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Itinerary
Entry Fee:
$25.00 Sunflower Strider Member* (postmarked by Jan. 10, 2009)
$30.00 Non-Sunflower Strider Member (postmarked by Jan. 10, 2009)
$40.00 Race Day Registration or postmarked after Jan. 10, 2009
* Regular Sunflower Striders dues are $20 for individual or $25 for
family per year and renewable on or before April 1st each year.
Benefits include a bi-monthly newsletter, discounted entry fee to
Sunflower Striders Sponsored events, including most local road races,
weekly group runs, annual banquet, discounts at Great Plains Running
Company and Garry Gribble’s Sports, and club membership in the Road
Runners Club of America (RRCA).
Sunflower Striders Membership Dues.
Click here for the form.
Mail registration to: Sunflower Striders, c/o Kelly Christensen, 6737 SW
Finsbury Ave., Topeka, KS 66614 or register online at active.com
Packet Pick-up and Race Day Registration:
There will be packet pickup at Great Plains Running Company, 5967 SW 29th Street from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Thursday, January 15th and from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Friday, January 16th. Packet pickup and race day registration will be from 9:00 am until 10:30 am at the KTKA-TV 49 station building located at 2121 SW Chelsea Drive .
Bus Transportation:
New this year! We are going to bus participants before the start of the race from the finish area to the start in Topeka . Buses will begin loading near the Auburn Community Center , which is west of the finish line, beginning at 8:30 am and will continue until 10:00 am. Normal drive time from Auburn to the start area is 20 to 30 minutes. Parking is available south of the Community Center, along the north side of the ball diamond and in the Presbyterian Church parking lot east of the finish line. Busing is provided for runners only and your dry clothes bags for after the race will be transported back to the Auburn Elementary School , same as in the past.
Race:
The race will start at 11:00 am on Chelsea Drive, east of the KTKA-TV 49 building and west of Fairlawn Plaza Shopping Center.
Course Description and Driving Directions
Post Race:
Pancakes for race participants and volunteers will be available starting at 12:30 pm at the Auburn Elementary School, which is one block south and one block west of the finish line. Guests may also purchase pancakes. Coffee, orange juice and hot chocolate will be included. Dry clothes bags will be transported to the school, where changing rooms will be available. There are no shower facilities at the school.
