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Anoka Halloween Gray Ghost
29th Annual
Anoka Halloween
Gray Ghost
5K Run and One Mile Fitness Walk
Saturday, October 25, 2014
12:50 p.m.
Anoka, Minnesota
When:
Saturday, October 25, 12:50 p.m.
Registration begins at 10:00 a.m.
COME EARLY, because traffic will be re-routed into the city at 12:15 p.m. for the Grand Day Parade.
Registration ends at 12:30
Where:
Registration will be at Franklin Elementary School at 215 West Main Street.
The start is on West Main St. northwest of Western St.
Free parking in the Courthouse Parking Ramp.
To get to Anoka, take Hwy 169 north from 694, Hwy 242 west from Hwy 65, Hwy 10, or Coon Rapids Blvd.
Entry fee:
$20 pre-registered by mail. Checks payable to ABLA.
$25 race day.
Print out, fill in and mail the registration form to
Anoka Area Chamber
12 Bridge Square
Anoka, MN 55303
Do not mail after Tuesday, October 21.
Net proceeds are used for various community projects/events.
Course:
TAC certified 5K, mostly flat. Splits at miles 1 and 2. The first mile is on the Grande Day Parade Route and is also the course for the One Mile Fitness Walk.
Bags for clothing are provided and will be transported to the finish at owner's risk.
Awards:
- Long-sleeved mock turtleneck to all registered finishers
- $25 cash for first place winners who break course records in all male/female age categories.
- Awards and Trophies, 5K race: Awards to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each of nine age divisions for men and women (12 and under, 13-17, 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+) Trophy to 1st place overall man and woman. (Fitness walk, no awards or trophies to placement finishers).
- Free apples, cider, and water at the finish for race participants.
Special Costume Awards:
Don your best Halloween costume and join the fun! Medals awarded to the top 5 judged individuals, the top 5 judged 2- to 3-person groups, and top 5 larger groups who complete either event in costume. To qualify for group awards, the group must participate as a unit throughout the event entered.
Race Sponsors:
Anoka Business & Landowners Association
Well Fargo Bank, Anoka
North Suburban Striders
Race Directors:
Pete Turok (763) 421-7130
Karen Hillerman (612) 558-7433 karenhillerman@gmail.com
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