«  
  »

ARCHIVED RACE: Fools Five Road Race @ Lewiston-Altura High School, Lewiston, Minnesota, United States on 06 April 2014

Race Info & Description

Race Information:

  • Event Name: Fools Five Road Race
  • Date: 06 April 2014
  • Start Time: 01:00
  • Venue: Lewiston-Altura High School
  • Organised By: Fools Five
  • Race Website: Click Here.

Race Facilities

  • Has Toilets? Yes
  • Has Changing Facilities? Yes
  • Has Water Stations? Yes - Multiple Water Stations
  • Has Prizes / Awards? Yes - Has Awards or Prizes

Race Description

Since 1979 Fools Five Road Race, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has brought people from around the world to Lewiston, Minnesota, to raise funds for cancer research. Pledges are donated to Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation, La Crosse, WI and the Rochester Eagles Cancer Telethon, Rochester, MN which donates to the Mayo Clinic, The Hormel Institute for Cancer Research, and Masonic Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota.

Fools Five is a Minnesota certified 8K race (4.97 miles), as well as a 1 mile race. Walkers and wheelchairs are welcome to both distances, but pets, rollerblades, and bicycles are not allowed. Participants are encouraged, but not required, to raise pledges. Silent and live auctions take place Friday evening preceding race day. All pledges are donated to cancer research.

Related Races

February 13th, 2014 | Tags: , , | Category: Race Archive

Leave a Reply

You can use these HTML tags

<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>