By Carl Kanaskie, Member, Sierra Club Lancaster Group
Runners and hikers are invited to participate in the Lancaster Group of the Sierra Club’s 13th Annual Polar Bear 5K (3.1 miles) Trail Run/Hike at 10 a.m. Sunday, January 15, 2023, in scenic Lancaster County Central Park. Participants also may bring their dogs (on a leash) to run or walk with them. This will be the first in-person PB 5K in two years due to the pandemic.
This is the 5K fun run that awards numerous unique prizes and colorful ribbons. Recipients include the overall top three male and female finishers, the first, second and third place winners in numerous age and gender categories, and the first three finishers (any age group) who race with their dogs. Special door and dog prizes also are presented!
The 5K route will be the same as it was for the last in-person race, winding through the park on well-maintained trails with some hills. Race day registration and check-in will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the park’s Pavilion 22 (Kiwanis Lodge).
Registration fee is $30 from now through January 5, 2023, and $35 from January 6 through race day, including the walk-in fee. Pre-registration closes January 13, 2023. Winter hats are guaranteed for all those who "pre-register" by January 13, 2023.
For more information and registration forms (online beginning Nov.15), visit us here or here, or "Like" us on Facebook here.
All money raised by this event, the Sierra Club - Lancaster Group’s major fundraiser, supports local efforts to ease climate change, the reason polar bears and other creatures are at risk of extinction. Funds raised in the 2023 race will help finance the Group's popular "green project" grant program, which has awarded grants of up to $500 to 71 Lancaster County organizations over the past seven years. The money also will help support the Group's free-to-the public outdoor activities and educational programs.
This blog was included as part of the December 2022 Sylvanian newsletter. Please click here to check out more articles from this edition!