Runners, walkers and wheelchair athletes from all over Long Island and beyond are invited to join in the fun on Saturday, Oct. 17, for the new and improved Oyster Bay Town Supervisor’s 5 Kilometer Run.
This year’s run will feature a new course that heads west from downtown Oyster Bay into the Villages of Mill Neck and Upper Brookville before returning to the exciting finish at Townsend Square.
The run will once again be part of the USATF-LI Grand Prix of Long Island Road Races, a Grand Prix Team event and the USATF-LI 5 Kilometer Championship for 2015, with outstanding refreshments, excellent raffles, and awards five-deep in five years age groups, as well as Athena, Clydesdale and wheelchair awards.
Top quality Next Level long sleeve thermal shirts will be presented to everyone who registers.
Registration and packet pickup will be at the usual place—in the Community Center in Townsend Square Parking Lot, just off East Main Street near OBEN High School.
The entry fee is $21 for those who preregister, $18 for preregistered residents of the Town of Oyster Bay and $25 for those who register on the day of the run. There is a 50 percent discount for pre-registered runners under age 16.
Thanks to the continuing generosity of Bob Cook and The Runner’s Edge, the Greater Long Island Running Club will once again be offering the Long Island Champions Challenge to the top three male and top three female finishers in Oyster Bay on the day of the run. The club will present cash prizes of $250 each to the first male and first female finishers who are bona fide residents of either Nassau County or Suffolk County, cash prizes of $150 each to the second male and female finishers who are bona fide residents of either Nassau County or Suffolk County, and cash prizes of $100 each to the third male and female finishers who are bona fide residents of either Nassau County or Suffolk County.
Oyster Bay Town Councilman Chris Coschignano (who is also a partner in the presenting sponsor Sahn, Ward & Coschignano) will be running the 2015 Oyster Bay Town Supervisor’s Run to raise funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities and its efforts to improve the health and well-being of children and their families during difficult times. To help Coschignano in his efforts, contact his office at town hall at 516-624-6303.
The event is also made possible by Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, supporting sponsors Pro Sports Physical Therapy and Allan Sobel and the rest of the South Shore Outdoor team.
The entire family is welcome to watch the run and then stick around for the fun at the 32nd annual Oyster Festival.
Register online at www.glirc.org, or call the GLIRC at 516-349-7646 for hard copy entry forms or more information.
