THE GROWTH SPORT OF THE DECADE IS BACK!

COMPETITIVE EAT-AND-RUN

RETURNS TO WHERE THE GREATEST SPORTING EVENTS IN PHILADELPHIA HISTORY HAVE TAKEN PLACE…

Bassett’s Eat & Run 5K returns to the Stadium Complex!

Sunday, July 21, 2019 (National Ice Cream Day)

Start and Finish at the Mike Schmidt Statue, 1 Citizens Bank Way, Philadelphia, PA 18974

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 DOUBLE OUT-AND-BACK. THE MOST SPECTATOR FRIENDLY COURSE NOT LOCATED ON A TRACK.

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

COMMEMORATIVE FINISHER MEDAL TO ALL RUN FINISHERS  (including Kids’ Run)

RACE RECORDS:

Ryan Schumacher 18:14 (2018)     Elizabeth McDonald 22:24 (2018)

POST RACE FESTIVITIES TO BE ANNOUNCED

NEW IN 2019, NO RUNNING, JUST GIMME ICE CREAM, a no shirt, no finisher medal, no awards option starts serving after Wave#2

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