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All proceeds go the Valparaiso Family YMCA.
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Click here to register online!
Download
an entry form (PDF)
New
in 2010! Athena (150+ lbs female) and Clydesdale
(190+ lbs males) divisions with awards! No weigh-ins, honor
system only.
Join us
on Facebook! We have
created a Facebook page to share the word
with your friends. Be sure to invite your friends!
Progressive
Marathon? Will happen if the Valpo Mini happens.
Check their website.
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Date:
Saturday, 3 April 2010,
9am Central/Chicago time
Packet pick-up and registration:
FRIDAY: 6.30-8.30 pm or
RACE DAY: 7.30-8.30 am
Location:
New Valparaiso Family YMCA, 1201 Cumberland Crossing,
Valparaiso, Ind. (Map, Weather, Parking Plan) N.B.!
Google maps and Mapquest are not up-to-date. Use the map link
above for accurate location.
Distance: 5K run and
prediction walk. Walkers must line up in back.
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T-shirts:
Shirts are
made of wicking moisture management fabric, which
helps you stay dry when exercising. Choose from men's short
sleeve tee or women's fitted short sleeve tee.
Awards:
Run awards go up to 6 deep in each division!
Teams: Register
together as a team of 5+ people to compete for team awards and get a $1
discount if registered by March 22. See entry form for
details.
Free
professional child care and gear check.
YMCA facilities: only available for
Valparaiso Family YMCA members, must bring your membership card for
entry.
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Results are computed
electronically and posted here
after the race.
Chip time determines place:
By popular
demand, we will use chip time to detemine place. Fastest
runners must line-up in front.
Team scoring: Teams are scored cross-country style.
All teams must register as runners.
Athena/Clydesdale:
New this year! Awards for Athena (females over 150
lbs) and
Clydesdales (males over 190 lbs). No weigh-ins, and no
eligibility protests accepted. The weight cut-offs are the
Striders' definitions.
Prediction
walk: If you sign-up as a
walker, please include your
predicted 5K time (e.g. 35 minutes). Walkers will not be
allowed to wear
watches on the course. Walkers will be given chips.
Prediction time awards will be based
on clock time, with awards going to the three male and three female
walkers who finished closest to their predicted time. The "walk" is
non-judged; no protests of "running" accepted.
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$12 no shirt
(on/before March 22)
$18 with wicking shirt (on/before March 22)
DISCOUNT
$2 to Gold Cup/Striders and CARA members.
DISCOUNT
$1 to familes of 3+ and teams of 5+ registering together.
May combine club and family/team discount, max
$3/person.
Fees are $4 higher after March 22. No
discounts after March 22. Shirt choice not guaranteed after
March 22.
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Uniformed
police and medical professionals: We will
have police and EMS support.
Volunteer course marshalls will be stationed at major road crossings.
Prohibited items: Any item that may
interfere with the event's safety is prohibited on the course,
including iPods/MP3 players, dogs,
strollers, baby joggers, rollerblades, rollerskates/shoes,
bikes, other wheeled items, and other such items at the race
director's
discretion. Exceptions for disability - kindly
notify race director before race
day. For details of iPod rule, see USATF Rule
#144.3b and RRCA Board announcement Feb 20, 2009.
Course
opening: The course re-opens to traffic 60 minutes
after
the start.
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Directions
to the YMCA: The
new Valparaiso YMCA is located at
1201 Cumberland Crossing
(formerly County Seat Plaza), near K-Mart in
Valparaiso. See "essential info" above. (Map, Weather).
Parking:
The new YMCA is located in a shopping center with a large
parking lot. Please be respectful of nearby businesses when
parking. Click here
for a map and parking instructions.
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Sponsors:
Please thank our sponsors, listed at right. For information
on
sponsoring our event or including your product in the "schwag bag", please contact
us.
Volunteers:
Volunteers are needed for race morning. Please contact
us.
Race organizers: The
event is organized by a veteran race committee led by volunteer race
director Mike Jones, a veteran of over 50 marathons and countless more
races over the last 30 years. The committee includes some of
the area's best runners and several members who have been with the
committee since the first Ringing in Spring in 1995.
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MORE
INFO
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For more information, please contact
race director
Mike Jones at 219-462-4185
or email
RaceDirector
-at- ringinginspring.com
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Updated 7 Feb 2010 · Copyright
1997-2010 Ringing in Spring organizing committee · Statements made
race day take precedence · Site by Adrian
Jones · Valparaiso · New York
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Why
run Ringing in Spring
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High-tech
shirts (fitted option for women) |
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Chip timing |
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Team entry option |
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Cheap no-shirt option |
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The best local competition:
1,067 finishers in the run |
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Extended
awards |
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Masters,
Athena, and Clydesdale divisions |
 | "One of the premier races in the area" --Karen Nagle, 7-time winner (18:16) |  | "If this was any other race..." --Adam Piaskowy, 2-time winner (16:26) |
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"The best organized 5K
with top-notch competition,
kicking off the spring
running
season" |
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"Planned and
organized by runners for the beginner as well as the
elite" |
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"It's where everyone
in Valparaiso is that Saturday" |
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"I can always get a
PR at Ringing in Spring" |
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Source: Survey comments, NWI Times |
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Please
thank our sponsors! |
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Diamond Sponsors
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Urschel
Laboratories |
| Radio One Communications |
Platinum sponsors
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AC
Incorporated |

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Breakthrough Podiatry (Bruce Williams, DPM) |
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Culver's
of Valparaiso |
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McAfee
Animal Hospital |
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McDonald's
(Restaurant Mgmt Corp) |

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GOLD & SILVER
SPONSORS
BMW Constructors Centier Bank Bucks Bicycle Shop Dairy Queen Domino’s Fleet Feet Schererville Home Mountain North Coast Distributing Orthodontics Inc Pepsi Runners World Town & Country
SPECIAL THANKS
City of Valparaiso
Porter County
Urschel Development Corp
Valparaiso Police
Walden Homeowners
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The biggest race
in the Striders Series

The only 5K in Porter County
certified by CARA

A Valparaiso Fit Cit
endorsed event

100% of proceeds benefit the Valparaiso Family YMCA's fitness programs
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