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Fletcher hosts Day 4 of 7-day marathon series

By Bill Moss, Published: October 10, 2016

FLETCHER — Fletcher Community Park will host race #4 of the Mainly Marathon series starting at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12. 

More than 100 runners from across the U.S. will be competing in the 7-day marathon race series, covering a total of 183.4 miles. The Appalachian series began Sunday in Bluefield, W.Va.

Runners will complete a marathon for seven straight days, before ending in Alabama. At Fletcher, marathoners will complete 12 laps on a 2.2-mile course that runs through the park and along Cane Creek. The loop or out-and-back courses allow the series to avoid roads and set up one big aid station for runners. 

Dates and sites for the 2017 Appalachian Mainly marathons series:

• Oct. 9 – Bluefield, West Virginia –Lotto Park
• Oct. 10 – Bluefield, Virginia – Lotto Park
• Oct. 11 – Bristol, Tenn. – Steel Creek Park
• Oct. 12 - Fletcher – Fletcher Community Park
• Oct. 13 – Seneca, SC – Shaver Recreation Center
• Oct. 14 – Dalton, Georgia – Heritage Point Park
• Oct. 15 – Guntersville, Alabama- Civitan Park