Middle Half Marathon in Murfreesboro to "OPEN" Registration on Saturday

May 31, 2013 at 06:26 am by bryan


Registration for the seventh annual Murfreesboro Half Marathon (“The Middle Half”) and Murph’s Fun Run presented by Middle Tennessee Medical Center will open Saturday, June 1, 2013.

Last year, the event sold out in just over six hours.

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“Because we sold out so quickly last year, we’ve increased the participation limit from 2,500 to 3,000”, said Melinda Tate, race director. “It’s such a flat course that many runners from around the country use The Middle Half to train for full marathons, or to set a new PR (personal record).”

Participants may register online by credit or debit card at www.themiddlehalf.com beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Paper for check payments will be available locally at Fleet Feet Sports, Murfreesboro. The form may also be downloaded from the event website.

The 13.1-mile race is scheduled for Saturday, October 12, 2013. Because the course runs by the geographic center of Tennessee, begins and ends at Middle Tennessee State University and is presented by Middle Tennessee Medical Center, it has been tagged “The Middle Half”.

Registration for Murph’s Fun Run will also begin on June 1. Children ages six to thirteen will have an opportunity to participate in the one-mile run which will begin immediately after the half marathon start. Registration is limited to 250 fun run participants.

The course goes down scenic tree-lined Main Street and Maney Avenue to Oaklands Historic House Museum. Runners will circle the Rutherford County Courthouse on the Square, pass by by MTSU’s Fraternity Row and the obelisk on Old Lascassas, and then finish on the MTSU track.

Sponsors include Middle Tennessee Medical Center (presenting sponsor), The City of Murfreesboro, Murfreesboro Parks & Recreation Department, Fleet Feet Sports, Middle Tennessee State University, Jim ‘N’ Nick’s, State Farm, Gigi’s Cupcakes, Purity, PowerBar, Newk’s Express Café, Backer, City Auto, Beaman Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram, The Daily News Journal, The Murfreesboro Post, Murfreesboro Magazine, HobNob Murfreesboro and WGNS.

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For more information, visit www.TheMiddleHalf.com or on Facebook at facebook.com/TheMiddleHalf.

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