Amelia's Run - 10km, 5km, Kid's Run

Saturday, October 26.  (all times are Central Daylight Time)

Parking: There is parking in the lot next to the Community Center/Across from the Tourism Office. Additional parking in the park a block from the start. Volunteers will be on hand to assist you. 

Day of Race Registration You will be able to register on your phone/computer up until 7:45am the morning of the race. 

Rest rooms: Are open in the kiosks in front of the Badgett Playhouse (next to the Tourism Office). Portable toilets are available close by.

Races Start: 08:00 in front of the GR Tourism Office. Race will start on time. Please don't rush in at the last second.

Kid's Run Start: 09:30 in front of GR Tourism Office.

AWARDS: Top 5 Overall Male and Female finishers will receive an award

Races End: 10 AM. 

Packet pick up will be offered at 2 separate times at Grand Rivers Tourism Office, 1858 JH O'Bryan, Grand Rivers 42045

Day before the race: 4:00pm - 6:00pm 

Race morning: Saturday Oct, 26th from 6:15am - 07:45am 

We strongly recommend not waiting until the last minute to pick up your packet, as race morning lines can be long.

10K course

START - Grand Rivers Tourism office 1858 JH O'Bryan, Grand Rivers, proceed up JH OBryan;

LEFT on 453, RIGHT on Kentucky Lake Scenic Drive, DO NOT get on the Canal Loop trail; stay on the road and continue to the 3.1 mile turnaround.

Reverse back to Grand Rivers Tourism office for the finish.

Water Stations located at mile 1.2, 3.1, and 5.

No portable toilets available on the 10k course. 

5 KM course

Same as the 10km course, except turnaround at the half-way mark, and return to the finish at GR tourism office.

Water station located around mile 1.2. You'll have access to it before the turnaround, and again on the way back.

Food at the finish area!

Kids 1 mile run

Begins and ends at the Grand Rivers tourism office. Volunteers will be on hand at every turn. The course is such that you can see your child about halfway through and then again at the finish. You can run with your kid if you want!

Note: See location of water stations for respective courses above. If you feel you need more than this, please be prepared to carry it with you. 

This is a fundraiser for Donate Life, an organization dear to Amelia. Since many of you have already chosen a race for October 26, or if you live a little too far away to attend in person, we're pleased to offer another way for you to be a part of the event.

Virtual options: 10k, or 5k.

Just run the distance you've chosen anytime between October 20 and October 22. You'll be able to submit your results. We'll mail your shirt to you. IF YOU ARE RUNNING A DIFFERENT RACE somewhere, just use the distance and time you recorded there.

How to enter your virtual race: Go to this race on Runsignup: https://runsignup.com/Race/KY/GrandRivers/AmeliaBWilsonLBLRun

Click on Results at the top; Choose your distance from the drop down, and click on Submit Virtual results. Find yourself by either of the two options. Then enter your distance and time. Hit submit.

Video on how to submit results here: https://help.runsignup.com/support/solutions/articles/17000087349-submit-and-manage-virtual-results 

NOTE: virtual runs will receive a shirt by mail, but will not be eligible for top 5 awards; you must run in person for those.

Each participant will receive a nice Amelia's Run shirt. Both unisex and women's cut available. (Shirt concept below. Colors and logos are subject to change based on vendor availability) Deadline for a guaranteed shirt is Oct. 4th

Top 5 Overall Male and Female finishers for both the 10k and 5k will receive an award. 

Amelia Brown Wilson, of Grand Rivers, Kentucky, was diagnosed with liver disease at
age 19. She received a lifesaving liver transplant in 2005 while a student at the University of
Kentucky. Amelia and her family are eternally grateful to her liver donor, John Cody Conley,
who was a 13-year-old boy from West Virginia who loved the outdoors and died while riding an
all-terrain vehicle.

Amelia was a three-time University of Kentucky graduate. She earned her bachelor’s
degree in family and consumer sciences in 2003, her master’s degree in community and
leadership development in 2006, and her doctorate in higher education administration in 2010.
While at UK, Amelia was the university ambassador coordinator, a student senator, a vice
president of Delta Gamma sorority, and the 2003 homecoming queen. Amelia was an advocate
for organ donation and started the annual Gift of Life Challenge between UK and the University
of Louisville to promote organ donation.

She received the Sullivan Medallion, which is
presented annually to one male and one female graduating student based on “such characteristics
of heart, mind, and conduct as evidence a spirit of love for and helpfulness to other men and
women.”

She was the 2011 recipient of the University of Kentucky Joseph T. Burch Young
Alumni Award and a 2021 recipient of the University of Kentucky’s Distinguished Service
Award. While a student at the University of Kentucky, Amelia met her husband, Allen O.
Wilson. Amelia was a field representative for U.S. Congressman James Comer and passed away
on June 25, 2021 following a lengthy battle with post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder
(PTLD), which is a cancer faced only by organ transplant recipients.

Sharing the gift of life

Donate Life Kentucky Trust is a nonprofit organization authorized to grow the Kentucky Organ Donor Registry and offer programs that address the immediate needs of transplant patients and donor families.

READ ABOUT DONATE LIFE