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Run It for the Fun of It
Written By: Jenny King | Issue: 2016/08 - August
Sign up now for the Rotary Club of Highlands’ Twilight 5k, held August 20, at 6:00 P.M.
Yes, it’s a race but it’s also an outdoor event for the entire family. Walkers and families with strollers are encouraged to participate and yet the course is challenging enough for faster runners. There will be live music throughout the evening so bring chairs, coolers, refreshments, and blankets and join your friends.
The race starts at 6:00 P.M. at the Kelsey Hutchinson Park in downtown Highlands and registration fee is $35, but if you wait until race day it’s $40. Registration and check-in will begin at 4:00 P.M. Children under 10 run free. As a special treat, renowned potter Frank Vickery will be creating one-of-a-kind mugs for winners.
Never done the race before? The course starts at Kelsey Hutchison Founders Park and is the flattest 5k layout on the plateau in Highlands. It’s an undulating course and has one short, steeper uphill section. Participants pass beautiful Harris Lake at Highlands Park and the finish will double back on part of the course to finish at Founders Park. A beer from the Ugly Dog Pub will be served to everyone of legal age finishing the race.
This year they will be USATF certified, so if you need a certified qualifying time, sign up now. The race will be chip-timed with the Rotary Club’s own timing team.
The Highlands Twilight 5k was started in 2013 by the Rotary Club of Highlands and has raised over $33,000. These funds have gone to put new free weight equipment in the Highlands Civic Center, to aid in building the new track and softball field at Highlands School, and for equipment for the youth swim team.
For more information on the course, the fun, and the race, visit HighlandsTwilight5k.com where you will find a link for online registration. You may also call Derek Taylor at (828) 200-9226 or shoot him an email at [email protected].
