Reading Bridal District Runaway Bride 5k

Awards will be presented to the top overall male and female runners (Top Bride and Groom), top overall male/female team (Top Couple) and top overall male and female walkers (Walking Down the Aisle category).

Additionally, the top 3 runners and walkers in each age division will receive an award.

Team Category: To compete in the Top Couple category, you must have a male/female team.

Reading Bridal District Runaway Bride 5k
Saturday, May 17, 2008
9:00 am

The Reading Bridal District is hosting the 2nd Annual Runaway Bride 5k to showcase all that the District has to offer brides and their wedding parties. This unique event will allow people to enjoy the District's charming ambiance and the distinctive shopping experience it has to offer, in an exclusive environment unlike any other in the nation! The 5k will also allow people enjoy the District in a fun and extraordinary way, with samplings and open houses.

Location: Benson Street in the Reading Bridal District

Distance: This 5k course (3.1 miles) is sanctioned by USA Track & Field, the official governing body of running and racewalking.

Course: This scenic course will begin and end on Benson Street and travel through some quaint areas of the City of Reading.

Men: Junior Groomsmen (18 and under), Grooms (19-29), Groomsmen (30-39), Best Men (40-49), Fathers of the Bride (50-59) and Grandfathers of the Bride (60+)

Women: Junior Bridesmaids (18 and under), Brides (19-29), Bridesmaids (30-39) Matrons of Honor (40-49), Mothers of the Bride (50-59), Grandmothers of the Bride (60+)

Be sure to dress the part! Additional awards will be presented to the Best Dressed in the following categories-Bride, Groom, Bridesmaids and Groomsmen.

Pre-Registration: Pre-registration is $25 and includes a t-shirt, goody bag and great wedding-related refreshments after the race. Online registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13.

Late Registration: Registration on race day is $30 and includes a t-shirt, goody bag and great wedding-related refreshments after the race. Race day registration begins at 7:30 a.m. in the parking lot behind European Bridal.

Team Registration: Team registration is $50 pre-registration and $60 on race day. Please enter your team name on the form and register together on the same form.

Participants may pick up their packets prior to race day on Thursday, May 15 from 5 - 8 p.m. at Fleet Feet Sports, located in the Crossing of Blue Ash, at 9525 Kenwood Rd. (513-793-8383) Registration is also available at packet pick-up for $25.

A training program is available through Fleet Feet Sports, beginning on Feburary 14. Visit www.fleetfeetcincy.com for more info.

Volunteers are needed for the event. Please contact Kelly at 513-470-7542.

The Reading Bridal District would like to thank the following for their support of the event: The City of Reading, The Reading Chamber of Commerce, US Bank, Fleet Feet Sports Cincinnati and the University of Cincinnati Campus Recreation Center

Be sure to visit the vendors, caterers, bakeries, shops and other bridal related vendors before, during and after the race for samples and other goodies. The Expo will be in the parking lot behind European Bridal on Benson Street