2005 Race will be on Monday July 4, 2005!

 

Entry form coming soon!

 

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Schoolcraft Firecracker 5 mile Race and 1 mile Fun Run/Walk

Saturday, July 3^rd, 2004      *****     <<< Please note the date!!!

 

LOCATION:  Start and finish behind Schoolcraft Middle School (14th Street and Clay)

                        5 Mile race is on flat county roads  (NOT certified, vehicle traffic)

                        1 Mile Fun Run/Walk is on flat residential streets  (vehicle traffic)             

 

SCHEDLULE: Mail in registration must be post-marked by midnight 20 June 

                        (Firecracker Race c/o J Stodola, PO Box 211, Schoolcraft MI 49087)

                        Race day registration 7-8 am Saturday, July 3, 2004*

                        5 mile race start 8:00 am, 1 mile Fun run/walk start 8:05 am

                        Awards will be presented as soon as possible after the race

                        Join in the activities around Schoolcraft all day long (see over!)

*May be postponed or canceled if unsafe conditions develop.

 

AWARDS:  Medals to top three overall male/female. Age group ribbons for next three finishers

Male and Female each - (13 and under)(14-19)(20-29),(30-39)(40-49)(50-59)(60-69)(70-above)

                       

FEES for 5 mile: $9 with t-shirt, $ 4 no t-shirt pre-registered

                            $10 with t-shirt day of race (if available), $5 no t-shirt day of race

FEES for 1 mile:  $6 with t-shirt, $1 no t-shirt (non-competitive, no times or places)           

 

           

                                    DETACH and MAIL

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NAME: __________________________________                AGE (day of race) _____

ADDRESS: _______________________________                      Male __   Female ___

                    _______________________________                      T-shirt size  M  L  XL

EMERGENCY PHONE (Day of race) ______________ CONTACT:_______________

Medical information:  (allergies, other conditions that may influence rendering of first aid)

 ______________________________________________________________________

I understand that participating in a Running Race or Fun Run/Walk is a potentially hazardous activity.  I should not enter the race or run /walk unless I am medically able and properly trained.  I recognize that the race and run/walk will take place on public roads where vehicle traffic will be present.  I agree to follow all safety instructions given by race organizers.   I assume all risks associated with participating in this event including adverse effects of heat/humidity, traffic and the conditions of the course surfaces all such risks being known and appreciated by me.  I accept responsibility for my participation and in consideration of the acceptance of this entry form  I , for myself and for anyone entitled to act on my behalf, hereby waive and release the Schoolcraft 4th of July Committee Inc., the race/run organizers, volunteers, officials assisting with this event and their representatives and successors with respect to damages, claims, demands or action resulting from my participation in this event.

 

Signature __________________________   Date ____________________

Parent or Guardian (if under 18) ____________________    Date _________

                                                                        RACE NUMBER ____________________

See overside for course notes.   MAIL TO John Stodola, PO Box 211, Schoolcraft MI 49087

 

Schoolcraft Firecracker 5 mile Race 1 mile Fun Run

 

Schoolcraft, Michigan is on Highway 131 about 8 miles south of I-94 (Kalamazoo/Portage) and about 11 miles north of Three Rivers.  Schoolcraft Middle School (formerly the High School) is 1/2 mile east of 131 at Clay and 14^th Street. The stop lights on 131 at Eliza and Lyons are 1/4 mile either side of Clay Street.   

The 5 mile course (NOT certified) is a loop course (***) that starts at the Middle School parking lot (near the track/football stadium) and runs a short distance east, then turns north (left) for about 1/4 mile on 14th street, turns east (right) on VW avenue for about 3/4 mile, turns north (left) on Oakland for 1 1/2 miles, turns west (left) on U avenue for 3/4 mile, turns south  (left) on 14th street for about 1 3/4 mile and turns west (right) into the Middle School parking lot to finish (same as start).  The road surface is paved and has only a few small inclines (elevation change is less than 25 feet).  The course includes a parking lot, village streets and county roads that are NOT closed to vehicle traffic.  Runners are to run on the side of the road such that they are facing traffic at all times.  Water stops will be set up at the 2 1/2 mile point at the corner of Oakland and U Avenue and near the 3.2 mark on 14^th Street if sufficient helpers are available.   Mile markers will be posted and splits will be provided if sufficient help is available.

The 1 mile Fun run/walk is also a loop course (***) that starts at the Middle School parking lot (near the track/football stadium) where participants go east to 14^th Street, turn south (right) on 14th street for a short distance, turn east  (left) on Maple, turn north (left) on Tulip,  turn west (left) on VW avenue (Lyons Street), turn south  (left) on 14th street and then turn west (right) into the Middle  School parking lot to finish (same as the start).   This is a non-competitive event.  No times or places will be recorded.

***ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST RUN/WALK FACING TRAFFIC WHEREVER POSSIBLE, RUN/WALK AT THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD or on SIDEWALKS,  EXERCISE CAUTION CROSSING ALL INTERSECTIONS and  YIELD TO VEHICLE TRAFFIC. ***

A number of events besides the race and fun run/walk will take place over the course of  the Schoolcraft 4th of July Celebration .  These may include; pancake breakfast, parade, car show, craft show, games, fire truck rides, fireworks at dusk and tours of the historic Underground Railroad House.