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Super Bowl Sunday
February 3, 2008

5K RUN & WALK

10:00 A.M.

 New Haven’s Wilbur Cross
High School & East Rock Park
 

The challenging certified course (CT08002JRG) runs through picturesque East Rock Park.  The first half of the course is uphill and the second half is downhill.  View Course Map.

Question:

What do football fans do on Super Bowl Sunday while they wait for the game to start?

  • How do you spend the endless hours of waiting for the kick off?
  • How do you prepare for the excessive consumption of traditional beverages, nachos, chili, hotdogs, and wings?
  • What do you do to compensate for the hours of sitting in front of the television watching fellow humans run up and down a field crashing into each other?

Answer
Run (or walk) for Refugees!!

ü      Do something healthy.
ü     
Get out of doors and enjoy the fresh air.
ü     
Exercise your body.
ü     
Contribute to a great charitable cause.

Entry fee waived for those raising $100 or more for IRIS.

Race Benefits: 
IRIS – Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services began as the refugee resettlement arm of Episcopal Social Service, Inc., welcoming its first family in 1982. In the 25 years of its existence, IRIS has resettled over 4,000 people. Last year IRIS welcomed 112 refugees from 19 countries. Nearly one half came from Africa.

IRIS is a program of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut and is the local affiliate of Episcopal Migration Ministries and the Immigration and Refugee Program of Church World Service.

Click here to read the New Haven Register Article on the work that IRIS does in our community.

Celebrating 25 years of welcoming refugees to New Haven!
 

Amenities
      • T-shirts to all participants.
      • Computerized results.
      • Splits given at 1 and 2 mile marks.

Dress up and Win
The best individual and group costumes will win a case of Honest Tea and a gift certificate to New Haven’s Archie Moore’s Bar and Restaurant.
 
 

Post Race Party
After the race, enjoy a post race party with food, beverages and entertainment at Wilbur Cross High School.
 

Awards - Given to first 3 finishers in each age division.  12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+ and Wheelchair.  Awards also given for best individual costume and group costume.
 
Volunteers - are needed.  Please call 203-481-5933.
 

Directions to New Haven’s Wilbur Cross High School: 

From Bridgeport:  I-95 North to I-91 North (exit 48 – left hand exit). Get off at exit 6 (left hand exit). Right onto Willow St. Right onto Mitchell Dr.  High School is on the right in 200 yards. 

From New London:  I -95 South to I-91 North (exit 48). Continue directions from above.

From Hartford:  I-91 South to exit 6 (right hand exit). Continue directions from above.


 

For more information:  jbsports@snet.net or 203-481-5933
In case of severe weather, please call or visit  www.jbsports.com for postponement.
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