective of the runner, at that point on the course.

For most of the markers below, a rough location is first given just to get the race worker in the general area, followed by a more specific location. All of these locations are marked with two washers on the right-hand side of the road (again, from the perspective of the runner). The only exception is the 13-mile mark, where the markers are on the left-hand side of the road. The washers are generally located between 6 and 12 inches from the edge of the pavement.

For several roads, the runners use the road going in both directions. Make sure that mile signs posted on these roads are turned in the correct direction. Most notably, the runners encounter miles 18, 8, 19 and 9 as they head southward, toward the dogleg turnaround on Mag Williams. They counter miles 20, 10, 21, 11 and 22 as they head northward, away from the dogleg turnaround.

Start:  On Oakwood Street, roughly 320 feet south of Myers Street. Exactly even with the utility pole that sits immediately (about 3 feet) north of the northernmost entrance to the main parking lot at Oakwood Baptist Church. Also located about 2 feet south of the church's mailbox, which is located on the other (west) side of the street. See the course map for a diagram of this area.

1 mile: On Wilder Road, roughly 1/4 mile after crossing the four-lane Highway 27. Located 860 feet before / south of the southernmost of three stone block Illinois monuments that are located on the left / west side of the road.

2 mile: On Lytle Road. The runners cross the railroad tracks right at Wilder Tower to get onto the west side of the tracks. They soon cross back to the east / right side. This mark is located just after the runners cross the tracks a third time, to get back onto the west / left side of the tracks. The mark is 216 feet after the tracks.

3 mile: On Chickamauga-Vittatoe Road, after crossing the railroad tracks for a fourth time, back into the Battlefield. Roughly 1/10 mile after passing Vittatoe Road (dirt) on your left. Mark is 79 feet before the C.S.A. York's GA Battery sign up on the small hill to your right (next to single cannon).

4 mile:  Roughly 2/10 mile after the course passes the Rec Field, and turns northward on Glenn-Kelly. Mark is  248 feet past the 11th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery sign, which is located about 50 feet off the left side of the road (next to cannons).

5 mile: On Glenn-Kelly, roughly 100 yards before intersection with Vittatoe. Mark is 237 feet past the wooden South Carolina Monument sign that is located 30 feet off the left side of the road.

6 mile: On Alexander-Bridge Road, roughly 0.15 mile after crossing Lafayette Road. Mark is 73 feet before the first of 9 stone Georgia monuments located in a row on the left.

7 mile: On Alexander-Bridge Road, roughly 125 yards before intersection with Brotherton. Exactly 34 feet past the Liddell's Brigade sign that sits 20 feet off the left edge of the road.

8 mile: On Alexander-Bridge Road, roughly 1/10 mile after intersection with Jay's Mill. Exactly 328 feet past the southern end of the wood guardrail on the right.

9 mile: 9 feet after turning from Alexander-Bridge Road onto Mag Williams (as measured from the change in pavement texture).

Dogleg turnaround: Roughly 1/2 mile after turning onto Mag Williams road, after one right-hand 90 degree bend, and one left-hand 90 degree bend. Just over the short but steep hill. Exactly 374 feet past / south of the brick mailbox to 400 Mag Williams Road. Also marked with orange paint, a line plus a "T".

10 mile: Just before Mag Williams ends at Alexander-Bridge road, exactly 98 feet before the Stop sign at that intersection.

11 mile: On Alexander-Bridge Road, roughly midway between the intersection with Viniard-Alexander and the intersection with Jay's Mill Road. Exactly 538 feet before the wooden guardrail begins on the left side of the road.

12 mile: Just after turning left from Alexander-Bridge Road onto Brotherton. Exactly 173 feet past the Stop sign that sits at the southwest corner of this intersection.

13 mile: Right as the course turns left off Lafayette Road onto Dyer Road. The mark is 4 feet before the stop sign on the left.

Half-Marathon: Roughly 1/10 mile after turning onto Dyer Road. Exactly 39 feet after the Negley's Division Thomas' Corps sign that sits 15 feet off the left side of road (beside the picket fence).

14 mile: Roughly 2/10 mile after turning right onto Chickamauga-Vittatoe. 81 feet before the last tree on the right before opening up into the large field.

15 mile: On Glenn-Kelly, roughly 1/10 mile after turning left from Dyer. 3 feet past the cannonball pyramid monument on the right, labeled Headquarters for Longstreet's Corps.

16 mile: On Glenn-Kelly, roughly 1/4 mile before the intersection with Lafayette Road. 158 feet past a small stone marker for Eleventh Michigan Infantry, which is located 90 feet (back in the trees) off right side of road.

17 mile: About 3/4 mile up Alexander-Bridge Road from Lafayette Road. 634 feet past the Semples Alabama Battery sign, which is about 50 feet off the right / west side of the road (with cannons).

18 mile: On Alexander-Bridge Road, roughly midway between intersections with Brotherton and Jay's Mill Road. 498 feet past / south of the Jackson's Brigade sign that sits 20 feet off the left / east side of the road.

19 mile: On Alexander Bridge Road, roughly 150 feet before / north of the bridge itself. Mark is 3 feet before the southern end of the two-car pull-off on the right.

20 mile: Just *after* making the dogleg turnaround on Mag Williams Road. Mark is 236 feet before / south of the brick mailbox to 400 Mag Williams Road.

21 mile: On Alexander Bridge Road, roughly 130 yards past / north of the bridge itself. Mark is 6 inches past the Speed Limit 25 sign on the right.

22 mile: On Alexander-Bridge Road, roughly midway between intersections with Brotherton and Jay's Mill road. Mark is 226 feet before / south of the Jackson's Brigade sign that sits 20 feet off the right / east side of the road.

23 mile: On Brotherton Road, roughly 6/10 mile after turning onto it from Alexander-Bridge Road. Mark is 132 feet before / east of the stone block Indiana Thirty-First Regiment monument on right (15 feet from road).

24 mile: On Glenn-Kelly, roughly 2/10 mile after turning left from Dyer. Mark is 21 feet past the Negley's Division Thomas' Corp sign on the left / east. Note that this is not the same sign as for the Half-Marathon mark.

25 mile: On Wilder Road, just before the road opens up into the long straight stretch. Mark is 87 feet before / north of the first / northernmost of three stone block Illinois monuments on the right / west side of the road.

26 mile: On Myers Street, 37 feet past / west of the mailbox (on right) for 113 Myers Street.

Finish: Same as start.