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8 am - 5K Sanctioned Run (River Run) USATF Certified and sanctioned (no dogs allowed) 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards given in 5 year age categories. Grand Prize given to overall male and female.
9 am - 3K Dog Jog For runners or walkers with or without dogs. All dogs must be leashed and have current rabies vaccinations. Children 12 and under with a registered adult may participate free in the Dog Jog. Registration Fee includes T-shirt and doggie bandanas while supplies last.
Awards given for Best Costume, Celebrity Look Alike, Most Fashionable, Most Obedient, Best Trick, Owner-Dog Look Alike, and more!
Fun for the entire family!
Entertainment will include frisbee and agility dog demonstrations.

Join us as we celebrate America's game together. Wear your team's colors and run with fans of Big 12 baseball. This event is sanctioned by USATF and the course has been certified as an accurate 5 km route.

Awards will be given to the overall male and female winners as well as the top three male and female in each age group. This event is open to people of all abilities. Walkers and beginners are welcome. There is no time limit.

Packet pick up will be at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Fanfest at the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark from 2:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 26.

Each runner will get a FREE TICKET to the Saturday morning session immediately following race.

Overall man and woman winner will win a YEAR’S WORTH OF FREE GAS from presenting sponsor Phillips 66.

Each age group winner in the men and women’s division will win gas cards!

RUN DETAILS

Date
May 26, 2012

Start Time
On-Site Registration & Packet Pick up :: 6:30am - 7:30am
Race :: 7:30am

Registration
Online :: https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/83790
On-site :: We will have registration forms

Location
Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark
Reno & Mickey Mantle

Entry Fee
Pre-registered :: $25
On-site :: $30

Questions
Call :: 405.236.5000
Email :: David@okcallsports.org

Join us for this outstanding event celebrating the 100th anniversary of Jim Thorpe’s record setting Olympic performance in Sweden! After the race enjoy Native American art and vendors.

First Annual Riley’s Run for Apfed to Raise Money for Research and Help Fellow Oklahomans

The 5K Run begins at 8 a.m. and the 1 Mile Fun Run begins at 9 a.m. at Oakdale School, 10901 N Sooner Road, Edmond, Oklahoma.

For more information about Riley’s Run and to register, please visit www.RileysRun.com. or call 405-206-5746.

The local group members hosting the race are pouring their hearts and souls into this cause after watching Riley Kahn, a precious three year-old Oklahoma City girl, suffer from an extremely rare Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorder. Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders (EGID) are chronic digestive system disorders in which eosinophils (white blood cells) are found in higher than normal amounts in areas of the digestive tract causing inflammation of the stomach and small intestine. This condition makes Riley’s little body allergic to almost all food. She relies on a special formula fed through a feeding tube to receive all of her nutritional needs.

In her short three years of life, Riley has undergone many medical procedures and hundreds of doctors’ appointments. Medical care is not readily available to Riley due to the rarity of her disorder. Because Oklahoma does not have a specialist for Riley’s condition, the Kahns have to travel to Denver, CO for weeks at a time to receive the proper medical treatment.

Proceeds from this event will support APFED, a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to patients and their families coping with eosinophilic disorders. APFED strives to expand education, create awareness, and fund research of eosinophil associated disorders.

A group of uncommon diseases, eosinophil associated disorders are rapidly emerging as a healthcare problem worldwide. Yet many patients suffering from these disorders go undiagnosed for years due to the lack of information or awareness of these disorders.
• These disorders are characterized by having above normal amounts of eosinophils, a type of white blood cell, in one or more specific places in the digestive system, tissues, organs, and/or blood stream, which causes inflammation and damage.
• Diagnosis can only be made through biopsies of affected areas.
• These diseases are chronic and often debilitating.
• Delays in diagnosis are common and often patients are misdiagnosed.
• There is NO FDA approved treatment for most eosinophil associated disorders and there is No Cure!

The Riley’s Run organizers hope that the funds raised from the June 16, 2012 5 km Race and 1 mile Fun Run will lead to faster diagnosis, better treatments, and a cure for these difficult disorders.

For more information about APFED and Eosinophilic Disorders, please visit www.apfed.org

Relay for Life is a bit different from the health walks, 5K runs and half-marathons that are common this time of year. Those usually start in the early morning and end by noon. Relay for Life starts at 7 p.m. and keeps going through the night.

The event benefits the Oklahoma City chapter of the American Cancer Society. Participants aren't racing so much as they're persevering - which is precisely what cancer patients do.

Throughout the evening, teams of walkers will circle the track at the Southern Nazarene University sports complex. Participants form teams and solicit donations, tagging in and out as weariness sets in.

The walk begins at 7 p.m. June 15, and lasts until 7 a.m. June 16. It will be held at the sports complex at NW 50 and N Stinchcomb Avenue.

For more information or to sign up, go to www.relayforlife.org/okcok.

Start exercising on the Oklahoma River Trails with Riversport's free run/walk program for beginners from 6 to 7 p.m. each Tuesday.

The program begins with a 30-minute clinic at the Chesapeake Boathouse, 725 S Lincoln Blvd, about everything from stretching to shoes and then participants will divide for a walk or a run.

For more information, call 552-4040 or email info@riversportokc.org.