Bib numbers have been announced for the Chattanooga Mountains Stage Race; click here to view the list of entrants with numbers. We’re sharing these numbers ahead of time for the benefit of spectators, photographers and racers!

We still have space available at The Crash Pad, which opened last week! If you’d like an affordable place to stay, would enjoy being surrounded by the other trail runners from the stage race, or like free beer, this is where you want to be. We’ve rented out the whole place to use as race headquarters, with a post-race gathering each night. Did I mention the free beer? A bunk for 3 nights is only $81, or $210 for one of the awesome private rooms. To reserve your spot, click here and select the appropriate option. Edit: that free beer, apparently, is no longer in the plans. Sorry!

The list of “all stages” racers for this year includes Rock/Creek Race Team members Natalie Sims, Josh Hite, Matt Sims, Lance Steele, John Wiygul, Sheridan Ames, Cathi Cannon, Sal Coll, Kathy Johns, and Chad Wamack. In addition, Scenic City Trail Marathon and 1/2 Marathon podium finishers Aaron Saft, Feb Boswell and Theodore Towse are running all stages… and watch out for Rock/Creek racer Sarah Woerner in Stage 3!