Running of the Bears 5K

Running of the Bears 5K
REGISTRATION: Online registration is $30 per person ages 11 and up. Ages 4-10 are $15 each. Registration will be open until June 27 at 12:00 am and includes one Running of the Bears technical fabric T-shirt and a Clark's Bears tote bag with bottled water. Shirt sizes are guaranteed if registered by June 7, 2025. After that date, shirts are while supplies last.
RACE DAY REGISTRATION: Day of race registration is from 6:30 am-7:15 am at the Picnic Pavilion at Clark's Bears. The cost will be $35 per person ages 11 and up. Ages 4-10 will remain at $15 per child.
CHECK-IN AND BIB PICK UP: Enter the park at the Railroad Station from 6:30 am-7:15 am for check-in. Your bib, complimentary T-shirt, Clark's Bears tote bag will be available at the picnic pavilion.
DETAILS: The race will begin at 7:30 am and will take place rain or shine. This is a BYOB race. BRING YOUR OWN BEAR!! Each runner or walker needs to race with a teddy bear to qualify. Just in case you forget, teddy bears will be on sale the morning of the race. Strollers are allowed but must go to the end of the line up for safety reasons.
PARKING Please use the north end of the Main Parking lot near the water tower for plenty of free parking.
RESTROOMS: There are plenty of clean restrooms inside the park at the Anaconda Escape and the Riverbank Restrooms.
START & FINISH LINE: The start/finish line is located inside Clark's Bears at Merlin's Mystical Mansion.
The 3.1 mile route will be:
Start from Merlin's Mystical Mansion.
North to the Anaconda Escape (raft ride)
Turn left and through the parking lot to Connector Road
Turn left onto Connector Road
Turn left onto Route 112 (Main Street towards the school)
Turn left onto Linwood Drive (Lin-Wood Public Schools)
Through the parking lot to the elementary school
Circle down the bus route and back through the parking lot
Turn right onto Main Street
Turn right onto Connector Road
Turn right into Clark's parking lot and back through the Anaconda Escape gate
Race ends inside the park at Merlin's Mystical Mansion.