Plans for the seventh annual Wright Run 5K/10K have been announced by the Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation in Trenton.
The 2018 event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 6, in Trenton and will begin and conclude on the hospital campus. Participants will meet at the hospital for their official sendoff, then return there for their final lap on the WMH walking trail.
Registration is at 7 a.m. and the run will begin at 8 a.m. The cost is $25 for early registration and $30 for those registering after Sept. 21. The entry fee will include an official t-shirt and race bib. Online registration can be done at WrightRun2018.racewire.com. Paper registrations are available at Premier Eye Care, Hy-Vee, Hometown Pharmacy and the hospital.
A Kids Dash will be held again in conjunction with the 5K/10K and will be free for children ages 10 and under. Participants are encouraged to wear their favorite super hero costumes. The Dash will begin at 9 a.m.
This year’s theme will be “Breast Cancer Awareness,” with pink race t-shirts given to all entrants. The t-shirts will also be for sale at the event along with special edition breast cancer awareness bricks. The bricks can be personalized to memorialize and/or celebrate a loved one who has battled or is currently battling breast cancer. Each brick will feature the iconic breast cancer ribbon. The purchased bricks will be placed in the seating area to be constructed along the hospital’s walking trail.
Representatives from a newly-formed organzation, the Grundy County Breast Cancer Support Group, will also be in attendance, providing information and resources for local individuals battling breast cancer.
All proceeds from the Wright Run will support the purchase of a new medical rehabilitation treadmill and a new medical ventilator machine for the hospital. Past funds from the Wright Run have financed projects including a 3-D mammography machine and the hospital walking trail.
Parking for participants will be limited at the hospital and those who desire to leave promptly after the race may want to park at the North Central Missouri College Barton Campus, located just south of the hospital.
For more information, persons can contact WMH Foundation Development Officer David Bain at 660-358-5706.
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