About the Event - The Inaugural "Back to Class Dash" is a great way for all families and kids to come together to kick off the school year!  Sign-up to participate in person, or virtually! 

About the Race(s) - There will be a 5K race that consist of 3 fun laps through the Alleman Sports Complex. This 5K route will take place mainly on grass with a smaller section on concrete. The 5K route will never leave the sports complex and is VERY spectator friendly. There will be awards to the Top 3 over all Male/Female winners, and age group awards that go three deep in age group categories of 10 years starting at 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69,70-79, 80+. This will be a Chip Timed event.

The All In 1 Mile Run/Walk will be one lap inside the Alleman Sports Complex and will be open to all runners and walkers. The All In 1 Mile Run/Walk will not be chip timed, but the over all top three Male/Female winners will get trophies.  

The kids races will consist of a 200 meter dash for kids 0-6, and a 400 meter dash for kids 7-12. Each kid will get a finishers Medal.

SHIRTS – You must be registered by 11:59PM on August 10th to have your shirt ready for pick up at packet pick up.  Everyone registered after August 10th will have their shirt delivered to them.  Shirts are a huge cost for races and we want to make sure we are helping eliminate waste by only ordering what we need for this event.

Friday, August 18th, 5:00PM - 7PM - Alleman High School Alumni Field (Behind the School) - 1103 40th St, Rock Island, IL 61201

Race Day Packet Pick up and Registration - 7AM - 8:20AM

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