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Super Bowl Sunday
February 7, 2010
5K RUN & WALK
10:00 A.M.
New
Haven’s Wilbur Cross
High School & East Rock Park
Register online
Print race
application
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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. |
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Question:
What do football fans do on Super Bowl Sunday
while they wait for the game to start?
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How do you spend the endless hours of waiting
for the kick off?
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How do you prepare for the excessive
consumption of traditional beverages, nachos, chili,
hotdogs, and wings?
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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!!
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Do something healthy.
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Get out of doors and enjoy the fresh air.
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Exercise your body.
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Contribute to a great charitable cause.
Entry fee
waived for those raising $100 or more for
IRIS.
Prizes to
three participants who get the largest donations for IRIS!
If you cannot participate, please
consider making a donation to sponsor a refugee participant.
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Race
Benefits:
The
mission of
IRIS—Integrated Refugee & Immigrant
Services—is to help refugees and other
displaced people establish new lives, regain hope, and
contribute to the vitality of Connecticut’s communities.
Refugees have left their country of origin because of
persecution based on their race, religion, nationality,
membership in a particular social group, or political
opinion. Each year IRIS welcomes and resettles
approximately 150 refugees in the New Haven area.
Currently, over half come from Iraq, and others come from
Afghanistan, Congo, Cuba, Ethiopia, Iran, Somalia, Sudan,
and other countries.
IRIS helps
refugees with housing, food and other basic needs;
education; legal assistance; cultural understanding;
preparing for work and searching for employment; English
class; childcare; and healthcare appointments and
orientation.
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Amenities
• T-shirts to all participants.
• Computerized results.
• Splits given at 1 and 2 mile marks. |
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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.
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Post Race Party
After the race, enjoy a post race party with food, beverages and
entertainment at Wilbur Cross High School.
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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.
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Volunteers -
are needed. Please call 203-481-5933.
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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. |
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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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