Annual run honoring Chattanooga’s Fallen Five to be held at Tennessee Riverpark [video, photos]

Erlanger Health System President and CEO Kevin Spiegel speaks during a press conference about the Chattanooga Heroes Run at the Hubert Fry Center on Mon., June 5, 2017, at the Tennessee Riverpark in Chattanooga, Tenn. For the second year in a row, a July 16 run/walk event will be held to commemorate the anniversary of the fatal shootings of five servicemen in Chattanooga. Erlanger Health System President and CEO Kevin Spiegel speaks during a press conference about the Chattanooga Heroes Run at the Hubert Fry Center on Mon., June 5, 2017, at the Tennessee Riverpark in Chattanooga, Tenn. For the second year in a row, a July 16 run/walk event will be held to commemorate the anniversary of the fatal shootings of five servicemen in Chattanooga.

By Emmett Gienapp June 6, 2017 5 min read

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Annual July 16 Heroes Run to be held in Tennessee Riverpark

This year's Chattanooga Heroes Run will help fund the construction of a permanent memorial at the Tennessee Riverpark near the Hubert Fry Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. It is unclear what the Riverpark memorial will look like or who will design it at this point.

Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke speaks during a press conference about the the Chattanooga Heroes Run as Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger stands by at the Hubert Fry Center on Mon., June 5, 2017, at the Tennessee Riverpark in Chattanooga, Tenn. Participants will begin the 5-mile course at the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center and walk by the location on the Riverpark reserved for the eventual memorial before ending at the Hubert Fry Center.

Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger speaks during a press conference at the Hubert Fry Center on Mon., June 5, 2017, at the Tennessee Riverpark in Chattanooga, Tenn. For the second year in a row, a July 16 run/walk event will be held to commemorate the anniversary of the fatal shootings of five servicemen in Chattanooga.

For the second year in a row, a July 16 run/walk event will be held to commemorate the anniversary of the fatal shootings of five servicemen in Chattanooga.

This year’s event will help fund the construction of a permanent memorial at the Tennessee Riverpark.

The Chattanooga Heroes Run raised $15,000 for the installation, but the event’s organizers have made a few changes they hope will help raise even more, the most notable being that it will be held on the Riverpark instead of Amnicola Highway.

“This year we are looking forward to another successful year,” Erlanger CEO Kevin Spiegel said at a news conference Monday afternoon. The event is presented by Erlanger’s Level One Trauma Center.

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Heroes Run

When: Saturday, July 15Race begins 8 a.m.1-mile kids run 10 a.m.Location: Tennessee RiverparkCost: Online registration for 5-mile walk/run — $35Onsite registration (opens at 6 a.m.) — $40Kids run — $15