CTC Wins Bid to Host 2011 Half-Marathon National Championships

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CTC Wins Bid to Host 2011 Half-Marathon National Championships

 

 

The NJCAA announced that Chattahoochee Technical College will host the 2011 Men’s and Women’s Half-Marathon Championships on Nov. 19. Chattahoochee Tech’s bid was approved — along with 18 other championship host sites — by the NJCAA Championship Events Committee and the Board of Directors at their 2011 annual legislative meetings in Tampa, Fla.

 

The event will take place on the famed Silver Comet Trail near CTC’s Paulding County campus, and will feature some of the top junior college long-distance runners from around the country.

 

“Hosting the half-marathon should make us more known nationally,” said Steve Prettyman, head coach of CTC men’s and women’s cross country. “And hopefully once the word gets out that we’re hosting a national meet, I think it will be a very positive thing in the Atlanta area and of course Paulding County. I think we’ll see pretty good community involvement once we get closer to the event.”

 

The Silver Comet Trail, which spans over 61 miles from Smyrna in Cobb County westward to the Georgia-Alabama line, is a local favorite of hikers, runners and cyclists and is one of the better-known trails in the Southeast region.

 

“We are very excited about the opportunity to host the top junior college teams in the nation,” said CTC athletics coordinator David Archer. “Coach Prettyman worked hard on the project and the Silver Comet Trail will be a wonderful site to host the event. We will be ready for the challenge.”

 

The half-marathon national championship race is unique in that it is the only such competition during the NJCAA athletic season. Taking place a week after the cross country championships, the half-marathon attracts the more advanced long-distance runners across the junior college landscape.

 

As the host school, CTC will be responsible for designating a host hotel and planning a pre-race banquet, among other duties. According to Prettyman, some local members of the United States Track and Field Association will be volunteering throughout the event.

 

“There is some discussion that if we do a good job, we could get in a rotation of hosting it every two to three years,” Prettyman said.

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