26th Annual

MDRA VICTORY 10K and 5K

Monday, September 1, 2008

8:00 a.m. - 10K

An MDRA Grand Prix Event

9:30 a.m. - 5K and 2K

10:15 a.m. - Victory Lap Kids 1/2 Mile Fun Run

Location

Victory Memorial Drive. The race begins and ends at Webber Park in north Minneapolis at Webber Parkway and Colfax Ave N., northwest of downtown Minneapolis.

Take I-94 to Dowling Ave exit. Go west 2 blocks to Lyndale, right (north) 4-1/2 blocks to Webber Parkway. Left 3 blocks to race start. Approximately 4 miles north of downtown Minneapolis, near 42nd and Lyndale Ave N.

Course

This course is flat, straight and fast! It starts on Webber Parkway near Colfax and proceeds west on Victory Memorial Drive to the flagpole. It then turns directly south to Lowry to the halfway point turn-around and returns the same route, finishing on Webber Parkway near Bryant Ave. USATF certified. Splits at 1 mile and 5K. The 5K and 2K courses are flat asphalt, out and back.

The Victory Lap Kids 1/2 Mile Fun Run course will start on the road, enter the park, circle a pond and finish by the library.

Results

Results posted at finish, at this web site and published in Run Minnesota.

2007 Results:

Awards

Cash prizes ($300, $200, $100) to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place overall finishers and $150 to first Masters in the men's and women's 10K.

Awards go to the first place finishers in the 10K and 5K, men and women: 19 and under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+ and wheelers.

Long sleeve T-shirts to all participants in 10K, 5K, and 2K after the race on race day. Short sleeve t-shirts for the Victory Lap X Kids Fun Run participants available on race day.

Double Header

Awards will also be made to the runners who complete both the 5K and 10K in the lowest total time (add $10 to the single-race entry fee).

Entry Fee

$25 pre-registered for 2K, 5K or 10K
$30 race day

$30 (pre-registered only) for 5K/10K "double header."

$7 Victory Lap.

Registration

Click here to register online or print out, fill in and mail the registration form to by August 25. Do not mail entries after August 25.

Walk-in registration at Marathon Sports, 50th and Penn Ave S, Minneapolis, from Aug. 15 through Aug. 31 during regular business hours.

Race day entry and number pick-up beginning at 6:30 a.m. at Webber Park Library.

Numbers are not transferable. Fees are not refundable.

Safety

Headphones, baby strollers, skates and dogs are not allowed on the race course.

Volunteers

If you would like to volunteer, please call the MDRA at 952-927-0983 or email Heidi, heidi@runmdra.org. All volunteers will receive a long-sleeve T-shirt.

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