Run to the Sun 8K 2021

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REGISTRATION

Run to the Sun 8K

 

 

EVENT INFORMATION

We are back at bestbet in Orange Park!

***ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED BUT YOU CAN STILL REGISTER AT ANY OF THE 1ST PLACE SPORTS STORES FRIDAY, OR AT THE RACE SATURDAY MORNING***

Due to the world we live in today, please read the following guidelines

Face masks will be required for all participants (runners), volunteers and spectators. Runners can remove their mask while they are running.

Note: Florida Striders will have disposable masks available to hand out if needed.

Sanitation

  • There will be several “sanitation” stations located throughout the registration, start/finish and restroom areas.
  • Sanitation supplies (antiviral spray etc.) will be available to sanitize registration/awards and restroom areas

Registration

  • Online registration closes at noon Thursday, April 8th, but you can register at any one of the 1st Place Sports stores thru 6pm Friday, or at the race Saturday morning, starting at 6:30am. 
  • All registration personnel will wear gloves and mask
  • If you are feeling ill or have COVID-19 symptons, please stay home. Sorry, no refunds

Awards

  • There will not be a “formal” awards ceremony. Awards will be placed on tables near the finish.
  • Results will be availble on the 1st Place Sports website. Runners can also check with volunteers at the tables to see if they placed. 
  • NEW DIVISIONS this year, we have added the Clydesdale ( Men weighing 220lbs and up) and Athena ( Women weighing 165lbs and up) divisions. This is by an honor system when you register and will award the top 3 places in each division. 

Refreshments

  • There will be a water stop table on the course with bottles of water for you to grab as you go by
  • There will also be bottled water available in the registration/awards area

Start Line

  • Race will start in waves, 100 per wave. You must pick a wave when you register.
  • Waves will be based on fastest runners leaving first with walkers going last
  • Waves will fill up fast so register early.

Course

  • Course marshals and/or Emergency Radio Teams will be placed throughout the course

Finish Line

  • Efforts will be made to help keep  spectators mindful of social distancing and face mask requirements
  • Finisher medals for all participants. 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FAMILY MEMBER RACE REGISTRATIONS

For Strider Family Memberships, every family member who is going to register for our races MUST HAVE THEIR OWN PROFILE. This is the way to register spouses and children correctly and get our Club race discount rate.

Here is how to do it. One adult in the family is the Family Head. When this person logs in to our website and looks at their profile, they will have an ADD MEMBER button on the upper right of the profile. They will give each family member their own username and password and complete the form. After doing this, proceed to race registration for each family member.If the Family Head has never logged in to our website, they can click Forgot Password and follow the instructions

NOTE- This action is not required to register in our Free Fun Runs. Those registrations take place on race day.

***Online registration closes at noon Thursday, April 8th, but you can still register at any 1st Place Sports store until 6pm on Friday, or at the race Satrurday morning starting at 6:30am

Packet Pickup

Please check your pick up location box when you register. Pre-Race Packet Pickup is encouraged to ensure you get a shirt. We always try to have a surplus but a shirt is not guaranteed on race day.

Date: Friday, April 9th

Times: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM at the store locations

 

  • 1st Place Sports  3931 Baymeadows Rd, Jacksonville, FL
  • 1st Place Sports  2016 San Marco Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 
  • 1st Place Sports  9823 Tapestry Park, Jacksonville, FL 
  • 1st Place Sports  424 S. 3rd Street, Jacksonville Beach, FL
  • Pick up at the race

​A special thanks to bestbet for supporting us for so many years; allowing us to invade their space, and contributing to the schools participating in our Fun Run. We can't thank all of our Partners enough! We couldn't do this without their support too:-)

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