Cinnamon Bun Fun Run - About the Event
The Ladysmith Striders Running Group is again organizing the 7th Annual Cinnamon Bun Fun Run charity event on November 27, 2011 and we invite the general public to participate in a 10km or 5km fun run/walk with the idea of raising money & donations for the Ladysmith Food Bank.
The entry fee to the run is 5 tins of non-perishable goods which must be brought that morning in order to receive & collect your race bib. And for every entrant that signs up and participates in this run, their donation of food items to the Ladysmith Food Bank will received with thanks and much appreciated. So invite your friends!!
The run will be a predicted time event. This means that even the walkers or slower runners have a chance to be declared the winner! So it's not the individual who necessarily has the fastest time that finishes first... it's really the individual who predicts the time it takes to complete their chosen distance and comes the closest to matching that prediction... this individual will be declared the winner. And sorry folks, no watches or heart rate monitors allowed!
As participants, you choose which distance you would like to predict your time on; you pick either the 5km course or the 10km course. And for your further awareness, both courses will be closed after two hours so there will be no predicted time accepted longer than two hours. Click to view the course map.
This late fall run is a great way to move outdoors and exercise just before Christmas so that that extra helping of food doesn't make you feel so guilty!! This year we again start and finish from the Frank Jameson Community Centre (FJCC) and the bonus is that there will be cinnamon buns, hot chocolate and/or water waiting for you when you finish your run. These refreshments will all be provided inside the FJCC gym so stick around after the run for closing ceremonies and a face-full of delicious cinnamon buns and hot chocolate. And let's see how much food we can collect for the Ladysmith Food Bank!
Online Registration is now open... so bring a friend and join us.
As it has been since the beginning, our Fun Run is supported through the efforts of a large number of volunteers from our community. Thank you to all that help out on race day. Thanks as well, to our corporate sponsors LCU Insurance Agencies Ltd., Family Insurance Solutions Inc., Nanaimo Running Room, Ladysmith Chronicle, BBMR Creative Advertising, and ideaLEVER Solutions Inc.. And a special acknowledgement to the Town of Ladysmith for road closure support during race day and for the use of the Frank Jameson Community Centre.
Click here for Frequently Asked Questions.
Click here to register for the Cinnamon Bun Fun Run.