INAUGURAL FREEZE THE DAY 5K

"Freezing Cancer In It's Tracks"

WELCOME TO THE FREEZE THE DAY 5K RACE INFORMATION

We invite you to participate in the First Annual Freeze the Day 5k race.  This event will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society- Eastern PA- Delaware.  Join the Striders at Sandhill Fields on Sunday, February 21st at 10 am for a fun safe 5k.  Run or walk in this event for a great cause!.  In the case of inclement weather, the re-schedule date is Sunday, February 28th.

NAME:  Inaugural Freeze the Day 5k

RACE TIME:  10 am start

RACE LOCATION:  Sandhill Fields in Georgetown, DE...20030 Sandhill Rd; Georgetown, DE 19947

TO BENEFIT:  Leukemia and Lymphoma Society- Eastern PA- Delaware.

SPONSOR/HOST:  Sandhill Fields

PRODUCED BY:  Seashore Strider Event Production Inc.

RACE REGISTRATION INFO:  

• 5k Run/Walk... ---> $25 each PRE entry fee through Sunday February 14th.
• 5k Run/Walk... ---> $30 each POST Race Week entry fee through Saturday, February 20th at 6 p.m. 
• 5k Run/Walk-
  • If using Universal or Entry Form...Mail entry form/payment by Tuesday, February16th
  • Freeze the Day 5k; P.O. Box 99; Nassau, DE 19969
  • Make Checks Payable to: “Seashore Striders”
• THIS EVENT WILL BE CAPPED AT 250 PARTICIPANTS DUE TO COVID GUIDELINES - REGISTER EARLY!

PACKET PICKUP:. There will NOT be a traditional packet pickup on race-day as we will utilize our "Seashore Strider drive-by" packet pick-up the day before on Saturday, February 20th from 3-4 pm at the Lewes Library in Lewes, DE.  The location address is:  111 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE  19958 off Freemon Highway heading towards the Cape May Ferry and Cape State Park.   Please remain in your car and roll down your passenger side window and our volunteers will communicate with you from the passenger side of the car. 

RACE COURSE:  Beautiful wooded course with scenic trails through nature, wetlands, wooden bridges & more...

WATER STOP INFO:. There will be one water stop on the course and it will be located just past the 1 mile marker as well as the start and finish area.  The water stops are a self-serve, no contact procedure due to Covid Guidelines and volunteers well place 8 oz. plastic bottles of water on the tables 1' apart and the participants will help themselves to their own water.

RACE TIMING:  Seashore Strider Event Production 

RACE AMENITIES:  Long Sleeve T-Shirts & custom awards

• RACE NOTE...T-SHIRTS WILL BE ORDERED AT 12 NOON ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS REGISTERED AT THIS POINT....ANY REGISTRATION RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE (ONLINE, SPONSORSHIP OR MAILED IN), YOUR T-SHIRT WILL BE ORDERED WITH BATCH #2 ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND FOLLOWING THE RACE.  THOSE BATCH #2 T-SHIRTS WILL BE IN BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND LOCALS WILL BE DELIVERED AND OUT OF COUNTY PARTICIPANTS CAN SET UP A PICK-UP OR WE CAN MAIL FOR $10 POSTAGE.

NEW COVID19 RACE-DAY EVENT SCHEDULE:
Sunday, February 21st, 2020
      No Race-Day Registration...sorry this is a "hands-off" event...no laptops, no $$ exchange, no registration
      9:00 a.m. - begin to arrive at Sandhill Fields ... warm-up in the complex (parking lots, open fields, woods & trails) on your own...remember to social distance & wear a mask AT ALL TIMES

      9:40 a.m. - begin to position yourself in the warmup field which is the first field on the right as you enter the complex.   I will have signs posted that indicate your pace from 6:00 - 12:00 per mile.   

      10:00 a.m. - Race Start ...we will conduct a rolling start with no more than 30 at a time with the start going off in the following manner:

• • 1st...Sub 6 minute pace participants & 70+ participants
  • 2nd...6 minute pace participants
  • 3rd...7 minute pace participants
  • 4th...8 minute pace participants
  • 5th...9 minute pace participants
  • 6th...10 minute pace participants
  • 7th...11 minute pace participants
  • 8th...12 minute pace participants
  • 9th...13+ minute pace participants                                                                                                                                                                           

* NEW DPH GUIDELINE:   MASKS ARE TO BE WORN AT ALL TIMES EVEN WHEN YOU ARE RACING.  PLEASE DO NOT THROW YOUR MASK ON THE GROUND.   WHEN YOU CROSS THE FINISH LINE, PLEASE REMEMBER TO SOCIAL DISTANCE AND WEAR YOUR MASK.   Thank you for following these Seashore Strider "social distance & mask wearing" guidelines so we can continue to gain approval for safe live events.                                                                                              ** IF YOU FEEL AS IF YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ISSUE WEARING YOUR MASK AT ALL TIMES DURING THIS EVENT, PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND THIS EVENT AS YOU MAY BE JEOPARDIZING FUTURE SEASHORE STRIDER EVENTS FROM BEING APPROVED IN THE STATE....THANK YOU!

SELF CHECK FOR SYMPTOMS
People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. Runners with any of these symptoms may have COVID-19 and SHOULD NOT attend this event:

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

AWARDS:

Due to Covid19 there will not be a live awards ceremony

Awards can be picked up following the posting of the results normally 10 minutes following the final finisher.  Awards will be individually bagged and placed on the "award table" where you come up and pick-up your award.  Awards can also be picked up at 9 Gander Lane in Lewes, DE. 19958 following the race and also will be available to be picked up during the week as well.   Seashore Striders will mail "Out of Town" awards by receiving a check for $10 to cover postage.

PARKING:  Plenty of parking at Sandhill Fields

AWARDS:  Custom awards will be presented to the Overall, Master, and the top three finishers in the following 8 age groups for each event:

• 5k...0-13, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+

ENTRY INFO:  Make checks payable to “Seashore Striders” if using the paper race application online at www.seashorestriders.com

CO-RACE DIRECTORS:  Tim Bamforth, Seashore Striders/Seashore Strider Event Production, Inc. & Sadie Tunnell of Sussex Academy High School