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Runners will go over and under water in Bay Bridge marathon.(The Virginian-Pilot)

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| March 01, 2002 | Butts, Veronica | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

NORFOLK, Va. _ Distance runners will get a chance to trek under water and over four man-made islands in October when the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel becomes marathon territory.

The Trigon Bay Bridge Marathon will be the first long-distance run held at the bridge-tunnel complex, which _ at 17.6 miles _ is the largest in the world.

The terrain is unique enough to draw Dave McGillivray, race director for the Boston Marathon, as the event organizer. The Virginia Beach Neptune Festival and Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield are sponsoring the event.

"When they talked about the tunnel, that put it over the edge for me as far as interest," said ...

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