Registration open for SpringFest 10k, 5k runs
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MOSES LAKE - Registration is open for the annual 5-kilometer and 10-kilometer Spring Festival fun runs, and the festival's triathlon and duathlon. The 5K and 10K runs take off at 8 a.m. May 23 from McCosh Park. The triathlon and duathlon are scheduled for 8 a.m. May 25, and the races begin and end in Montlake Park.
Registration is available at the Moses Lake Parks and Recreation office, 411 S. Balsam St., or online at www,buduracing.com.
Fees for the 5K and 10K races are $19 for individuals, $25 online. Adults with a child in a stroller are $24, $30 online. The family rate (two adults and two children) is $68, $75 online. Online registration closes May 21.
Both the 10K and 5K runs starts at McCosh Park. The 10K course takes runners up Pioneer Way, around Moses Lake High School and back to the park. Runners on the 5K course also run up Pioneer Way, but turn off at Nelson Road to loop back to McCosh Park.
Runners who register before May 14 will receive a race T-shirt. There are awards for top finishers and divisions and age groups, as well as other prizes, according to a press release from the parks and rec department. Age groups range from children ages 6 and younger to adults ages 70 and older.
Runners can pick up packets from 4 to 7 p.m. May 22 at the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center, 401 S. Balsam St., or on race day from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. at McCosh Park.
Duathlon and triathlon participants start in the same place, but their paths diverge from there. Duathlon participants go for a run, a bike ride and another run, while triathlon participants go for a swim, followed by the bike ride, then a run.
Registration is $70 per person, $80 for online registration. Fees for two-person teams is $95 per team, $105 online. Three-person relay registration fees are $105 per team, $115 online. Online registration closes May 22.
The triathlon starts with a quarter-mile swim at the park, followed by a 10-mile bike ride along Division Street/Potato Hill Road, and a 3.1 mile run along Division Street. Duathlon participants run about three miles along the Division Street course, followed by the bike ride along Potato Hill Road, and another three-mile run along Division Street.
Runners who register before May 15 also will receive a race T-shirt. Like the 10K and 5K runs, there are awards for age group winners and top finishers, and other prizes as well. Age groups range from ages 19 and younger to ages 70 and older.
Participants can pick up race packets from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the museum, 5 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Montlake Park and 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. on race day at the park.
People who want more information can contact the parks and rec office, 509-764-3805.
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