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All of the details are available on the https://coraok.org/marathon/ web page.
The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon was organized to be a Run To Remember for those who died, those who survived, and those whose lives were changed forever in the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in 1995. It is usually held on the last Sunday of April each year. This year, it will be held on April 26th and 27th, 2025, and it is the 30th anniversary of the bombing and the 25th anniversary of running the Memorial Marathon.
Amateur radio operators are needed this year to cover the entire course with public service communications. We have operators that operate in all of these locations:
- at each of the 18 medical tents on the course
- net control operators
- SAG vehicles
- water and ice trucks
- in the lead vehicle for the full and half marathons
- tail-end Charlie following the last runner
- operators at the “kids’ corral” at the end of the kids’ race
- operator at the Regional Emergency Operations Center in OKC
- running in the race
- and any other assignments that may be needed.
Most radio operators need a good mobile or base unit with an external antenna. Depending on your assigned location, an HT with an external antenna, spare battery packs, or an external power supply may also work. Please visit your assigned location and test your radios with the repeaters used. Stay flexible and able to adapt to course changes and changes in the weather (hot, cold, rain, hail, wind, etc.) Follow the Marathon Communications Plan created by the Public Safety Communications chair.
Sign up today on the https://coraok.org/marathon/ page and get in on the fun!