Description
Join the No Surrender Running Club for its inaugural 5k and 10k race and celebrate movement as a community! The event will start and end at the Kroc Center and follow the Plaster Creek Trail.
For over 10 years, No Surrender Running Club has been the only West Michigan organization that builds and expands access to movement for all by breaking down barriers to sport and play. By doing this, No Surrender knows it can empower youth, strengthen families, connect communities, and build representation in sport. With its first ever race, No Surrender aims to center communities of color, break down barriers to participation in running events, create a fun environment where community members can move alongside one another, and build representation in running.
We're so excited to see you run, walk, or roll at the only race in 49507!
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¡Únase al No Surrender Running Club en su carrera inaugural de 5k y 10k y celebre el movimiento como comunidad! El evento comenzará y terminará en el Kroc Center y seguirá el sendero Plaster Creek.
Durante más de 10 años, No Surrender Running Club ha sido la única organización del oeste de Michigan que crea y amplía el acceso al movimiento para todos derribando las barreras al deporte y el juego. Al hacer esto, No Surrender sabe que puede empoderar a los jóvenes, fortalecer a las familias, conectar comunidades y generar representación en el deporte. Con su primera carrera, No Surrender tiene como objetivo centrar a las comunidades de color, derribar barreras para la participación en eventos de carrera, crear un ambiente divertido donde los miembros de la comunidad puedan moverse uno al lado del otro y generar representación en la carrera.
¡Estamos muy emocionados de verte correr, caminar o rodar en la única carrera en 49507!
Photos
Race photos are available at this link: https://nedithfaroartandphotographyllc.pixieset.com/nosurrenderrunningclub/.
Place
2500 Division Ave S
Grand Rapids, MI US 49507
Race Day Volunteering
We could use volunteers for race day! Spots are available for race morning set-up, course marshals, aid station, registration table, and race tear-down. Email Rachel at rachel@nosurrenderrunningclub.org or check out our volunteer link: https://volunteersignup.org/BALBW.
Race Schedule
6:30 AM – Registration table opens
7:15 AM – Emcee begins
7:30 AM – Merch store opens
7:45 AM – Participants to starting line
7:55 AM – National anthem
8:00 AM – Race starts!!!
9:00 AM – 5K awards
9:15 AM – 10K awards
Race Course / Hipódromo
The 5k route starts behind the Kroc Center and then runs west and crosses Division until Buchanan, then turns around and runs east back across Division to connect to the Plaster Creek Trail. The course then follows Plaster Creek Trail south until 28th Street where participants will turn around and head back north toward the Kroc Center. Participants in the 10k will follow the 5k route twice. View an interactive map here: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2489960. The one mile course will follow the beginning of the 5k/10k course until turning back toward the Kroc Center. View an interactive map here: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2705398.
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La ruta de 5 km comienza detrás del Kroc Center y luego corre hacia el oeste y cruza Division hasta Buchanan, luego da la vuelta y corre hacia el este nuevamente a través de Division para conectarse con Plaster Creek Trail. Luego, el recorrido sigue Plaster Creek Trail hacia el sur hasta 28th Street, donde los participantes darán la vuelta y regresarán al norte hacia el Kroc Center. Los participantes en la carrera de 10k recorrerán dos veces el recorrido de 5k. Vea un mapa interactivo aquí: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2485730?units=km. Vea un mapa interactivo de la milla aquí: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2705398.
Parking
Please do not park in the main Kroc Center lot off of Division, as this is reserved for Kroc Center members. Parking is available in the lot off of Alger or on nearby neighborhood streets, circled on the map below. The start/finish area will be located near the restrooms by the Alger lot, as highlighted by the star on the map. Remember that you will need to give yourself enough time to park AND get your bib, so get there early!!
Race Awards
Every participant will receive a finisher medal!
Special awards for:
- Top male and female in the 5k and 10k
- Top male and female in each age group (Under 10, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+)
Race Website
Additional race information can be found at http://nosurrenderrunningclub.org/.
Race Contact Info
If you have any questions about this race, click the button below.
Race Sponsors and Friends
Thank you to our race sponsors and vendors!
¡Gracias a nuestros patrocinadores y vendedores de la carrera!
This event is made great thanks to:
Este evento se hace grande gracias a:
- DJ & Emcee: Maximiliano Velasco
- Photography: Nedithfaro Studio
- Start & Finish: Salvation Army Kroc Center
- Race Director: Rob Hyde
Community Partners:
Land Acknowledgement
No Surrender Running Club would like to acknowledge that we are moving on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe people, the People of the Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi. We recognize and honor their enduring presence on this land and express gratitude for the contributions they have made and continue to make. May we strive to be responsible stewards of the land and cultivate a relationship of respect and understanding with the indigenous peoples whose heritage is deeply woven into the fabric of this place.
