Make A Wish 5K Walk/Run

Clarion University’s Interfraternity & Panhellenic Councils have recently joined forces with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to grant the wish of a local three year old girl. A 5K race will be held on Sunday, May 4, 2008 and will start at 8:30 a.m. Check in for the race will begin at 7:00 a.m. at Clarion University’s Memorial Stadium. For directions to the Stadium, please click here.

The race will begin on Second Ave. and runners will then turn left onto Wood St. They will follow Wood St., through the Clarion University campus, making a right onto Grand Ave. Runners will take Grand Ave. to Corbett St., making a right onto Corbett. They will follow Corbett St. to Greenville Ave., making a right onto Greenville. From Greenville Ave., runners will make a left onto South St. and will follow South all the way back to Second Ave. They will make a right onto Second and follow it to Main St., making a left on Main and ending on the Memorial Stadium track. For a map of the route, click here.  There will be traffic control at major intersections, however, this will not be a closed course.

Champion Chip timing services will be provided by The Runners High. Chips will be distributed at check in and will be collected by volunteers at the end of the race. In the event that a runner fails to return their chip at the end of the race, they will be charged a $35 chip replacement fee. Medals will be given to the top finishers in each age group and the top male & female overall finishers will receive gift certificates to the Achilles Running Shop in Meadville, PA.

We would like to thank Kids Choice Community Learning Center, Runners World, The Achilles Running Shop, PDS Industries and The Runners High for their sponsorship and assistance. We hope to see you on May 4th and good luck to all runners!