Bassetts Eat & Run 5K

THE GROWTH SPORT OF THE DECADE IS BACK!

COMPETITIVE EAT-AND-RUN

THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IS RETURNING TO THE SPORTS COMPLEX

Bassetts Eat & Run 5K World Championship returns to the Sports Complex and races at Citizens Bank Park

Sunday, July 17, 2022 (National Ice Cream Day)

Start and Finish near the Mike Schmidt Statue, Citizens Bank Way and Pattison Avenue

Run half of a 5K, eat a pint of ice cream, run the second half of a 5K

You will be timed, there are waves by flavor.

COURSE IS altered from previous years at Citizens bank Park, with a turn around near the Connie Mack Statue. making this an extremely spectator friendly course, returning to the FEED ZONE near the start-finish line before returning to the feed zone, at the conclusion of the first 1.55 miles. After eating the same exact course will be repeated. First one back wins!

Only the first wave will be eligible for awards. If you can run a 5K under 30 minutes consider running in the first wave to earn age-group and overall awards (first wave will be vanilla only)

7:15am PACKET PICK-UP OPENS

8:30 AM ELITE WAVE - AGE GROUP AWARDS - VANILLA

9:00AM KIDS ICE CREAM SANDWICH 400M EAT & RUN (T-Shirts, Ice Cream Sandwich and Finisher Medal)

9:15AM WAVE #2 - VANILLA, CHOCOLATE. PEANUT BUTTER SWIRL or COOKIE & CREAM

Additional waves may be added as demand warrants

T-SHIRTS TO ALL PRE-REGISTRANTS (including Kids’ Run) and TO VOLUNTEERS

RACE RECORDS:

Ryan Schumacher 18:14 (2018)     Elizabeth McDonald 22:24 (2018) *TIMES DO INCLUDE EATING AND RUNNING

POST RACE FESTIVITIES TO BE ANNOUNCED

we added NO RUNNING, JUST GIMME ICE CREAM, a no shirt, no finisher medal, no awards option starts serving after Wave#2

Want to see some coverage, check out NBC10's Randy Gyllenhaal https://www.facebook.com/nbcphiladelphia/videos/10156498951577232/?t=289 

Why do we use only Vanilla in the Competitive Wave?

It's to be fair. Not all flavors "temp" or thaw at the same rate. Someone eating Peanutbutter Swirl may find solid, frozen masses at the same time and temp a vanilla eater is almost drinking a shake. If everyone has the same, generall liked flavor, the "temp" time for all participants is the same rate. Make sense now?