Event Information
PLACE
Lake Accotink Park
7500 Accotink Park Rd
Springfield, VA 22150
DESCRIPTION
Please join us for the DC ROCKS, 28th Annual 5 Mile Run and 2 Mile Walk on 21 September 2019. The DC ROCKS 5 Mile Race and 2 Mile Walk is an annual event conducted for the purpose of promoting excellence in Reserve Officer Training Corps Programs (ROTC), promoting community involvement and membership in The ROCKS Incorporated. The event serves as one of our annual fundraisers to achieve our scholarship goals.
2019 RACE MARSHAL:
Major General Michel M. Russell Sr.
Director of Operations, ODCS G4 (Logistics)
Headquarters, Department of the Army
TIME:
Check-in will begin at 7:00 am
5M Run & 2M Walk timed events begin promptly at 8:30 am
Awards and brief ceremony immediately following race
ENTRY FEE:
$25.00 – ROTC Cadet
$30.00 – ROCKS, Inc members
$35.00 – Non-members Race day registration on-site
$20.00 - Virtual Run/ Walk (Run or walk from any location you choose)
All pre-registered participants will receive a race T-shirt and race packet. Please specify T-shirt size when registering.
**T-shirt and race packet available while supplies last on race day
COURSE/TIMING:
This is a USATF certified 5M course
Timing, scoring and photos by RaceWire, www.dcrocks.racewire.com
PARKING:
Parking is available at Lake Accotink Park - signs will be posted
PRIZES:
Awards will be given to the top 3 male and female and overall team finishers
SPONSORSHIP
We cordially invite you to support our cause by becoming a sponsor. The Washington, DC Chapter of the ROCKS, Inc is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
We are offering sponsorships at the following levels:
GOLD —- $1,000
SILVER —- $500
BRONZE —- $250
BOOSTER CLUB —- $150
**In-Kind Donation - level of sponsorship to be assigned according to the value of donation. We accept approved food/drink items or services to support the event.
Please email stanleysm3@gmail.com with questions or additional information on sponsorship.
RACE CONTACT INFO
If you have any questions about this race, please contact the race director at stanleysm3@gmail.com
REFUND POLICY:
Refunds are not allowed for this race.
I acknowledge that running a road/cross country race is a potentially hazardous activity. I should not enter and run unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide by any decision of a race official relative to my ability to safely complete the run/walk. I assume risks associated with running/walking in this event including, but not limited to: falls, contact with other participants, effect of the weather including high humidity, traffic and the condition of the road, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts and in consideration of your accepting my entry, I for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf waive and release the sponsors of the ROCKS 5-Miler, PVA, USATF, and any other sponsors and their representatives and successors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participating in this event even though liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver. I grant permission to all of the foregoing to use any photographs, motion picture, recording, or any other record of this event for any legitimate purpose. I realize that medical support for this race will consist of volunteer medical personnel prepared to administer first aid type assistance along the race course and at the finish line. SecureFee™ Registration Cancellation Insurance is offered in most states. If purchased, your registration may be covered for one of the covered reasons stated in the policy.
