Raccoon Mountain Round the Rim Run 2012

Date

Start: Saturday, May 12, 2012 @ 8:00 AM

Additional Date Information

8:00 AM Eastern Time

Address

Laurel Point - TVA Raccoon Mtn Pumped Storage Plant
TVA Road & Elder Mountain Road Chattanooga, TN

Fees

$20 by 5/3 $25 after 5/3

Registration Closing Date

Thursday, May 10, 2012 @ 11:59 PM PST

Brief Description

IMPORTANT: The access gate to the top of Raccoon Mtn will be closed at 7:30 AM EDT, 30 minutes before the start of the races. All participants must pass the gate before 7:30 AM.! Hosted by Chattanooga Track Club. Location is 9 miles from downtown Chattanooga, with scenic views of Lookout Mountain and the Tennessee River Gorge.

Directions

DIRECTIONS: From Chattanooga, take I-24 westbound to Exit 175. Turn right onto Browns Ferry Road. From I-24 eastbound take Exit 175 and turn left onto Browns Ferry Road. (If you pass McDonald's, you are going the WRONG direction.) Drive 0.9 miles and turn left at Sunset Market onto Elder Mountain Road. Follow Elder Mtn Road 1.8 miles and turn left at the Raccoon Mtn entrance. Follow signs to race starting line.

Packet Pick-Up

EARLY PACKET PICK-UP: Friday 5/11 at the Downtown Sports Barn 4 - 7 PM. RACE-DAY REGISTRATION AND PACKET PICK-UP Saturday 5/12 7:00 - 7:45 AM EDT at the starting line.

Additional Information

The 10K race is a Chattanooga Track Club Runner of the Year event. Both races are certified courses (10K TN08046MS and 5K TN08045MS). Races start and end at Laurel Point. For both 5K & 10K, there is a climb to reservoir in first mile (110ft elevation gain in 0.4 miles) and corresponding downhill in last mile. 10K course loops the lake and has a challenging hill at mile 3.2 (171 ft elevation gain in 0.44 miles). 10K is flat or downhill after 3.65 mile mark. Course must be completed in 90 minutes. Course will be closed to vehicles until 9AM.

More Information

Click here to view the event organizer's website

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