Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter
16th Annual

Run for Food & Shelter
Sunday April 5, 2009
Nashua, New Hampshire

Sponsored by Subaru of Nashua


First in the 2009 Kilometers for Kids Series!
Time:

12:30PM: Kids Sprint
1:00 PM: 10K Race
1:10 PM: 5K Race
1:10 PM: 3K Walk (walkers will line up behind runners)

Race Day Registration, Check-In and Number Pick-up Sunday, April 5 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Nashua YMCA Gym, 17 Prospect Street

Place: Nashua YMCA , 17 Prospect Street , Nashua, NH
Distance: 5K, 10K, 3K Walk or Kids Sprint
Entry-Fee

$20 Online
$20 by mail until 3/21/09
$25 by mail after 3/21/09 or on race day
$5 for Kids Sprint (age 9 and younger)

5K Course Description:

DOWNHILL FINISH! Course is out and back with a loop at the top. Runs up Main Street in Nashua to Library Hill. Continues up Concord Street and takes a left on Hall St. Takes a left on Manchester Street which runs back into Main Street. Left at Bowers and finish is behind YMCA.

10K Course Description:

10K Course description and map
5K Course description and map

Age Groups: Top 3 overall finishers in each age group (male/female) 10 & under, 11-13, 14-17, 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over.
Awards and Pledge Incentives:

Custom designed medals for age group award winners. Medals for Top Male Cop and Top Female Cop.

Pledge winner prize for youth (18 or under) who turns in the most pledge money on race day is an iPod!

Receive a $10 restaurant gift certificate if you raise $150 or more.

Click here to print pledge form.

Amenities: Best food at a race in the region. We love walkers...great family activity. All proceeds benefit the programs of the Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter.
Timing: The ChampionChip system will be used for timing and scoring. Timing will be from the starting gun to the finish chip mats. All participants are required to return their chip after the race. If you lose or do not return your chip, you will incur a $35 Lost Chip Charge.
T-Shirts: Colored t-shirts to first 500--register early!
Additional Information: For info on Soup Kitchen and Shelter see www.nsks.org
Timing by Granite State Racing
Directions: From Route 3 (north or south): Take Exit 5E and follow signs to downtown Nashua, which will lead into Kinsley St. Follow Kinsley St. until it meets Main Street at So. NH Medical Center. Take a right; then take the second left (past the hospital) onto Bowers St.
Kilometers for Kids Series:

The Kilometers for Kids Series is comprised of four unique area races:

1) NSKS Run for Food & Shelter 10K or 5K
2) PAL Mine Falls River Run
3) Race for the Fallen, Manchester, NH
4) Wild Rover 5K, Manchester, NH

There is no charge for entering the Series; however individual race entry fees still apply. Participants must complete all four races in 2009 to receive the series prize. You must use the EXACT same name on all four registrations in order to get credit for each race series. Deluxe runner's backpack with series logo or similar item awarded to runners who complete all four 2009 races in the Kilometers for Kids Series.

Contact: Call (603) 889-7770 or email carol@nsks.org

Mail-in Registration Form
Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter, 5K RunWalk/10K Run/3K Walk/Kids Sprint

Make Checks Payable To: NSK&S
Mail Entry To:

NSK&S, Inc.
PO Box 3116
Nashua, NH 03061

Separate application required for each participant. Copies accepted.

         Name: 

      Address: 

         City: 

        State:    Zip:   

Email address: 

Daytime Phone:  Date of Birth:  Age on race date: 

       Gender: M F    Police Officer    Series Participant
Club affiliation:

10k Run 5k Run 3k Walk Kids Sprint
Fees:
$20 by 3/21/09...........................__________
$25 after 3/21/09..........................__________
$5 Kids Sprint age 9 & under......__________
Donation.....................................__________

Total Enclosed..........__________

Waiver Must Be Read and Signed Before Mailing:
I know that running a race is a potentially hazardous activity. I should not enter and run unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide by any decision of a race official relative to my ability to safely complete the run. I assume all risks associated with running in this event including, but not limited to, falls, contact with other participants, the effects of weather (including high heat and/or humidity), traffic, and the conditions of the road, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts and in consideration of your accepting my entry, I, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release Subaru of Nashua, NPPA, the Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter, Inc., the Granite State Race Services, the Nashua YMCA, the City of Nashua and sponsors, their representatives and successors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in this event. I give my full permission to use my likeness in all media, photo, recording or other record of this event for any legitimate purpose. I understand that bicycles, baby joggers or strollers, roller skates or blades, and headsets are not allowed in the race and I will abide by this guideline. I understand this race will use the ChampionChip Timing chip. It will be my responsibility to return the chip when the race is finished. If I do not return the chip, I understand I will pay a $35.00 Lost Chip Charge to the NSK&S. In the unlikely event the race is cancelled, all fees will be considered donations to the NSK&S. I have read the entry information provided and certify my compliance by my signature below.





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