The Hillsborough Running Club Announces the 9Th Annual

The Hillsborough Running Club announces the 9th annual:

Got Grit? 5K & One Mile Fun Run/Walk

June 2, 2018 at Orange High School in Hillsborough, North Carolina

General Information: This year’s event will be known at the Got Grit? 5K Triple Play.

1. Join us for this great family event. Endurance Magazine recently selected this race as one of the best “kid-friendly races” in the Triangle. There will be a 5K race with chip-timing on a certified course. Also planned are a One Mile Fun Run/Walk and a Toddler Trot for the little runners. All participants in the one mile event receive medals. After the race visit our remarkable refreshment table. We’ll have fruit, cookies, snacks, candy, granola bars and fantastic baked goods. After the award ceremony there will be a drawing for prizes. Child care will be provided while parents run the 5k. The race will be held, rain or shine. No refunds. Part of the profits from this event goes for grit awards, special recognitions, and mini-scholarships for Orange County students. Register by May 16 to be guaranteed a beautiful t-shirt,

2. Run for Thys: Last fall Orange High School football player Thys Oldenburg suffered a severe head injury that nearly took his life. Presently he is slowly recovering. Thys will be at the race. He may walk, run, or shoot the starting gun! A minimum of $1,000 from this race will be donated, in Thys’s name, to the Ronald McDonald House, which helped to support Thys and his parents during his recovery at Duke Medical Center. Also, participants can donate an added amount for Thys’s donation on the registration form or on-line. Let’s see if we can hit the $2,000 mark!

*Runners will receive a souvenir race bib with Thys’s name and his football uniform number: 22.

3. 50,000 Miles for the Animal Shelter: This spring race director, Tom Carr will hit the 50,000 mile career mark in running. To celebrate this accomplishment, Tom is asking that on race day participants bring bags/cans of dog or cat food to be donated to the Orange County Animal Shelter.

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Schedule of events: June 1. Runners can register for the race and/or pick up their packets at the entrance to the Riverwalk near the parking deck and Weaver Street Market in Hillsborough from 4:00-8:00pm.

June 2: Race Day!

*7:00-8:15am: On-site registration and packet pick-up in the Orange High School gym.

*8:30am: One Mile Fun Run/Walk starts and finishes on the track. The course does have one hill and some gravel paths. All finishers receive a medal.

*9:15am: The 5K race begins at the side parking lot near the baseball stadium. The race has chip timing. The race is certified (NC13016DF). The course winds through village streets and finishes on the track.

Awards for the 5k:

*The top three overall male and female finishers receive a trophy.

*The first place male and female Masters (age 40+) receive a trophy.

*The first place male and female Grandmasters (age 50+) receive a trophy.

*The first place male and female Senior Grandmasters (age 60+) receive a trophy.

*The top three males/females in the following age groups receive unique medals: 9-under, 10-12, 13-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-over. Note, all 5k runners age 12-under who did not win an age group award will receive a finisher’s medal.

*10:15: The Toddler Trot (ages 5-under) will start on the football field. The race is free. No need to register. No t-shirts. Kids will receive a ribbon and plastic “Got Grit?” hard hat.

*10:30: Award Ceremony in the gym. Must be present to win a prize in the drawing.

Race location: Orange High School, 500 Orange High School Road, Hillsborough, NC 27278. There is plenty of free parking.

MAIL IN REGISTRATION FORM

Name ______

Address: Street ______

City______State ______Zip ______

Telephone ______email ______

Date of birth ______Age on race day ______

Please circle: Male or female Please circle: Which race? 5k One Mile Run/Walk

Shirt size (guaranteed if registered by May 16). We have men’s shirts and women’s cut shirts. Many women tend to go up a size onthese style shirts.

Please circle: Women: Small Medium Large Extra Large

Men: Small Medium Large Extra Large

Youth: Small Medium Large Extra Large

Fees: Adults(ages 20-0ver): Price is the same for either race. Before June 2: $27. On race day: $32.

Children (ages 19-under): Price is the same for either race. Before June 2: $17. On race day: $22.

Toddler Trot is free. No t-shirts. No need to register.

Extra donation for ThysOldenburgh’sgift to Ronald McDonald House: $ ______

Make checks payable and send to: Hillsborough Running Club, P.O. Box 5, Hillsborough, NC 27278. For more info or questions please contact Tom Carr at (919)732-7183.

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Waiver: I have read and agree to the following:

Signature ______Date: ______

Parent signature if registrant is under 18 ______

I assume full and complete responsibility for any injury or accident which may occur while traveling to and from this event, during the event, or while I am on the premises of the event. I,or myself and any heirs and executives, hereby waive, release or forever discharge the race directors, Carr Counseling & Consultation, Inc., Orange County Schools, Cardinal Timing Systems, Hillsborough Running Club, all the event sponsors, volunteers, organizers, and all other persons associated with the event for all liabilities, claims, actions, or damages that I may have against them arising out of or in any way connected with my participation in the event. I understand that this waiver includes any claims, whether caused by negligence, the action of any of the above parties, or otherwise. I understand that the entry fee is non-refundable and non-transferrable. I hereby grant full permission to any or all of the above to use my photograph and records of the event.