10th Annual FREEDOM 5K RUN/WALK

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Click here for a downloadable registration page. Entrants must pre-register for $10.00 ($11.00 for online credit/debit card entries only) by June 18th to guarantee a newly-designed t-shirt and goody bag. Early pre-registration packet pick-up is Saturday, June 26th and July 3rd at the Rotary Pavilion in Faurot Park from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.

PRE-REGISTRATION FOR 2010 IS NOW CLOSED!

Race Day registration begins at 7:00 a.m. and is $15.00 with no shirt guarantee.

Our course route is changed ever so slightly...the starting line is at the actual corner of Lakewood and Cole Streets, rather that back closer to the cannon like in the past years, so the finish line will come up just a little farther into Faurot Park. This is to accomodate our ever-expanding crowd!! The course is a rolling to flat 3.1 mile course on paved city streets through downtown Lima and coming back to the park on our paved River Walk, finishing by the Rotary Pavilion. There will be two water stations, mile splits, and a lovely waterspray provided by the Lima Fire Department.

Click here for printable map.

Parking for the race is available in the field just east (down the hill) of Woodlawn Cemetery on North Shore Drive, accessible from Woodlawn & Spencerville Roads. Side streets around Faurot Park are also available, as well as parking lots in Faurot Park west of Cole Street.

1. At 8:15 a.m., Holly Geaman-Koza, our emcee, will begin the pre-race announcements with a short welcome and recognition of our sponsors, presenters, administrators, door prize/goody bag donors and others.
2. Color Guard from Delphos, Ohio will present the colors during the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. National Anthem sung by Amber Rowe.
4. Invocation.
5. Call to starting line.
6. Race!
7. Post-race refreshments
8. Half of the door-prize drawings & patriotic costume awards.
9. Presentation of race awards.
10. Junior/Senior awards and the remaining door prizes.

1. PLEASE NO ROLLERBLADES, SKATEBOARDS, BICYCLES, OR PETS!
2. IMPORTANT: Please listen to Run and Jog Club instructions that will be given before the start of the race.
3. Please be sure to have your race bib on the FRONT of your clothing, not the back.
4. If you are walking/pushing a stroller, please position yourself towards the rear of the pack. Runners pushing strollers should be in their appropriate mile time area.
5. Walkers should really position themselves towards the back of the pack. Runners trying to get around walkers can cause alot of congestion at the start of a race.
6. Please try to keep towards the right during the race.
7. At the race finish... please DO NOT STOP... continue through the chute.
8. Be sure to get your card, fill them out and deposit to the correct age group and gender buckets located under the red, white & blue canopies.
9. Get your refreshments.

The top-three Men and Women overall will receive trophies and prizes. A minimum of three and maximum of five entrants in each age group will receive awards (No duplications). The age groups for men, women, and youths are: 10 & Under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 & Over. Babies and/or children in strollers are not eligible for awards... Entrants must compete (not just finish) under your own power.

Awards will also be given to the best overall Patriotic costume and the Youngest and Oldest finishers.

The Freedom 5K Committee prides itself on having lots of great door prizes. Some will be drawn and presented while we are waiting on the race results, and the bigger prizes will be drawn after the awards. Be sure to listen for your name and listen for all of the businesses that so generously contribute the prizes.

It is the honor of the SSS Freedom 5K to recognize all men & women who are or have served in our country's armed forces in all conflicts all over the world. They have earned our deepest gratitude for their bravery and sacrifice to keeping this great country free. All Military participants will receive special tokens of recognition.