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New marathon in Indianapolis has military emphasis

Posted July 17th, 2007 at 8:37 AM by Hariz Siddiqui

Section: News & Results, Marathons

The Indy Classic Marathon, Half-Marathon and 5-K debuts on Saturday, September 8, and the event will have a decidedly military emphasis. Organizers announced that the inaugural race “is dedicated to all active and reserve military personnel and to fallen military personnel who have lost their lives defending our country since September 11, 2001, and their families.”

The course through downtown Indianapolis and outlying areas will take in the Soldiers & Sailors Monument on the Circle, the scenic over hanging trees along Meridian Street, and the prestigious American Legion Mall bordered by the World War Memorial at the finish line.
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