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Friends of Yellow River State Forest will be holding their Sixth Annual 5K and 10K Trail Run/Walk and Half-marathon on Saturday, May 10, in the State Forest.  Again this year there will be an additional family-friendly, fast and flat 5K on Friday night, May 9.

Get yourself registered at: 

https://runsignup.com/Race/IA/HarpersFerry/FriendsofYellowRiverStateForestTrailRunWalk

**Registrants must be registered by April 21 to receive a shirt.
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**Online registration closes at 11:59 on May 6, but walk-ins are welcome.

Friday, May 9, registration 5:30 p.m., 5K at 6:30 p.m. Cost $40
Saturday, May 10, registration 7:00 a.m., 5K at 8:10 a.m. Cost $40
Saturday, May 10, registration 7:00 a.m., 10K at 8 a.m. Cost $50
Saturday, May 10, registration 6:30 a.m., half-marathon 7 a.m.  Cost $60

Also offered again this year, the "Dirty Double":
Friday night run plus 5K on Saturday cost $75
Friday night run plus 10K on Saturday cost $80
Friday night run plus half-marathon on Saturday cost $85
Dirty Double participants also get one of our coveted hand-crafted race mugs! 
*Please note that registration for the Dirty Double has changed some. You will select your race and then choose a second race from the drop-down menu. The same discounts are applied. 

All ages are welcome, children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Children over the age of 12 must be registered. The Friday night 5K will be family-friendly, but it is on existing trails so strollers may be difficult. Well-behaved dogs on a leash are allowed.

We have added a winner category this year! New this year, we will have a male and a female winner from each of these age divisions: 
1) 17 and under
2) 18 - 49
3) 50 and over 
Winners from each category will win one of our beautiful canvases of a picture from somewhere within YRSF taken by a local photographer. 

Races will be timed again this year!

Due to the use of existing trails the distances are not exact. 

Check in will take place at 737 State Forest Rd, Harpers Ferry IA.

Are you interested in being a sponsor for this race? Sponsorship levels are as follows: 

Oak:  $500 or more—you receive your logo on participants’ t-shirts, four race entries, and  promotion on Facebook page
Sapling:  $300-$499—you receive your logo on participants’ t-shirts, two race entries, and promotion on Facebook page
Acorn:  $1-$299—you receive your logo on participants’ t-shirts and promotion on Facebook page

Friends of Yellow River State Forest is a 501 c3, not-for-profit organization. The mission of the group is to enhance Yellow River State Forest for public use  while protecting the integrity of the flora, fauna, soil and water. All funds raised by the Friends group are invested back into the state forest.