Event Itinerary

This family-friendly, celebratory race is the culminating event of the 10-week, 20-lesson Girls on the Run  and Heart & Sole programs for 3rd – 8th grade girls. Join more than 500 girls and their Running Buddies from 32 area schools in Linn, Johnson, Buchanan, Jefferson, Washington and Iowa Counties!

Our 5k is chip-timed and open to all community participants--all ages and abilities welcome. Please join us for this joyful celebration of our girls' accomplishments in their 10- week Girls on the Run season!

5k registration fees:

Standard Registration (thru April 11) -- $20.00        

Late Registration (April 12-May 6) -- $25.00            

Day of Race (May 7, 2026)  --  $30.00

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

• 8:00 AM: Same-Day Registration and Packet Pick-Up Opens
• 8:30 AM: Coaches arrive and check-in at the coaches' table
• 9:00 AM: Girls and Running Buddies arrive and find their schools; enjoy pre-race festivities include music, face painting, silly hair spray, and more!
• 9:45 AM: Welcome and remarks
• 9:50 AM: Group warm-up
• 9:55 AM: Travel to start line with Air Force Color Guard and singing of the National Anthem
• 10:00 AM: Race Start!

Check out this video of last spring's 5k, courtesy of PATV in Iowa City!

Packet Pick-Up

• THURSDAY, May 5 from 4-8:00PM at Running Wild, 1950 Dodge Rd NE #103, Cedar Rapids
• FRIDAY, May 6 4-8:00PM at Scheels, Coral Ridge Mall, Coralville
• SATURDAY, May 7 at the College Community School District campus in Cedar Rapids, 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM before the race

PRE-RACE PACKET PICK-UP IS FOR RUNNING BUDDIES AND COMMUNITY RUNNERS ONLY!

REMEMBER--GOTR girls will get their race bibs and chips from their coaches the morning of the race!  You do NOT need to come to pre-race packet pick-up to get your GOTR girl's packet!

Course Information

The Girls on the Run Spring 2016 5k will take place on Saturday, May 7, 2016. We're delighted to once again be running on the College Community School District campus in Cedar Rapids! The address is: 401 76th Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA.

We will meet in the parking lot of Prairie High School. The 5k (3.1 miles) course will be mostly on pavement, with a small stretch of gravel path. The start and finish lines are also in the Prairie High School parking lot.

 

 One water station will be available on the course, approximately 1.5 miles into the race. Port-a-potties will be available near the staging area. Thanks to donations from a number of generous businesses, refreshments will be available at the finish line.

Sorry, no pets or jogging strollers allowed on the course. Assisted athlete strollers are welcome. Remember that there will be around 600 young participants on the course, many taking part in their very first 5k event, and we want to make it as safe and distraction-free an experience as possible. Thank you for your understanding!

Questions? Contact us at [email protected]. See you at the 5k!

Weather/Emergency Policy

Be prepared to run in any weather! Come ready to go with the flow, whether it's raining, shining, or somewhere in between. If it is unsafe to run, no refunds will be given, and our  Facebook page will be updated as soon as possible. Visualize sunshine!

Right now the forecast is calling for scattered thunderstorms. We will make the decision whether or not to cancel right before the race start time at 10:00 a.m., since we may not have them at all. The girls have worked so hard to prepare for this race--we don't want to cancel unless we absolutely have to!

If it's raining prior to the race, we will have our pre-race activities inside Prairie Creek Intermediate, next to the high school.

Parking

Parking is available on the College Community School District campus off 76th Ave. between Prairie High School and Prairie Crest Elementary School. Other entrances to campus will be blocked off for the race.