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Join us on September 18, 2021,
for the 9th Annual 5K run/walk
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​The money raised from the 5K goes toward scholarships for students in all four high schools. With questions about the 5K, contact Joel Kiekbusch.  Joel can be reached at: 952-210-0064 (mobile phone) or  warrior196memorial5k@gmail.com.
Race Location, Date, and Time
  • The Ninth Annual Warrior 196 Memorial 5k will be an in-person running/walk event, with the opportunity for virtual registration and participation if one opts to not attend in person.
  • The 2021 evolution of the Warrior 196 Memorial 5K Run/Walk will be on Saturday, 18 September, 2021, starting at 9 AM, on the campus of Rosemount High School.
​Race Administration and Registration
  • The 2021 rendition of the Warrior 196 Memorial 5K is being timed and managed through Anderson Race Management.
  • Race registration is online only.
Registration Fees
  • Single participant and team registration will close on Sunday, 12 September 2021, a week prior to the event.  This gives the Warrior 196 team time to prep shirt orders and plan for packet pick-up.
  • If you plan to form a team, the team leader/captain must register initially, creating a team name; all other team members can then register after the team leader under the team name. 
  • Registration cost includes a long sleeve, microfiber (dry fit) race shirt and a small swag bag with vendor deals, and a race bib/chip.

Single Participant Registration Fees/Dates:
  • 31 May to 31 August 2021 = $30
  • 1 September through 12 September 2021 = $35
  • Race Day registration (18 September) = $45
  • 5K Child registration (12 and under) = $15

Team/Group Registration Fees/Dates:
  • 31 May to 31 August 2021:
    • Category 1: team/group of 5 or fewer = $27
    • Category 2: team/group of 6 to 10 = $24
    • Category 3: team/group greater than 10 = $21
 
  • 1 September to 12 September 2021:
    • Category 1: team/group of 5 or fewer = $33
    • Category 2: team/group of 6 to 10 = $30
    • Category 3: team/group greater than 10 = $27

Parking
  • Participants should park in the large student parking lot to the east of the high school building.  Other events may also be scheduled for Rosemount High School that Saturday morning; please park in the eastern fringe of the student parking lot.
  • ​​The Warrior 196 Race team will publish updates on participant parking as needed.

Race Central | Race Awards
  • The location for Race Central – race day registration, late packet pick-up, start/finish line, race day information – will be located at the entrance to Irish Stadium to the northeast of the high school building.

Race Course
  • The 5 kilometer (3.1 mile) race course will begin and end on the campus of Rosemount High School, with the common start-finish line just east of the High School. The majority of the course is routed along bike/walking paths around the general neighborhood perimeter of Rosemount High School.  The course design is family and kid (stroller) friendly.  Use of headphones are discouraged as they can be distractive toward one’s awareness of surroundings.  Though the race director is dog-friendly, participants are discouraged from bringing pets, unless they are a therapy or support dog.
Packet Pick-Up
  • Race packet pick-up – race shirt/bib & chip/vendor coupons, etc. – will be Wednesday and Thursday, September 15 and 16, at the Run ‘N Fun Running store in Burnsville, MN, 14240 Plymouth Ave, Burnsville, MN 55337.
  • ​Packet/race shirt pickup times will be from 4:00 PM until store close (M-Thu 8:00 PM). You may have a family member or friend pick up your packet/race shirt.
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Timing/Results
  • Anderson Race Management will again be timing this year’s event and we will have RFID chips attached to the race bibs. The Warrior 196 will host an awards ceremony immediately after the final participants complete the event.  We will have awards for an overall male/female champion, male/female age group champions, and team/group champions.
  • ​​Race results will also be posted on the Warrior 196 Leadership Foundation webpage and on the Anderson Race Management website as soon as possible after the event.

Weather
  • The Warrior 196 Memorial 5K will take place rain or shine; participants should plan to dress accordingly.

​Medical Team
  • The Warrior 196 Memorial 5K will have a Health East EMS unit on site for the event. Assessment for race day needs or administration of acute first aid, if necessary, will be managed by these EMS healthcare professionals.

Expo Information
  • As with past years, we will have a small expo of local, regional, and hopefully, national organizations of both commercial and nonprofit status that support and connect with veterans and active duty military. If you wish to have an information table at the Warrior 196, please contact Joel at: 952-210-0064.

​Race Awards
  • The Warrior 196 Memorial 5K will have race awards immediately after the last participants finish the course.  After the race, please stay around awhile, check out some of the information tables, and spend some time with the Warrior 196 ‘family’.
  • We will have awards for overall male and female champions, age group champions, and team/group champions (based on average times per group).