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Call Federal Marathon Jr. Set for Saturday, Oct. 29

With nearly 1,000 participants already registered to take part, the fourth-annual Call Federal Marathon Jr. is set to take place on Saturday, October 29, at Byrd Park. The kids-only event for ages 4-12 is a past recipient of Running USA’s ‘Youth Running Event of the Year’ award, and many of the participants take part in Kids Run RVA fitness programs in their schools and communities throughout the year.

CallFederal-124Online registration is set to close at 11:59pm tonight, October 27. Walk-up registration will be available on race day at Byrd Park for the event, which will feature two distance options: a half-mile course and a one-mile course.

Registration for the Call Federal Marathon Jr. includes a participant t-shirt, finisher medal, post-race food, and an exciting race festival featuring photo booths, vendor activities, mascots, music, and a special Halloween costume contest. The festival runs from 10:00am-2:00pm, with the half-mile race starting at 12:00pm, and the one-mile race taking off at 12:15pm.

2016 Call Federal Marathon Jr. Event Schedule

Saturday, October 29 – Byrd Park

10:00am                              Race festival, walk-up registration, costume contest check-in, and packet pick up

10:30am                              Magic show performed by Mike Klee Magic begins

11:30am                               Warm up for half-mile and one-mile distances

12:00pm                              Half-mile distance starts

12:15pm                               One-mile distance starts

2:00pm                                Race festival ends

For more information on the Call Federal Marathon Jr., which is part of the Anthem Richmond Marathon, please visit http://sportsbackers.org/events/marathon-junior/.

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