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Hot Pursuit 5k & 1 Mile Catch-A-Cop

Sat April 12, 2025 Pickens, SC 29671 US Directions

Events

Hot Pursuit 5K Run/Walk

$30 9:15AM EDT - 11:00AM EDT
250 spots left. Registration ends April 12, 2025 at 8:30am EDT

Free Catch-A-Cop (5th grade and younger only)

$0 9:00AM EDT - 9:30AM EDT
100 spots left. Registration ends April 12, 2025 at 8:45am EDT

Law Enforcement Officer Sign Up

$0 9:00AM EDT - 10:30AM EDT
60 spots left. Registration ends April 12, 2025 at 8:45am EDT

Place

415 E Cedar Rock St.
Pickens, SC US 29671

Description

The Second Annual Hot Pursuit 5K Run/Walk & 1 Mile Catch-A-Cop will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025 ! This is a chip timed race starting and finishing at Doodle Park in Pickens, SC. The race will be ran on a Certified Course. 

The 1 mile Catch-A-Cop will be open to kids ages 8th grade and under. These participants will attempt to "catch a cop" and collect flags on a course that goes from the Doodle Park to Bruce Field. After the conclusion of their race, they will get into police cars and ride back to the Doodle park in a procession of police cars. 

ALL PROCEEDS from this race will go towards purchasing a wheelchair accessible swing to be placed in Easley, SC 

Youth Leadership Academy is charter middle school in Pickens, SC serving 288 students in grades 6-8. Each year, the students at YLA participate in a service project that will benefit the local community. In the past, students participated in a Burpeethon to raise funds for special needs children in the area. This year, the focus is on providing wheelchair accessible swings to the playground at the Doodle Park to benefit a wider range of people throughout the whole community. 

The race will begin at 9:00am. Awards will be presented around 10:00am after the last participant has finished.

Awards for 1st/2nd/3rd overall for M/F under 40 years, and 1st/2nd/3rd M/F overall for ages 40+ (Masters Male and Female). Age level awards will be given in 10 year age intervals as well. 

Registration costs include race entry w/ timing, race t-shirt, and finishing medal. Cut off date for a t-shirt is March 31. If registered after April 30, no t shirt will be included. 

RACE PACKET PICK UP WILL BE ON FRIDAY, APRIL 11 FROM 5:30PM-7:00PM AT THE PICKENS DOODLE PARK! 

 

MORNING PICK UP WILL BE FROM 7:00AM-8:30AM AT THE PICKENS DOODLE PARK

 

SPONSOR INFORMATION:

COURSE/EVENT SPONSOR 
Name/logo on signs throughout course/pavilion area
Name/logo on banner at event
Name/logo on race t-shirt
Social media/website recognition
5 race entries

FINISH LINE SPONSOR 
Name/logo on signs at start/finish area
Name/logo on banner at event
Name/logo on race t-shirt
Social media/website recognition
3 race entries

STARTING LINE SPONSOR 
Name/logo on sign placed at starting line
Name/logo on banner at event
Name on race t shirt
Social media/website recognition
2 complimentary race entries

MILE SPONSOR 
Name/logo on signs at mile markers
Name/logo on banner at event
Name/logo on race t-shirt
Social media/website recognition
2 race entries

HALF MILE SPONSOR 
Name/logo on signs at half mile markers
Name/logo on banner at event
Name/logo on race t-shirt
Social media/website recognition

QUARTER MILE SPONSOR 
Name/logo on sign placed at quarter mile markers
Social media/website recognition

 

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