Chattanooga Marathon organizers seek more runners for inaugural event

A spectator wears running shoes as Chattanooga Sports Committee President Tim Morgan talks about the creation of the new Chattanooga Marathon at a news conference on June 18, 2015. A spectator wears running shoes as Chattanooga Sports Committee President Tim Morgan talks about the creation of the new Chattanooga Marathon at a news conference on June 18, 2015.

By David Cobb February 16, 2016 3 min read

Erlanger Chattanooga Marathon

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Organizers of the inaugural Erlanger Chattanooga Marathon have purchased 3,500 medals to award to finishers of the various races that will be a part of the March 5-6 race weekend. But they are still working to attract a full field of runners.

With the starting gun just over two weeks away, Chattanooga Sports Committee President Tim Morgan on Monday said, based on the current number of registrants, 600-800 racers are expected for the full marathon and 1,200-1,500 for the half marathon.

An additional 250 have signed up for the 5K on March 5, and officials are prepared for up to 500 race-day registrants in that race, Morgan said.

If the estimates prove accurate, the field would be comparable to the popular Seven Bridges Marathon, which had close to 3,000 registrants and 2,411 finishers across its 5K, half and full marathons in October.