Marathon Details - Run for Your Mom Marathon (formerly the Mentoring Marathon)

We would like to thank you for your interest in the 2015 Run For Your Mom Marathon, Relay & 5k for May 9, 2015. If you live in the Tri-Cities, you are aware of the construction on Highway 11E that connects Johnson City to Bristol. This is the course approved by all the cities involved and the course we used for last years inaugural marathon. At the conclusion of the 2014 race, the committee (that includes representatives from all the communities,) agreed to use the same course for the 2015 race. We knew construction would be taking place, although we were told that it would be completed by race time. We are disappointed to say Highway 11E will not be ready for several more months. Due to safety reasons, the Tennessee Department of Transportation will not grant us permission to cone off a lane for our race. We have been looking into several other options, which included side streets and smaller highways. After consulting with safety officers and city officials, we are concerned those options will not be safe alternatives for our runners.

Your safety is our first priority and with that in mind, we have made the decision to cancel the May 9th Run For Your Mom Marathon & Relays. However, we will offer the 5K and have moved the location to Rotary Park, utilizing the same course as the Run The Gump 5K. In addition, we are working to reschedule the Marathon & Relay to later in the year or Spring of 2015. We had planned to make the official announcement of the new dates in this e-mail, but we do not have all the approvals in place. We do apologize for this inconvenience. You may transfer your registration to the rescheduled date, or we would be more than happy to refund all Marathon & Relay registration fees. We are working diligently to resolve this and we hope to know the new date within the next two weeks. In addition, we would like to offer you a complimentary registration for the 5K, which will be held at Rotary Park on May 9th.
Again, we apologize for this inconvenience.

We appreciate your support of this event and Rise Up!