If you are picking up your packets race day, please arrive at least 45 minutes before your race start. Packet pick up will close 20 minutes for each distance. Do not wait until the last minute.

Here's what you'll find in this email:
• New Course maps/course details
• Start and finish line details
• Shuttle Information and Parking
• Preferred Parking details (Still Available)
If arriving after 6:45 am, please enter park by Starbucks (20 Cherokee Avenue, Chattanooga, TN)
• Bag Drop
• Bike Share Information
• Schedule of Events
• Pacers
• Switching your distance
• Aid Station info
• Portojohns/Restroom facilities
• Post Race Nutrition
• Massage Info
• Live Streaming on Facebook
• Race Day Recovery from NiteOwl
• VegFest
• Between the Bridges Art Festival

NEW VENUE MAP AND COURSE MAP: Click Here for 2023 Maps
Please review the maps to see important race locations. The Full, Half, and 5K are the same as last year. The 10K has one small modification to the turnaround.

ATTENTION: Full Marathon includes several miles of boardwalk which can be slippery in wet conditions.

Start / Finish Line
The Start AND Finish Line are near the Blue Rhino sculpture - adjacent to Coolidge Park in the roundabout at the end of Tremont Street.

PLEASE USE CAUTION. The roads will NOT be closed but we have alerted the community of the race and we will have police stationed at the largest intersections bordering the course.
We discourage the use of headphones, but if you choose to wear headphones, please listen responsibly so that you can hear traffic, course marshals, and other runners.
Bag Drop
Bag drop available near packet pick on race day.

Bike Share
Bike Share Available for Transport to and from Event

Chattanooga's new bicycle transit system will be the go-to method of transportation for runners, families and support teams this weekend at the 7 Bridges Marathon.With parking in short supply, bicycles will be available through Bike Chattanooga's bicycle transit system. Stop at one of the Bike Chattanooga 28 kiosks and purchase a day pass. This will enable easy transportation around the marathon course to cheer on your runner and get to and from the start/finish line.

For more information on bike share: http://www.bikechattanooga.com/
Parking - Preferred Parking IS SOLD OUT!
DO NOT PARK AT
2 Northshore near WholeFoods and Rock Creek!
You will be towed.
Parking spaces with meters in Chattanooga are free on Sundays but fill up quickly. Parking lots with numbered spaces are NOT free.
Renaissance RiverPark lot is $6 for the day. Garage spaces available for $7 all day near movie theater (351 Broad St, Chattanooga).
Free parking available just across the Walnut Street Pedestrian Bridge at the UNUM lots at 5th Avenue and Lookout Street.
VIP Parking/Preferred Parking (SOLD OUT for 2023)
Parking staff will have a list of all those who purchased parking.
To check the list: Preferred Parking List ( updated for 2023)
Please plan your morning so that you have time to park and get to the event by 6 am. We will start promptly at 7:03 am. Roads Begin Closing at 6:30 am. (Only Tremont Avenue will be temporarily closed.)

Schedule for 7 Bridges Weekend: Click Here for Venue Map

Packet Pick Up
We encourage friends and family to pick up others packets!
Friday Oct. 13; 3 - 6 pm
Coolidge Park
400 River St, Coolidge Park, Chattanooga, TN
Packet Pick Up and Expo
Saturday Oct. 14; 11 am - 6 pm -
Look for the “Run Rhino Run” Tents
400 River St., Coolidge Park
SUNDAY, OCT 15 - RACE DAY
Race Day Packet Pick Up
Please arrive 45 minutes before your race start.
5:30-6:45 am (Marathon, Half, 10K,and 5K) 5-9 am

Registration for Kids K ONLY

7:03 am -- 7 Bridges Full Marathon Start
In front of the Chattanooga Theatre - Follow the Music

7:33 am -- 4 Bridges Half Marathon Start and 10K Start
In front of the Chattanooga Theatre - Follow the Music
7:45 am - 2 Bridges 5K Start
In front of the Chattanooga Theatre - Follow the Music
8:45 am - 5K Overall Awards
9:30 am - 10K Overall Awards
10 am - Nite Owl Family Fun K
Near the start/finish line.
Overall awards will be given out but age group prizes will be awarded at the results kiosk.
10:30 am - Half Marathon Overall Awards
11:00 am Full Marathon Overall Awards
Awards will be given out at the instant results kiosk. No awards ceremony this year. Please note that all registrations must be completed on your personal device. Registration will remain open until the beginning of the races. Public devices will not be available for use.
PACERS
Pacers and Tentative Pacing Speeds
Pacers will be wearing pacing shirts and carrying their pace
on their pacing "flag".
Full
Pace Group Pace Leader
3:45h Andrea Zmaj
4:00h Emma Yao
4:15h Matthew Nuar
4:30h John Lyda
4:45h Daryl Smith
5:00h Erin Smith
5:15h Nina Singh
5:30h Chad Woods
Jill Hardesty
6:00h Kabeer Ahmed
Sweeper James E. Hurley
Half
Pace Group Pace Leader
1:45h Chris Campos
1:50h Mohamed Kazamel
2:00h Ashley Dawson
2:15h Kaki Jenkins
2:30h Brad Vaughan
2:45h Patty Howison
3:00h Beth House
Switching Your Distance - VERY IMPORTANT FOR ACCURATE RESULTS
Before the race: If you need to change your distance before race day, please email jay@sceniccitymultisport.com, or let us know when you pick up your packet.
On Race Day: If you need to change your distance, PLEASE notify the head timer at the finish line.

Aid Stations
Aid stations (19 total for marathon, 9 total for half, 3 for 10K, 1 for 5k) are located at
• Renaissance Park (2.3 miles)
• Battery Place (3 Miles, 24.5 miles)
• Curtain Pole Road Riverpark (6 miles, 19.5 miles)
• Amnicola Marsh North Riverpark (7.3 miles, 22 miles)
• Lost Mound Road Riverpark (8, 21 miles) (Turnaround for half marathon)
• North Chick Greenway Trailhead at N. Hawthorne Rd (9, and 20 miles)
• Sterchi Farms Trailhead (10.5 and 18.5 miles)
• Faith Road Trailhead (12.5 and 16.5 miles)
• Caine Lane -Turnaround for Full Marathon)(14.5 miles)
Aid stations will be stocked with: • Lemon Lime Gatorade Endurance• Gu: Vanilla Bean (20mg of caffeine), Chocolate Outrage (20mg of caffeine), Tri Berry (20mg of caffeine), Strawberry Banana (no caffeine), Salted Caramel (20mg of caffeine), Lemon Lime• Fresh fruit
Portojohns/Restrooms
There will be a portojohn at every aid station and several at the finish line.

After the Finish Line Food
This year we will be serving Oatmeal from the Oatmeal Experience. There will also be Gatorade and Pepsi products.

Live Streaming
Our emcees will be live streaming the start and finish line in addition to joining you on the course, live on Facebook.
Schedule Your Recovery
Race day amenities thanks to our friends at NiteOwl Urgent Care!
Plan on enjoying some ultra hydration after this year's race. Their team will have several IV bag options that you can enjoy pre OR post race. Pre-booking is encouraged and there will be a limited supply available for those who don't book in advance.
IV Options will include:
•Saline Solution $85
•Get Up & Go (Energy) $125
•Quench (Hydrate) $125
•Recovery & Performance (Performance Recovery) $125
To book, call 423-644-8011!

Veg Fest
Saturday - Noon to 5 pm / Sunday - 11 am to 4 pm
Festival-goers will have the opportunity to enjoy plant-based culinary delights, samples, and giveaways from vendors such as Superieur Electrolytes, Imagine Vegan Cafe, Straight Up Coconut, Wild Earth, and local favorite, Your Local Seitanist. Over 25 vendors will bring a variety of animal-friendly wellness and beauty products, apparel, health services, educational resources, and more. An up-to-date vendor list can be found on the event Facebook page or our website, chattanoogavegfest.com
“This is our first time in Chattanooga, but the second Chattanooga Vegfest for the city,” Helene Greenberg, Executive Director of Triangle Vegfest shares, “We are super excited to carry the torch from Corey Evatt, Founder of ChattaVegan, who started Chattanooga Vegfest previously.”
We appreciate our sponsors, Wild Earth and Superieur Electrolytes for their continued support at each of our festivals for our 2022 season. This event wouldn’t be happening if not for the 7 Bridges Marathon, our collaborative partner for the event. “It’s a perfect union, combining a marathon and a vegfest”, shared Jay Nevans of Scenic City Multisport, the team behind the 7 Bridges Marathon.
Between the Bridges Artfest
Saturday Oct 15 - 10 am to 5 pm
We'll have live music and space for up to 50 local artists to display and sell their artwork in a fun, festival atmosphere on Tremont Avenue from 10 am to 5 pm.

VA is a nonprofit, membership-based organization focused on creating a thriving and diverse visual arts community in Chattanooga and surrounding areas. Our Main Gallery provides a venue to showcase visual artists and exhibitions. The Landis Education Gallery hosts student or other nonprofit art organizations exhibitions’. AVA’s programing is centered on the professional development of visual artists and art students, elevating art appreciation, and promoting visual arts as a means to creating a cohesive community. AVA created the 4 Bridges Arts Festival as a way to advance artists’ careers and expose Chattanooga to fine art from around the United States. This annual festival takes place in April, and provides funding for programming throughout the year. In order to achieve our vision of a healthy and thriving arts community, AVA strives to incorporate the values of inclusivity, diversity and equity-focused programming throughout our agency.