Join the Covenant Health Marathon Team
Application Deadline is Oct. 28
The 2010 Covenant Health Marathon Team is now open to anyone interested in training for the event with Missy Kane and other fitness experts from Covenant Health.
“The organizers of the marathon have always had the difficult task of choosing just a few team members to represent the marathon,” Kane said. “Now everyone who applies can be a part of the team.”
Each year, Covenant Health sponsors a marathon team to serve as ambassadors for the marathon and advocates for a fit and healthy lifestyle. In addition to appearing in public service announcements for the marathon, they are encouraged and assisted in finding opportunities to spread the message of good health in their own communities through media, schools, and civic groups.
“The marathon has grown and the team needs to grow along with it,” said Jason Altman, director of the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon. “We want to have a bigger team with people of all fitness levels training for the 5K, relay, half marathon and marathon.”
Interested applicants age 13 and older may apply for the team online at www.knoxvillemarathon.com. Applicants will be given medical and media release forms to sign and commit to participating in the Knoxville Track Club training program on Saturday mornings starting in mid-November. Team members will receive training tips and information from the experts at Covenant Health, discounts from marathon sponsors, and those who attend two of the first three training sessions will receive a team t-shirt and be invited to appear in a live broadcast in December.
Team members’ stories will be featured online at www.covenanthealth.com/marathonteam.com and publicized in community newspapers. The marathon event takes place March 28, 2010.