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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Mistletoe Mile has been a passion project for the Chamber of Commerce 5K committee, said Nunley, and the feedback after the race was positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have hosted several 5Ks the last three years and wanted to incorporate a fun run into the Christmas parade,\u201d Nunley said. \u201cThousands of people have lined the streets, and they are all\u2026 anxiously awaiting the parade to start, so we thought it would be really fun for the runners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Tullahoma Chamber of Commerce has organized several races before, including the popular fall Wobble Gobble 5K and the spring Run the Greenway 5K. Executive board member and race director James Fuller said Tullahoma\u2019s Get Fit inspired the 5Ks the chamber has put on! While the other races also served as Chamber of Commerce fundraisers, the Mistletoe Mile Fun Run only had a $10-$15 entry fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not a huge moneymaker,\u201d Fuller said. \u201cIt\u2019s really more just trying to get people together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n While the race was shorter and more causal than some of the other 5Ks, it still took the cooperation of many organizations to put it together. Fuller said after the idea was set forth, the 5K committee had to meet with officials from the city of Tullahoma, the police department, and the fire department, as well as potential sponsors. Fuller said that the committee in charge has between four and five members, but they also get help from the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe’ve got probably 10 or so volunteers,\u201d Fuller said. \u201cWe obviously have a great team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the end of the race, prizes provided by the title sponsor, Chick-Fil-A, were awarded to the best-dressed male and female runners and the overall winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe do consider it a great success,\u201d Nunley said. \u201cThey loved having the race prior to the parade, and I think that the spectators really enjoyed cheering on the runners while waiting for the parade to start.\u201d GN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tullahoma welcomed another running event in December at the 66th Annual Tullahoma Christmas Parade: the Mistletoe Mile Fun Run. In true festive fashion, participants raced in costume down Jackson Street before the parade began, while the community who lined the street cheered them on. The Tullahoma Area Chamber of Commerce had heavily promoted the race […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":10531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/318443144_516022310557961_8154164546667338262_n-768x1024.jpg\")
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