MAY 11, 2013
5K | 10K | MUNCHKIN MILE
Thank you for stepping out with us to change lives! Here are some important details for packet pickup and race day! We look forward to seeing you on Saturday.
REGISTRATION STILL OPEN
There is still time to invite all of your friends and family to run alongside of you, registration is still open for the first annual Miles for Mankind 5K, 10K, and Munchkin Mile race.
Give your friends the discount code ZacapaDorm and get $5 off online registration.
There will also be Race Day registration on-site Saturday morning starting at 7:30am. Credit card or check only.
PACKET PICK-UP
Friday, May 10th 6:00pm-8:00pm Nankin Hills Dr. parking lot just south of Ann Arbor Trail and Edward N. Hines Dr.
Saturday, May 11th 7:30am Nankin Hills Dr. large pavilion.
Please make an effort to pick up your packet on Friday; it will help to keep our inaugural race day morning free from chaos and stress!
RACE DAY SCHEDULE SATURDAY MAY 11TH
7:30am Packet Pick-Up and on-site registration is available
8:30am Munchkin Mile race start
9:30am 5K and 10K races start
10:10am 5K overall top male and female award presented
10:30am 10K overall top male and female award presented
10:45am Buddy Shuh motivational – healthy living talk / Meet & Greet at large pavilion
PARKING AND ROAD CLOSURE
Come to the Nankin Hills Dr. parking lot and we will direct you from there.
If you are arriving later in the morning Hines drive will be closed from Ann Arbor Trail to Outer Drive starting at 9am on Saturday. You will still be able to park in the Nankin Hills Dr. parking lot but if you are coming from the east you should plan on taking something other than Hines Dr.
START LINE AND COURSE MAPS
5K and 10K races start on the road at Edward N Hines Dr & Hawthorne.
Munchkin Mile race starts in the grassy field just west of Edward N Hines Dr & Hawthorne.
Course maps can be found on our website.
BAG DROP OFF AREA FOR RUNNER’S GEAR
Bag drop off area will be at the main pavilion at Nankin Hills Dr.
BATHROOM AND WATER STATIONS
A Wayne County bathroom is available at mile 0.75 for both 5K/10K runners/walkers. Coming back at mile 2.4 for the 5K runners/walkers and mile 5.5 for 10K runners/walkers. A Wayne County bathroom is also available close to the start area.
5K runners/walker will have access to a water station twice. 10K runners/walkers will have access to water stations four times.
AWARDS
Awards will be presented to the overall top male and female winners for both the 5K and 10K after the completion of each race (see schedule above).
RESULTS AND PHOTOS
There will be a results board by the finish line and we also plan on having the results uploaded periodically to our website as the race is going on.
We will post a link to photos of the race on our website sometime within the week after the race.
CAN I RUN WITH A BABY STROLLER OR DOGS?
Baby strollers and leashed dogs are allowed. Plan to start at the end of the pack of runners at the start line. Please take extra caution to insure the safety of other runners, yourself and your child. If running with a dog please clean up after them.
WHY MILES FOR MANKIND EXISTS
Imagine having no electricity, no running water, only dirt floors and mud huts to live in. You are stuck in the cycle of poverty with a limited 6th grade education in Pinalito, Guatemala. The only way out of the cycle is a high school education; the problem is that the closest high school is in Zacapa City, a four-hour walk (one way) from Pinalito.
Faith in Action’s Zacapa dormitory provides a place where the children can stay and attend secondary schooling in Zacapa City. With your help, we are raising funds to establish an EDUCATION ENDOWMENT that will support the Pinalito children living at Faith in Action’s Zacapa dormitory. Miles for Mankind’s dream is to help make secondary education a true possibility for as many children as possible.
Your support will help change the future for these children and their families forever.
HOW ESLE CAN I HELP?
Donate online or by check. Checks can be mailed to 45009 Rolling Ridge Ct. Canton, MI 48187, dropped off at packet pick-up or dropped off on-site the day of the race. Make checks payable to Miles for Mankind.
We are a 501c(3) non-profit organization all donations are tax-deductible!
Pinalito Gold Coffee beans will be sold on-site. This coffee is the absolute best coffee in the world coming from the little mountain village of Pinalito, Guatemala. Organically grown at the perfect elevation. Money raised through the sale of this coffee is used to help the local villagers survive. It will be sold at the Packet-Pickup Location on Friday as well as after the races on Saturday!
ALL PURCHASES MUST BE MADE USING A CREDIT/DEBIT CARD or check.