Venue: Bisset Park, Radford
Date: Saturday, October 21, 2017
Time: 9:00 - 11:30 AM
Event Types: Food, Sports, Family Friendly, Charity
Cost:
5K: $25.00
One-Mile Fun Run: Free
One-Mile Fun Run: Free
Description:
The BraveHeart 5K Run / Walk and One Mile Fun Run will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2017 in Bisset Park and will help to kick off the 21st Radford Highlanders Festival.
Schedule:
• 9:00-9:45 am - Race Day Registration / Check-In
• 10:00 am - 5K starts
• After 5K Ends: One-Mile Fun Run
Runners in kilts are welcome and encouraged to celebrate the area’s Scots Irish heritage. In addition to overall and age and gender group winners, prizes will be awarded as well to the best dressed male and female runner.
All participants will receive a t-shirt and can participate in the awards ceremony, enjoy free food and beverages and have a chance to win one of the door prizes following the race.
The cost is $25.00 and runners can register online or on race day. To register online, visit: https://braveheart5k.itsyourrace.com/register/.
A one-mile fun run will be held immediately following the 5K and is free and open to children and adults of all ages. All participants in the fun run will receive a ribbon.
The 5K and Fun Run course will circle Bisset Park on the footpaths. Results will be posted on http://www.runaboutsports.com.
Proceeds from the event will go to the American Heart Association.
Note: No animals or headphones permitted during the race for safety reasons.
The BraveHeart 5K will kick off a full day of family fun with the Radford Highlanders Festival! The festival that celebrates ‘all things Celtic’ will be held in Bisset Park. For more information on the Highlanders Festival, visit: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=447465.
The race is being sponsored by Carilion New River Medical Center, Run About Sports and the Radford Visitor’s Center. The race is part of the RunAbout Sports Race Series.
To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.imgur.com/hUlwlOm.jpg.
For more information, visit: http://www.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=9065 or contact Renee Gerow at 540-731-2925 or visit https://www.facebook.com/Radford-Highlanders-Festival-199911713385790/.
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