LET"S READ AND RUN!
Join hundreds of youth runners for the 27th Annual Dr. John A. Stephenson Memorial Youth Run presented by the Lynchburg Road Runners. Proceeds benefit the program Reach Out and Read; a non-profit organization that trains and supports medical providers who give books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud at well-child exams. Race distances and course are....3 & under 1/8th mile, 4-5 yrs old 1/4 mile, 6-7 yrs. old 1/2 mile, 8-13 yrs. old 1 mile. All events take place at Riverside Park, Rivermont Ave., Lynchburg, Va
COURSES: Gently rolling courses winding through Riverside Park on Rivermont Avenue.
AGE GROUPS (boys & girls): 3-under (1/8 mi); 4-5 (1/4 mi); 6-7 (1/2 mi); 8-9 (1 mi); 10-11 (1 mi); 12-13 (1 mi)
AWARDS: Top 3 overall boys and girls for the 1 mile distance (all races combined) and the top 3 boys and girls in race; trophies and a book to all finishers.
PARKING: Riverside Park, closed to ALL vehicular traffic (9AM to 10:45AM). Please park on Rivermont Ave.
PACKET PICK UP: Fri. Oct. 6th at Riverside Runners from 12PM-6PM and race day 8-8:45AM, Riverside Park.
ENTRY LIMIT: 50 participants per gender per age group.
STROLLERS & PETS PROHIBITED, REGISTRATION IS NON-REFUNDABLE & NON-TRANSFERABLE