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17th Annual Run to Read 5K Run
July 17, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
6:30 pm – 1 mile run (streets surrounding the 12th Street Pool)
7:00 pm – 5K run & 5K race walk
Post race pool party with lots of food & refreshments at 12th Street Pool for participants & their families, courtesy of MCPARC.
Event benefits Literacy Volunteers of Marion County, a United Way agency.
5K – Certification pending: The course goes down Virginia Ave. & goes down on Gaston Ave. to 4th Street. The route turns right on 4th Street which becomes Everest Drive. The course turns left on Kirk Way & then left on Benoni Ave./Coal Run Hollow. The route goes the length of Benoni Ave & then turns left on 9th Street. It turns right on Farms Dr. & then left on Laurel Dr. Coming out between the motel & Poky Dot Restaurant, the course crosses Fairmont Ave. diagonally to 12th St. The 5K heads down 12th Street with a finish near the intersection of 12th Street and Minor Ave.
5K Run $25 ($15 by 6/10/14, $20 by 7/13/15)
5K Race Walk $25 ($15 by 6/10/14, $20 by 7/13/15)
One Mile Run/Walk $25 ($15 by 6/10/14, $20 by 7/13/15)
Combo #1 (Mile run + 5K run) $30 ($25 by 6/10/14, $25 by 7/13/15)
Combo #2 (Mile run + 5K race walk) $30 ($25 by 6/10/14, $25 by 7/13/15)
http://runningintheusa.com/run2read/
No refund for any reason including weather