The Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training is non-profit organization providing homeless veterans and other veterans in need with comprehensive services that enable them to rejoin their communities as productive citizens
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Summary
of Events, Race Day, Sunday, 28 May 2006
The 5K race begins at 0730 hours, the 10K race at 0830 at War Memorial Plaza next to City Hall. There are cash prizes for the top three men and women in both races of $125, $75, and $50, as well as $50 to the top masters runners and five-year age group awards going three deep
Entry fees: $18 Pre-registered, $25 Race day Teams from middle schools and high schools are eligible for entry fee waivers, and also have the opportunity to earn up to eight hours of community service learning hours by participating in this event.
Teams from local colleges are also eligible for entry fee waivers.
Packet Pick-up at Falls Road Running Store on Saturday, May 27, from 1200 to 1800 hours. Click here for directions and a strip map.
FACT SHEET
MCVET 11th ANNUAL 5k / 10k RUN/WALK
Start Date/Time: May 28th, 2006 - 5k 7:30 a.m. / 10k 8:30 a.m.
Entry Fee: $18.00 - $25.00 on Race Day
THE RACES: The MCVET 5k/10k races are open, amateur races beginning and ending at the War Memorial Building near City Hall. Every runner receives a race T-shirt.
The Courses:
The courses are relatively flat. The 10k course
starts 4.5 feet East of crosswalk at Holiday Street on Lexington Street, making
a right turn onto Fayette Street, left turn onto St. Paul Street which becomes
Light Street, left turn onto Key Highway, right turn onto Lawrence Street and a
left turn onto Fort Avenue until the turnaround located 150 feet before Fort
McHenry. Follow Fort Avenue back to right turn onto Woodall Street and a left
onto Key Highway back to a right turn onto Light Street leading north past the
Inner Harbor where it becomes Calvert Street (at Pratt Street), continuing
Calvert Street and turn right onto Lexington Street and following Lexington
Street to the FINISH (83 feet before Gay Street). The 5k course is identical to
the 10k with a turnaround at Pier Side/Cross Street and return to the War
Memorial Building.
Post Race Activities: Awards ceremony immediately following each race. Random awards available, must be present to win. Refreshments will be provided.
Packet pickup: Registration will be by mail, or in person. Runners may pick up race packets at Fleet Feet in Reisterstown on Thursday, Charm City Run in Timonium on Friday and at the Falls Road Running Store, 6247 Falls Road, Baltimore, Md 21209 from 12:00 noon until 6:00 pm Saturday, May 27, 2003. Packets will also be available on race day between 6:00 - 7:30 am at the Lexington Street entrance of the War Memorial building at Lexington/Gay Streets.
To request an application call Race Headquarters at the Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training, Inc., at (410) 576-9626 or fax (410) 576-9628, or write to: MCVET, Inc., 5k/10k Run, 301 North High Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.
