Kicks for Kids 5k: Lace Up for Change
Sunday, April 7, 2024
Past event
12:00 PM EDT
Columbus, Ohio
$11.60 · 1 race
5km
Event summary
Get ready to lace up your running shoes for the Kicks for Kids 5K: Lace Up for Change event happening on Sunday, April 7th, 2024, in Columbus, Franklin! This exciting inaugural 5K, organized by the OSU student group Buckeyes for Public Health, invites both competitive and noncompetitive runners to participate in a family-friendly atmosphere while supporting a great cause. The event aims to raise funds for underprivileged grade school athletes in the community, making it a perfect opportunity to make a difference while enjoying a fun day out.
Participants can look forward to a vibrant race day experience, with sign-in opening at 12:00 PM and a pre-race warm-up led by a youth running program coach from The Running Outreach Initiative at 1:00 PM. The race kicks off at 1:30 PM, and as you cross the finish line, you'll receive a medal and a chance to win fabulous prizes, including a raffle for a $50 Pitaya gift card. Plus, the male and female winners will take home gift baskets filled with goodies like movie tickets and delicious treats! Join us for a day packed with fun, camaraderie, and a commitment to change—don't miss out on this chance
Participants can look forward to a vibrant race day experience, with sign-in opening at 12:00 PM and a pre-race warm-up led by a youth running program coach from The Running Outreach Initiative at 1:00 PM. The race kicks off at 1:30 PM, and as you cross the finish line, you'll receive a medal and a chance to win fabulous prizes, including a raffle for a $50 Pitaya gift card. Plus, the male and female winners will take home gift baskets filled with goodies like movie tickets and delicious treats! Join us for a day packed with fun, camaraderie, and a commitment to change—don't miss out on this chance
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Kicks for Kids 5k: Lace Up for Change
Incl. $1.60 Fee &
SIGN IN @ 12:00 PM (report to RPAC) WARM UP @ 1:00 PM START TIME @ 1:30PM
Entries closed12:00 PM EDT
$11.60
Organiser's description
OSU student organization Buckeyes for Public Health is hosting their inaugural 5K! Competitive and noncompetitive runners alike are welcome to join us on Sunday, April 7th for some family friendly fun! Participants will have the opportunity to earn prizes, make new friends, and raise money for underprivileged grade school athletes in the community. Times will be collected by hand and uploaded to this page and to https://www.runningoutreach.org/ where more information about the cause is available. For more about the event, be sure to follow @buckeyesforpublichealth and @runningoutreachosu on Instagram!
RACE DAY INFO:
Sign-in, along with the start/finish line, will be located outside the Bike Hub near the fields by the RPAC, with parking space available in the stadium parking lot. Sign-in will open at 12:00pm, with one of the youth running program coaches from The Running Outreach Initiative leading a pre-race warmup at 1:00pm. The race will begin at 1:30pm, with the route available to view here https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2271049. Drinks and snacks will be provided, and awards and the announcement of our raffle winner will follow soon after every runner has finished.
Participants have plenty to look forward to in terms of goodies! All participants, in addition to winning a medal at the finish line, will get a free ticket for our raffle for a $50 Pitaya gift card, where you can donate $1 per additional raffle ticket to increase your chances. Male and female winners will each be awarded a gift basket which includes two Gateway Film Center tickets, five Nothing Bundt Cake coupons, two One Jump Hour passes to Big Air Trampoline Park, and a delicious snack.
RACE DAY INFO:
Sign-in, along with the start/finish line, will be located outside the Bike Hub near the fields by the RPAC, with parking space available in the stadium parking lot. Sign-in will open at 12:00pm, with one of the youth running program coaches from The Running Outreach Initiative leading a pre-race warmup at 1:00pm. The race will begin at 1:30pm, with the route available to view here https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2271049. Drinks and snacks will be provided, and awards and the announcement of our raffle winner will follow soon after every runner has finished.
Participants have plenty to look forward to in terms of goodies! All participants, in addition to winning a medal at the finish line, will get a free ticket for our raffle for a $50 Pitaya gift card, where you can donate $1 per additional raffle ticket to increase your chances. Male and female winners will each be awarded a gift basket which includes two Gateway Film Center tickets, five Nothing Bundt Cake coupons, two One Jump Hour passes to Big Air Trampoline Park, and a delicious snack.
Location
337 Annie and John Glenn Ave, Columbus, 43210, OH, United States
Kicks for Kids 5k: Lace Up for Change
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