Plans for the fifth annual Wright Run 5K/10K have been announced by the Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation in Trenton.
The 2016 event will be held on Saturday, Oct.1 and will begin and conclude on the campus of Wright Memorial Hospital. Participants will meet for their official sendoff at the hospital and return there for their final lap on the hospital’s walking trail. This year’s Wright Run will include a Pink October Balloon Launch to honor those who have battled breast cancer.
Cost for participants will again be $25 for early registration and $30 for those registering after Sept. 18. The entry fee will include an official t-shirt and race bib. For an additional $10, participants may order a long sleeve t-shirt. Registration is available online at “ItsYourRace.com” and paper registrations can be found at Grundy Electric Cooperative, Premier Eye Care, Hy-Vee, Hometown Pharmacy and Wright Memorial Hospital, all in Trenton.
Another first for the event will be a Kids Dash. This event will be free for children 10 years of age and under and participants are encouraged to wear their favorite super hero costumes.
Registration for the 5K/10K race is at 7 a.m., the balloon launch at 7:45 a.m. and the race immediately afterward at 8 a.m.
All proceeds from the Wright Run will support the purchase of equipment and improvements for Wright Memorial Hospital. In the past, funds from the Wright Run have financed projects including the new 3-D ultrasound machine, the 3-D mammography machine, the OB centralized monitoring system and the hospital walking trail.
Parking for Wright Run participants will be at the Red Barn parking lot east of Iowa Boulevard. There will be temporary street closings from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. that morning at Highway Y, 28th Street, Fisherman Road and Lake Trenton Drive.
For more information, persons can contact Hospital Foundation Director Kurt Mylenbusch at 660-358-5706 or 816-520-3181.
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