Strides for Nature 5K Walk/Run
Yes, it is a 5K this year instead of a 6K and it will be held at Millbrook Marsh Nature Center instead of Tussey Mountain Ski! The route should be posted soon.
June 18, 2011 (Saturday)
Registration begins at 7:30 am
Race starts at 8:30 am
Kids' Fun Run to follow at 10 am
Then stay
for the Spring Creek Family Festival!
Meet inside the barn at Millbrook Marsh Nature
Center
Entry fee = $18 pre-registration before June 1; $25 after June 1
If you are unable to register through Active.com, please print this registration form and send it to ClearWater Conservancy.
Local runners are invited to lace up their running shoes for ClearWater Conservancy's 2011 Strides for Nature 5K/Fun Run Saturday, June 18 at 8:30 a.m. at Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, 548 Puddintown Road, State College, followed by the Spring Creek Family Festival.
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., the 5K starts at 8:30 a.m. Runners will receive a reusable shopping tote and kids can get in on the action with a free Fun Run at 10 a.m.
Register online in advance for $18 at www.active.com/donate/clearwatercons2011 or register in person on race day for $25 starting at 7:30 a.m.
All proceeds benefit ClearWater Conservancy. Runners are asked to further support ClearWater Conservancy by taking advantage of the fundraising feature at Active.com. In just a few minutes, runners can ask friends and family to sponsor their run and support ClearWater! Click on the "Become a Fundraiser" tab on the race web page at www.active.com/donate/clearwatercons2011 to participate.
For more information, email Pam Shellenberger at stridesfornature5k@yahoo.com.
This year's Strides for Nature 5K will be followed at 10 a.m. by the 29th Annual Spring Creek Family Festival. Bring the whole family for a full day of outdoor activity.
Strides for Nature Race Course at Millbrook Marsh Measured by David Eggler on May 24, 2011
START at telephone pole ~80 ft east of the end of the bicycle path along Puddintown Road.
0.41 miles. Intersection of bicycle paths after crossing under 4-lane.
1.00 miles. Bicycle paths branch. Bear right and through the tunnel.
1.28 miles. East end of the Slab Cabin park bridge. Continue straight on the bicycle path and up a hill.
1.41 miles. Intersection with Slab Cabin Trail (sign). Turn right down the trail and cross a bridge. Turn right. Upon reaching the grassy hill, turn left uphill. Circle clockwise around a double tree, then head straight across the slope to a light pole (green sign on your left). Circle clockwise around the pole and head downhill, keeping the trees/bushes immediately to your left. Near the bottom of the hill, cut across immediately west of another light pole, then turn to go north of a picnic pavilion. Cross a marshy area on two planks and enter the parking area. Then cross the bridge toward the bicycle path.
1.76 miles. East end of bridge.
2.00 miles. South end of the tunnel on the bicycle path.
2.65 miles. The same path intersection encountered at 0.41 miles. Retrace the bicycle path toward the start, but pass the start line and continue across the footbridge into the headquarters area.
3.10 miles. FINISH. The finish line is 35 ft north of two large rocks.
Don't want to walk or run? Out of town that day? If you still want to support ClearWater Conservancy you may donate online at Jennifer Shuey's Strides for Nature fundraising page at http://www.active.com/donate/clearwatercons2011/JenShuey. It's really easy to set up your own page too. Try it, set a goal for yourself, send the link to people you know with a personal note about what ClearWater means to you and the community, and you too can very easily raise some much needed funds for conserving special land and habitat, restoring stream buffers, protecting streams and aquifers, and teaching the next generation about our natural world.
Sponsorships are available! Download the sponsorship form and support this event.
Thank you to Sun Directed for their sponsorship of the Strides for Nature 5K!!
Strides
for Nature 6K - 2010
Congratulations to Elijah Shekinah and Fran Mateycik, the overall men's and women's race winners! Click below for a full accounting of race results.
Thank you to our 2010 event Sponsors!
The Honeybaked Ham Company and Cafe
Special thanks also to our race volunteers: Nabil Mark, Kelly Parks, Scott Woods, Girts & Barbara Perkons, Chris Shuey, Anna Shuey, Don & Diana Watson, Kelleann Foster, Jamie Francis, Holly May, and Will Cawthern.