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Presented
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American Family

 

Racine Area Du Run Run

Date: 9/21/2008 Time: Registration begins at 11:30
Location: Racine County Fair Grounds, Union Grove, WI

2008 Results

Thanks to 78 participating kids, the Du Run Run raised nearly $7,000 for Special Olympics.

Registration fees

The required registration fees for the Du Run Run are $15 per child for the first two children registered and $10 for each additional child. For the registration fee, each child will receive the official Du Run Run T-shirt. Registration fees can either be paid online with a credit card or turned in on the day of the race.

In order to participate, kids must have

  • Bicycle or Tricycle (except 2-year-old group)
  • Helmet
  • Comfortable clothing and shoes
  • A waiver signed by a parent or guardian

Course lengths

  • Ages 11-12: 1/2 mile run, 2 mile bike, 1/4 mile run
  • Ages 9-10: 1/4 mile run, 2 mile bike, 1/4 mile run
  • Ages 7-8: 1/4 mile run, 1 mile bike, 1/4 mile run
  • Ages 5-6: 200 yard run, 1/2 mile bike, 200 yard run
  • Ages 3-4: 75 yard run, 300 yard bike/trike, 75 yard run
  • Age 2: 50 yard run

Pledge OnlineRaise pledges for cool prizes

Another way to contribute to Special Olympics, and collect fun Du Run Run prizes, is to earn pledges. Pledges are not required to participate and can either be collected online or turned in the day of the race. Registration fees are not included in pledge totals.
pdfClick here to download a printable pledge form.

2008 fund raising prizes

  • $  50 - Lunch Cooler
  • $100 - Beach Towel
  • $250 - Backpack
  • $500 - Gift Card

Event Information

First 100 kids to register will receive a free bike helmet!

  • Registration begins at 11:30am

  • Opening presentation: 12:30pm

  • First race :12:45pm

  • 11:30am – end of event: All other event activities including the Bike Rodeo, Kid printing, T-shirt Design area, and concessions

Make it a family outing!

Other Activities for kids and families:

  • ID Printing

    • Volunteers will be on hand to help you and your child create a ID packet for your child and maintain your peace of mind for their safety

  • Bike Rodeo (Taught by Racine Police Officer Dan Meyer)

    • For beginning riders through teens

    • What is a Bike Rodeo?

    • Bike RodeoA Bike Rodeo is a bicycle safety clinic featuring bike safety inspections (and optionally quick tune-ups), and a safety lecture about the rules of the road. This is followed by a ride on a miniature "chalk street" course set up in a parking lot where young cyclists are shown where and how to apply the rules.

    • The main focus of a bike rodeo is Cycling Safety for young cyclists, ages kindergarten to 14 or so.

    • They are usually held in a large parking lot where a fairly large chalk course can be laid out with simulated streets, intersections, crosswalks and stop signs.

    • The participants are usually escorted through the course by knowledgeable adult cyclists who point out hazards, safety tips, and explain how to apply the rules of the road.

    • This will be handled by local Police officers and volunteers who are familiar with bicycle safety issues and who are cyclists themselves. Many cities have Police Bicycle Patrols. Officers are frequently interested in participating in such events, because they see accidents, (and attend the victims) resulting from ignorance of cyclists.

    • Most kids are through the entire process in 45 minutes or so. In that time, they can be told, then shown and even practice the key items of effective cycling pertinent to their age group.

    • They will learn about blind corners, stopping at stop signs, staying off sidewalks, yielding to pedestrians, avoiding the door-zone, intersections, crosswalks and driveways.

    • Age Groups
      The age group that bike rodeos try to reach are those who are just beginning to use bikes to ride around the neighborhood in quiet residential areas up through the early teenage years where the bicycle serves as the principal means of transportation around town.

  • Jockey International T-shirt Design Station
    For a $2 donation to benefit the Special Olympics Athletes in Southeastern Wisconsin you will receive a t-shirt that can be personalized with your or your child’s very own design to wear and take home.  T-shirts and design materials provided by Jockey.   

  • Texas Roadhouse Concession Area
    100% of proceeds benefit Special Olympics

  • Meet the Union Grove Fire/Rescue Department and check out the Trucks

  • Games & Facepainting

  • If that isn’t enough, hang out before or after the Du Run Run in the adjacent park with swings and play equipment. 

Location

Racine County Fairgrounds
19805 Durand Ave. Union Grove, WI
Click here for a map

Directions

-- Hwy 45 is closed in Union Grove--

From (North) Milwaukee: Exit I-94 at the Hwy 11 exit. Go west (left) onto Hwy 11 till you get to Hwy 45(approx. 3 miles). Cross Hwy 45 and the entrance to the fair will be on your left.

From (South) Kenosha, Chicago: Exit I-94 at the Hwy 11 exit. Go west (left) onto Hwy 11 till you get to Hwy 45 (approx. 3 miles). Cross Hwy 45 (approx 1/2 mile, the entrance to the fair will be on your left

From (West) Burlington: Take Hwy 11 East into Union Grove. The entrance will be on your right.

From (East) Racine: Take Hwy 11 ( Durand Ave) West till you get to Hwy 45. Cross Hwy 45. The entrance will be on your left.

 

For more information, contact

Dave Polacek
dpolacek@specialolympicswisconsin.org
(262) 598-9507
6150 Taylor Avenue, Racine, WI