Chessie Trail Marathon
Date/Time
10/26/24
Location
Steele Creek Park, Shelter G, 4 Little Lane, Bristol, TN
Distance
2024 Chessie Trail Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, & 26.2 Relay
Race Information
2024 Chessie Trail Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K & 26.2 Relay
October 26, 2024
www.runthechessie.org
We are proud to announce that the Chessie Trail 10K has been selected for inclusion in the 2024 USATF Virginia Fall Distance Running Grand Prix! USATF members will be eligible for additional medals and scoring points towards the Grand Prix’s $3500 prize purse.
Run The Chessie!
Run America’s most spectacular rail trail! The Chessie Nature Trail was voted one of the top three recreational trails in the nation in 2023. The seven-mile Chessie Trail, situated at the southern end of the Shenandoah Valley, parallels the scenic Maury River and connects historic Lexington, Virginia, with the boom-town community of Buena Vista. The smooth, flat, and fast, gravel and grass trail runs along the former Chesapeake and Ohio rail line and parts of the earlier James and Kanawha Canal towpath.
You’ll run 26.2 miles without ever having to cross a road, jump a curb, or pound your knees on concrete and asphalt. You’ll glide through an ever-changing landscape along the wild Maury River, through farmland and leafy canopies at their peak of fall color, past ruins of massive stone locks and dams. View wildlife from fish and ducks to rabbits, deer, wild turkeys, river otters, and even bald eagles (if you are lucky), feel the cool moist air as you pass small caves, and enjoy the serenity of a breeze rustling through a bamboo forest. A corps of the most dedicated and friendly volunteers you’ll ever meet has been working for 12 months to provide you with an unforgettable running experience and will cheer you on and provide support throughout the race.
This event is sanctioned by USATF and all four race courses are USATF certified. The Marathon is a Boston Qualifier.
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Certified Course
More Info Eric Sheffield, Race Director, runthechessie@gmail.com