Funner to be a Runner

Funner to be a Runner

Sun April 26, 2026

Free race for children 8th grade and younger as part of the annual Spring Run Off. In past years we've had over 450 kids in these races so please get pre-registered early so all you have to do is pick up a bib race morning. We do have same day registration from 8:30 to 10:30 am. So sign up and pick up a bib no later than 10:30 a.m. Assemble on the football field areas listed by 10:30 a.m.

• 10:45 a.m.: 50-yard dash for kids Kindergarten and younger (starts on 50 yard line and goes to west end zone)
• 10:50 a.m.: 1.2-mile run for kids in grades 4-8 (gather at BLUE balloons in end zone)
• 10:55 a.m.: 1.2-mile run for kids in grades 3 and younger (gather at RED balloons in the end zone)
• 11:15 am: Kids gather on the field by school for recognizing the top 3 schools with the most kids!

The 1.2 mile run leaves the stadium, down the dirt road to the river trail, goes left (upriver) along the dirt trail, turns around by Wild Horse Creek bridge and returns on the concrete trail to the dirt road, onto and around the stadium track to finish at the regular finish line in front of the stands. Parents can get a good view of the kids outside the stadium on the hill overlooking the trail below. A parent or teacher can run with a group of young kids in the 2nd wave but need to sign up (doesn't count towards school competition). Please let all the fast and furious kiddos go ahead, stay to the back of the group start until the group spreads out.

School Competition The school that has the most participants picking up a bib to run on race day gets to take home the Traveling Trophy! *Larger schools have an advantage and we might apply a participation rate mentioned below. Online registration is encouraged - just show up and pick up and pin on your bib! Same day registration until 10:15 am - must be signed in and bib picked up. But you must pick up bib and run on race day for your school to get credit for you running. Official school participation count is done after bibs are picked up. A couple elementary schools have made this a pretty good competition bringing over 100 kids to the race to take home the trophy. So make sure you give your school credit when you sign up! We encourage you to sign up on line to skip long line on race day to register - just go to pre-registered table to pick up bib and pins. * Smaller schools are at a disadvantage and have requested if the count is close, we determine a percentage of total school population participating on rate day. Such as 95 kids from a school with 250 kids (38%) vs 100 kids from a school with 500 kids (20%), the higher percentage group could win the trophy. High participating schools need to provide their school's official count to the race director before the race. We just want to see lots of happy kids running but we also want to recognize schools really getting their kids moving also. We might just get another prize if this happens.