BOOK IT! Racing for Reading for Hospitalized Kids

5K/10K & 1K Kids Fun Run

 This will be a fast flat course at Jeffrey Trail Open Space and Middle School in Irvine, CA. 

Each participant will get:
- a chip timed by ItzAboutTime.com (5K and 10K only)
- a Custom BOOK IT! T-Shirt
- Finisher medals for 1K, 5K, and 10K, as well as place medals for 5K and 10K
- the option to add a delicious pancake breakfast. 

Note that the 1K Fun Run is NOT TIMED.

Entry fee include T-shirt and medals.  Pancake breakfast is optional - $4 in advance and $5 on site. 

Entry Fee:

• 5K - Open  = $40
• 5K - 12 and under = $30. Price will reflect at checkout.
• 10K - Open = $45
• 10K - 12 and under = $35. Price will reflect at checkout 
• 1K fun run = $30*

Please consider donating to the online book drive --  $20 for a new children's book at CHOC Children's Hospital or $100 for a Read+Think+Thrive box for a new cancer diagnosis at CHOC. Click on the "Donate" button on the left sidebar to make a donation. Free pancake breakfast for book donations (1 per online book donation, 5 breakfasts for book box donation, one voucher per onsite book donation)

Parking: 

Parking info coming soon.

Arrival and Check-In:

The registration and check-in tables open at 6:30 AM. People can sign up for the race on-site up until 7:30 AM. Bib pick-up will happen at check-in. There is no advance packet pickup. 

Pancake Breakfast: 

Kiwanis Club of Irvine will offer the option to purchase an all-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast for $4. Only cash will be accepted. 

Book Purchases and Donations:

We are trying to build this event as a community book drive in addition to a charity run. As such, on site book donations are welcome and greatly appreciated. Books can be brought to the event (new books only) or purchased at the event from several  authors as well as Scholastic, and all donors that put a new book into the ECBC Book Donation Box (at the ECBC booth) will receive a voucher for a free pancake breakfast. If you would like to donate gently used books,  please bring used books to the donation box at the Kids READ! Booth (Kids READ! Is an Orange County based nonprofit that brings thousands of books each year to kids in need.) CHOC Children’s Hospital can only take brand new books, so please don’t put used books in the ECBC Book Donation Box. 

$20 Donation: Provides a Hardcover Children’s Book for CHOC Children's Hospital.

• Earns racer a free pancake breakfast on race day (provided by Kiwanis Club of Irvine)

$100 Donation:  Provides a Read+Think+Thrive Box for a New Cancer Diagnoses at CHOC Children's Hospital.

• Will fund a complete Read+Think+Thrive Box, which is a set of 10 new books and a toolbox of art supplies to a new pediatric cancer diagnosis at CHOC Children’s Hospital (curated by age and gender of child).
• Donor name included in the box as the sponsor. 
• Earns racer up to five free pancake breakfasts on race day (provided by Kiwanis Club of Irvine)
• A donation of 5+ book boxes ($500 or more) makes the donor an event sponsor, with special custom book plates for the book boxes, booth space if desired, and name/logo on event t-shirt (per benefits as specified on BOOK IT! sponsor form). 

Book Character Costume Contest: 

Help us celebrate children’s books by dressing up as your favorite book character! First, second, and third place Prizes will be awarded. 

Medals: 

All participants who are registered for the 1K, the 5K , or the 10K will receive a Finisher Medal upon completion of the race. First, second, and third place medals will also be awarded to the top finishers in each of several age categories for the 5K and 10K. The top five finishers of the winning team will also receive a first place medal.  

Teams

All groups/teams of 5 participants or more will automatically be part of the "team" competition, which will compare the fastest five runners from each team. First place medals will be awarded to the winning team.

Timetable of Events: 

6:30 am - Registration / Check-In Opens
7:00 - 10:00 - Visit Exhibitor booths
7:10 am - Book Character Costume Contest
7:25 am - Warm up with Master David Clawson of Pakua
7:40 am - Ethan's Welcome
7:43 am - National anthem (Abigail Tweedt)
7:45 am - 1K Fun Run starts
8:15 am - 5K and 10K run starts
9:00 - 9:30 am - Once Upon a Storybook Author Storytime
9:45 am - End time for runners and walkers on course. 
9:50 am - Presentation of medals to winning team, age group winners, and overall winners
10:00 am - Event ends