CVB plans 5th annual 5K run/walk

Convention & Visitors Bureau information

The Van Wert Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and its partners, the Van Wert City Parks Department and the Van Wert Area YMCA, are excited to announce plans for the fifth annual Van Wert City Run to be held Saturday, June 2, at Smiley Park.

The 5K Run will start at 8 a.m. and runners will follow a course laid out through the neighborhood surrounding Smiley Park.   This year runners will be provided with electronic shoe tabs for precise timing.  Awards will be presented to the top three runners in each age group (14 and under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, and 60 and over).  Unique awards will be given to the top three male and top three female finishers.  Advanced registration is taking place now through May 18^th.  Advanced registration is $20 and will include a sport towel.  Same day registration fee is $25.  Some sport towels and tech shirts will be available for sale the day of the run.

At 8:45 a.m., a 2K Family Walk/Run will step off from Smiley Park. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is sponsoring this walk/run.  Registration for the walk will be $1, payable at the event.  Thrivent Financial has designated proceeds from the walk to Honor Flight Northwest Ohio.  Honor Flight Northwest Ohio is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 2007 to send the veterans of Northwest Ohio to Washington, DC to see the memorials built to honor their service. To date, 859 veterans have safely flown on 22 flights to see their memorials.

Registration forms are available for pickup at the Convention and Visitors Bureau office located at 136 E. Main Street, the Van Wert Area YMCA, the Van Wert Area YWCA, area health clubs, the City Parks Department office at Jubilee Park.  A downloadable 5K registration form is available at http://visitvanwert.org/documents/20125KEntryForm.pdf or http://www.vanwert.org/parkevents/adultprograms.htm . A downloadable 2K registration form is available at  http://visitvanwert.org/documents/20122KForm.pdf.