The Crazylegs Classic Executive Committee recently chose a new grand marshal to host the 2009 event.
Jeffrey Skiles, the co-pilot of the U.S. Airways plane that landed in the Hudson River Jan. 15, will be honored at the April 25 event.
Skiles, who graduated from UW-Madison in 1984, successfully landed Flight 1549 and saved all 155 passengers onboard.
This year's event will feature the ChronoTrack Timing System, which requires runners to tie a chip to their shoelace. The chip will monitor and record participants' times throughout the race.
The run and walk will start at the Capitol at 10 a.m. and the wheelchair event will begin at 9:45 a.m. Festivities will take place after the event at Camp Randall Stadium.
Attendees can enjoy a performance by the UW Marching Band and the Eddie Butts Band from Milwaukee.
All community members interested in registering for the event can do so now until April 6. The cost is $25 for the run and wheelchair event and $20 for the walk.For more information about the event, visit crazylegsclassic.com.
