Bunny Hop 5K

• 5K:- Run 3.1 Miles

Welcome to the 3rd Annual Bunny Hop 5K!  The race helps buy books to help spread the love of reading in our school and community. Proceeds will benefit the Riverside Elementary School Reading Is Fun program and the Emporia NEA Read to Your Bunny project. Books are given to all students at the school at different times throughout the year, and the Read to Your Bunny project has delivered Rosemary Wells’ book, Read to Your Bunny, to over 3000 Emporia babies since the program began.

Event details and schedule

Everyone is welcome to participate!  The race will be held Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Riverside Elementary School – 327 S. West Street, Emporia, KS 66801.  Ample parking is available. Race begins at 8:00 a.m. Costume contest will be judged at 7:40 a.m. A book will be given to all race participants this year. Registration is $20.00 for adults and $10.00 for students. Teams of 6 or more will receive $3 off each registration. A paper registration form must be delivered to the school office for team registrations. Each registration includes a t-shirt if submitted by March 11.

COURSE: The race begins and ends in front of the school. The course layout is on pavement through south central and southeast Emporia. The course is relatively flat and well marked. A course map will be posted on the school website – www.usd253.org/home/riverside . 

SCHEDULE:

7:40 a.m. – Saturday, March 26 – Costume Contest Judging

8:00 a.m. – Saturday, March 26 – Race Begins

AWARDS:

Medals will be awarded to the top three finishers overall (male and female) in each age division. (K-5, 6-12, Adult)

PRE-REGISTRATION & PACKET PICK-UP:

Pre-registration up until race day. Those after March 11 will NOT receive a tshirt. A limited supply of tshirts will be on hand the day of the race for purchase.

Packet pick up is as follows:

3:30-7:00 p.m. – Friday, March 25 at Riverside Elementary

7:00-7:30 a.m. – Saturday, March 26 at Riverside Elementary

REGISTRATION OPTIONS:

Online at:  www.active.com

By Mail:  Riverside Elementary School

327 S. West Street, Emporia, KS 66801

Checks to: Riverside PTO

CONTACT:

For more information contact:

Jared Giffin – 620-341-2276 or [email protected]