Events
AAZK Race Against Extinction - Trail Run ~5k
AAZK Race Against Extinction - Nature Hike ~2 miles
Place
Honey Creek, IA US 51542
Description
Please join us for the 15th Annual Race Against Extinction…Footprints for the Future!
Presented by AAZK and Peak Performance to help Conservation efforts worldwide. This year all proceeds will go to Trees for You and Me.
This event will bring us together for Earth Day to do our part for conservation while enjoying the fresh air and trails at Hitchcock Nature Center!
DATE: April 25, 2025
TIME: Starting at 6:00 PM
REGISTRATION PRICES: Feb 1st through April 11 - $30 (includes t-shirt), April 12 through April 24 - $35, $40 on April 25 (Race day)
Stick around for the post-race award ceremony, door prizes, music, food and beverages! Unique Earth-friendly race medals for top 3 male & female finishers overall and in 10 year age increments.
If you are unable to attend but still would like to support, you can buy a shirt for $20 by clicking the Race Contact Info link below (by April 11th), or donate to Trees for You and Me by clicking the Donate tab at the top of the page.
Race Contact Info
If you have any questions about this race, click the button below.
What to Expect
As a trail run, the course is certainly unique each year! You can expect to run on various terrain including clay dirt, grass, and limited pavement. The location of the race is in the scenic Loess Hills - this means the course typically includes the element of elevation changes.
Our Partners
A special thank you to our event sponsors and hosts!
Hitchcock Nature Center maintains a beautiful setting and a challenging course for each year. Please consider visiting prior to race day!
Peak Performance has two locations for your running needs! Their timing and race setup services are always so well done.
D&T Shirtified located in Fremont provides quality designs and printing each year. Thank you, D&T!
Your Participation Helps!
100% of this year's race proceeds will go to Trees for You and Me!
Trees for You and Me is a tree-planting conservation program created through a partnership between the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) and Polar Bears International (PBI). Both organizations recognize a mutual passion in combating climate change and reaching to communities to aid in sustainability initiatives.
Funds raised by local AAZK chapters, online donations and other conservationists from the communities are used in an annual granting program aimed to provide funding for tree-planting to areas of the world that have been devastated by deforestation.
