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Virginia 529 Kids Run
March 31, 2012 - Cathedral Place, near Laurel St.

This one-mile event for kids ages 5-12 features all of the excitement of the 10k. They’ll kick off the morning by warming up with music and mingling with some local mascots until the start gun goes off. After racing their little hearts out, they’ll finish to the roar of a crowd through the same chute as the 10k-ers, where they’ll get a commemorative medal and head into a secure meeting area. Don’t forget to pick them up, because post-race food and festivities await!

By the way, the Kids Run finish is just blocks from the 10k start, so there’s plenty of time to cheer on the kiddos before heading to your race.

Cost


	

		
			

				
					December 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012
				
					$10
			

			

				
					February 1 - 29, 2012
				
					$15
			

			

				
					March 1 - 27, 2012
				
					$20
			

			

				
					Walk-Up Registration March 29-30 at Race Expo
				
					$25

					 		
			

		
	

	

		* Online registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on March 27.

	

		 

	

		COST INCLUDES:

	
    
		
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			Event T-shirt
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			Bib number
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			Goodie bag
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			Finisher’s medal (received upon completion of the race)
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  Entries are non-refundable, non-transferable and cannot be deferred to another year.



  

    

  
    

    
Schedule

    
Thursday, March 29 



	
		

			
				11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
			
				Anthem Health & Fitness Expo/Packet Pick-Up at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center
		

	



Friday, March 30



	
		

			
				11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
			
				Anthem Health & Fitness Expo/Packet Pick-Up at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center
		

	



Saturday, March 31



	
		

			
				7:15 a.m.
			
				Pre-Race Warm Up with music – at the Kids Run start line.
		

		

			
				7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. 
			
				Amica Insurance Bag Check available in Monroe Park [link to directions]

				Leave your personal items in a safe spot at Bag Check! Just tear the tag off your bib and attach it to your bag for easy identification upon pick up.		
		

		

			
				7:30 a.m.
			
				Healthy School Challenge Awards presented
		

		

			
				8:00 a.m.
			
				Virginia 529 Kids Run START – at Cathedral Place near Laurel St.
		

		

			
				8:30 a.m.
			
				Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k [link to 10k title page] – Wave A Start.
		

		

			
				9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
			
				SUBWAY Post Race Festival at Monroe Park
		

	



 

  

    

  
  

	Anthem Health & Fitness Expo (Packet Pick Up)


Just like the 10kers, Kids Run participants get the full race weekend experience, too! Click here for full Expo/Packet Pick Up details.


*There is NO packet pick up on Race Day.



	Pre-Race Warm Up


Please join us for some music and fun beginning at 7:15 a.m. outside VCU’s Shaffer Dining Hall near the kids run start line.



	START


Cathedral Place, near Laurel St.


    
	
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		ONE parent may run with any child age 8 or younger.
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		Participants will line up in waves based on age (and corresponding bib color) and will start as follows:
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				Wave
			
				Bib Color
			
				Ages
			
				Start Time
		

		

			
				1
			
				Red
			
				10-12
			
				8:00 a.m.
		

		

			
				2
			
				Yellow
			
				8-9
			
				8:04 a.m.
		

		

			
				3
			
				Green
			
				5-7
			
				8:08 a.m.
		

	




	FINISH


Franklin and Laurel Street (same as the 10k finish)


    
	
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		Finishers enter the finish line chute and are awarded their medals.
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		Children proceed to the Kids Run Meeting Area:
		
      
			
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				Location: northeast corner of Monroe Park (near intersection of Belvidere and W. Franklin)
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				Secured with barricade and staffed by helpful volunteers and sheriff’s deputies
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				Procedure:
				
        
					
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						ONE parent may enter the meeting area Entrance. Do NOT try to enter through the end of the finish corral.
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						Once you find your child(ren), head for the exits. Please be patient as personnel check each group, confirming that the children are leaving with the person who brought them – remember, this is to ensure the safety of your children!
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	COURSE:


The course starts on Cathedral Place and heads up Park Ave. Bear left onto Hanover Avenue to Lombardy St., to Stuart Circle and down Franklin Street to Monroe Park, finishing through the same chute as the 10k-ers! This race is untimed, but there will be a clock at the finish for those who are interested. Click here for more maps and directions.





	Photos


Say Cheese! Brightroom photographers will be snapping participant photos along the course, so don’t just flash your pearly whites – make sure your bib is visible! Then visit Brightroom's website the week after the race to see your pics.



	INCENTIVES TO RUN!


Get your kids moving with the Sports Backers Kids Challenge, a FREE incentive-based fitness program for elementary school-aged children in the Richmond region.

  










  
  



    
        


    

    

              Register ONLINE 
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Print out a registration form and mail it in by March 27, or

	Visit Walk-Up Registration at Anthem Health & Fitness Expo (Packet Pick-Up).


*There is no Race Day registration. Entries are non-refundable and non-transferable, no exceptions.

    

        

    
    


      
      

        
When


        Sat, March 31, 2012

      

      

      
      

        
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Cathedral Place, near Laurel St.

      

      

    

    

    
    

                      

    

  

  

  
  


    
    
    
  

  



  







      
  

    

            

      

    

  
  
  
      

        

      
  
        
  
  
  
          
  

    

  
  
  
  
  
  

  




  

          

    

  

  

  
      

      

        

            

      
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