2011 Truman Run 5K
Presented by Cockerell & McIntosh Pediatrics
MARA Grand Prix Event
Race Date: Saturday, May 14, 2011 - 8:00am
Location: Sunshine Center, 607 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64050
Break the course record in 2012 and win cash! *
Male: 15:55.7 - Dale Dexter (2011) - $100
Female: 17:30.2 - Connie Abbott (2011) - $100
Online registration is CLOSED! Please print off a registration form and bring it with you to Garry Gribbles (Indep store only) on Friday or to the race Saturday morning. Click Here For Form
Registration will also be available on race day starting at 7:00am and on Friday from 11:00am to 7:00pm at Garry Gribbles Running Sports in Independence.
Registration & Packet Pickup:
Registration
- Register online at: sportkc.org (NO PROCESSING FEES!) (Closed 5/12/2011 @ 11:00pm)
- Register by Mail: Download Registration Form
- Early Registration: $25.00 (Received on or before May 4, 2011)
- Late Registration: $30.00 (Received after May 4th, 2011)
- Youth Registration: $10.00 (Youth 14 and under)
- Individual and Team Registrations Welcome
- No Refunds or Runner Transfers
Packet Pickup
- Friday, May 13, 2011 - 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m at:
Garry Gribble's Running Sports (Independence Store Only)
18810-E East 39th Street, Independence, MO 64057
Store Phone:(816) 373-1100 - Saturday, May 14, 2011 - 7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. at:
Sunshine Center, 607 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64050
Teams:
Bragging rights are on the line, pull together a team and see how your organization can measure up to the competition. Teams can consist of 3-5 runners. Competition is based upon the combined times of the first three finishers from each team.
- Come up with a team name and decide who is on your team before you mail in your registrations
- When you fill out your registration form make sure you put your team name on it
- Race against all teams at the event and against others on your team
- Teachers vs. Administration
- Students vs. Teachers
- Fire Department vs. Police Department
- 4th Grade vs. 5th Grade
- Everyone runs as an individual but their time can also count towards a team.
Award and Prizes:
- $100 cash to the male runner that breaks the course recond
- $200 cash to the female runner that breaks the course record (Record wasnt broken last year)
- Overall First, Second and Third place prizes for 2011 have not yet been determined
- Awards for top three male and female finishers in five year age groups 20 to 80
- Awards for top three youth finshers in three age groups, 10 and under, 11-14, 15 - 19
- A T-Shirt for all participants
- Prizes will be raffled off during the later stages of the race
- Food and Drink at race end
Race Course & Site:
- The roads around the course will begin closing at 7:30a.m., get there early to avoid parking problems
- Parking is available at the Community of Christ Temple lot located one block west of Sunshine Center
- Race starts and finishes at Sunshine Center - 607 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64050
- Course is generally flat and makes a figure eight around the Independence Square and the Community of Christ Temple and Auditorium
- Chip Timing Provided by: RaceDay Timing Solutions (Raul Flores)
- DJ by Jim Blau

* No course record prizes will be offered for an altered course or a cancelled event. Prizes for breaking the course record will be awarded at the discretion of the race director; in the case two men or two women break the course record only the winner will receive the cash prize.
