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2008 STAR SPANGLED SPECTACULAR |
FREEDOM 5K FUN RUN/WALK |
July 4th 9AM Faurot Park, Lima OH
Headquartered at The Rotary Pavilion
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This year's SSS Freedom 5K will be here before ya' know it...Be sure to get pre-registered to guarantee a t-shirt & goody bag (see registration details below)
(OVERALL MALE AND FEMALE WINNERS FROM LAST YEAR...MELISSA SINNING & JUSTIN DICKMAN's entries are NO CHARGE)
Here's this year's new t-shirt design...click shirt for a close-up
As always, the race is dedicated to our military men/women both active and retired and they will receive special recognition.
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. |
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!! Click COURSE MAP below to check it out.
The Freedom 5K Race Committee
Contact Stephanie Hemmer at 419-228-8835
email: steff@wlio.com
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Here are last year's results |
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REGISTRATION |
Click REGISTRATION button for downloadable form...
Pre-register for $10.00 by JUNE 20th to guarantee a newly designed shirt and goody bag with lots of good stuff in it.
Military participants receive special tokens of recognition.
Early pre-registered packet pick-up is SATURDAY, JUNE 28TH at FAUROT PARK ROTARY PAVILION from 1-3PM.
Race Day Registration begins at 7AM, is $15.00 and no shirt guarantee
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COURSE |
Starting Line is
at the entrance of Faurot Park at Lakewood & Cole. It 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. 2 Water Stations, Mile Splits and a Lovely "Waterspray" provided by the Lima Fire Department.
Click "COURSE" for printable map. |
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Parking for the event is available in the field just east (down the hill) of Woodlawn Cemetary on Northshore Drive, accessible from Woodlawn and Spencerville Road. Side streets over by Faurot Park are also available as well as some lots in Faurot Park west of Cole Street. |
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RACE DAY AGENDA |
- 8:15...Vince Koza, our MC will begin "The Show" with Welcome and recognition of our sponsors, presenters, administrators, door prize/goody bag donations and miscellaneous.
- 8:30...Colorguard from Delphos, OH will present the colors with the Pledge of Allegiance.
- National Anthem sung by Amber Rowe.
- Invocation.
- Call to head to starting line.
- Post-race refreshments
- Part of the door-prize drawing & Patriotic costume awards.
- Presentation of race awards.
- "Junior/Senior" awards and the rest of the door prizes.
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RACE INSTRUCTIONS |
- NO ROLLERBLADES, SKATEBOARDS, BICYCLES OR PETS, PLEASE.
- IMPORTANT: Please listen to Run n Jog Club instructions that will be given before the start of the race.
- Please be sure to have your race bib on the FRONT of your clothing, not the back.
- Check the TIME SIGNS (these have times on them) positioned in the starting area to suggest where you should be located in the pack in respect to your mile time.
- 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.
- 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.
- Please try to keep towards the right during the race.
- At the race finish...please DO NOT STOP...continue through the chute.
- 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.
- Get your refreshments.
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AGE
GROUPS |
Men/Women/Youth: 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.
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AWARDS |
Top Three Men
and Women Overall receive trophies and prizes. Minimum 3, Maximum 5 in each age group receive
awards. No Duplications.
(BABIES OR CHILDREN IN STROLLERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR AWARDS...You must compete (not just finish)under your own power). Awards to best Overall Patriotic costumes and Awards to Youngest and Oldest Finishers. |
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DOOR PRIZES |
We pride ourselves on lots of great door
prizes that get better every year! Some will be drawn and presented
while we are waiting on the race results....the bigger prizes after the awards. Be sure to listen for your name
AND listen for all of the businesses that so generously contribute the
prizes. |
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SPONSORS, PRESENTERS & SUPPORTERS |
City
of Lima, St. Rita's Medical Center, Superior Federal Credit Union, The Lima News, WLIO NBC Lima, The Orthopaedic
Institute of Ohio, The Lima Run & Jog Club, The Lions' Clubs
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