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Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity is planning the 24th Annual Arny Johnson 10-mile and 5K runs. The event will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2009, at Harlem High School in Machesney Park. The 10-mile run starts at 8:30 a.m., and the 5K starts at 8:40 a.m. Who is Arny Johnson? Click here for The Biography Of A Viking.
New Packet Pickup Location!! Pre-registration and packet pick-up will be from 10:00am to 6:00pm on April 3rd at the RAHFH ReStore. The ReStore is located in the North Towne Mall on West Riverside Blvd - click here for a map. Race day registration at Harlem High School gymnasium from 7:00am to 8:15am. Cost is $22 for pre-registered, $30 for race-day registration, $10 for high school and younger. Remember you get a $1 off entry fee for being a Rockford Road Runner. Again this year, Donate your old running shoes...Drop box available on Race Day!!!
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Runners doing the 10-mile race will follow the Willow Creek Path into Rock Cut State Park. They will circle the park on the park road and return to the high school. The 5-kilometer runners will compete in a fast, flat out-and-back course on the Willow Creek Path. Elevation Chart Course Maps The USAT certified course will begin near the track, just north of the Harlem High School gym. Runners will proceed west, then south west, following the road into a parking lot to get to the Willow Creek Path. This path will take the runners into Rock Cut State Park. RUNNERS SHOULD KEEP TO THEIR LEFT AT ALL TIMES! 5 K racers will see the turn around cone before entering the park. 10-mile runners will take a LEFT at the end of the path and run clockwise on the road circling Pierce Lake. Once again, KEEP LEFT. Stay on the road that circles the lake (approximately 4.4 miles around lake.) After crossing the spillway bridge, runners will return to Willow Creek Path and head back to the high school, following the path. Once again, keep left, to avoid collisions. Water will be available on the course at the 1.5-mile, 3-mile, 5-mile, 7-mile, and 8.5-mile marks for the 10 milers, and at the 1.5-mile mark for the 5Kers. Toilets are available at Puri Crest Picnic area (4.75-mile) and West Lake Picnic area (7-mile). Please be sure to thank your aid-station volunteers!
All proceeds from the events will go to supporting low-income families in their quest for homeownership. For details, please call the Habitat office at 815 636-4573 or email homes@rockfordhabitat.org.
Get your Rockford Road Runner 2009 Race Circuit volunteer requirements fulfilled early, or just come out and join the many other volunteers on race day. Email homes@rockfordhabitat.org for more info. Thanks to last year's volunteers!
Trophies to 5K and 10-mile Male and Female Overall winners. Age Division Awards for Male and
Female. 5K youth race age groups: 0-9, 10-14, 15-19 5K and 10-mile race age groups: 0-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+
New this year - $250 dollar prize for anyone who sets a NEW course record!
Race results will be posted here, as soon as possible after the race, so bookmark the location! 5K Male - Brent Alexander 16:10 5K Female - Jessica Langford 17:46 10 Mile Male - Ben Schneider 0:56:37 10 Mile Female - Shannon Fitzgerald 1:06:50
Previous results: 2008 Arny Johnson 10-mile Results 2007 Arny Johnson 10-mile Results 2007 Arny Johnson 5K/10-mile Awards 2006 Arny Johnson 10-mile Results
Much of the Arny Johnson race takes place in beautiful Rock Cut State Park. Let it be just one of the Rock Cut events that you participate in.
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