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The Burns Park Run - kids and runners MAKING A DIFFERENCE!
May 1, 2011, 8:30am	5K starts in:
Still kicking... since 1979!	REGISTER! Run for Charity! Volunteer Sponsors

Winding through a beautiful old Ann Arbor neighborhood near the University of Michigan campus, the tree-lined Burns Park Run loop course has been a favorite of beginner and world-class runners alike since 1979.

Organized by volunteers as a fundraiser for Burns Park Elementary School students (the Penguins), the 5K and 10K races draw 800 to 1,000 runners aged 5 to 85 years, with over 200 elementary school kids running the 5K. A separate Fun Run around the park for little runners starts after the big races finish.

Each year, a celebrity athlete joins the Burns Park Run for running and inspiration. Past guests have included Olympians Cheryl Haworth and Cara Heads, Sheila Taormina, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Frank Shorter, Francie Goodridge, Gary Morgan, and Jackie Hansen - as well as Runner's World writer John Bingham ("The Penguin").

What a great run! Whew! We are STILL wrapping up! Check yourself out - or someone you know - on our FINISH LINE CAMERA! Thanks to Ann Arbor Active Against ALS for sponsoring this!
Click this link - and send it to Grandma! (we'll place the camera better next year): FINISHCAM

Relive the Burns Park Run highlights and see some stuff you may have missed when you were still on the course with our official Burns Park Run 2010 video below. (We'll have a separate video from the assembly):

Two photo albums have been posted on Picasa, with at least one more large one to come - we have hundreds of photos - feel welcome to download them or print directly from the web albums.

We still have limited numbers and t-shirt sizes leftover (women's S, M; men's M, L; some of ALL youth sizes!) PLEASE Email us if you want to get your request in right away or check out the form in our store. If you pre-paid for a t-shirt and missed the run, email us to find out how to pick it up.

Recent articles:

Pre-race article by AnnArbor.com
Race day photos by AnnArbor.com
Post-race article by AnnArbor.com
Race day article (describing our powers over race day weather) - by the Ann Arbor Track Club
Sada Jacobson: Olympian Transitioning as Michigan Law Student - by AnnArbor.com

Run for the Schools! You can still donate to a school PTO or the Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation using our SCHOOL DONATION FORM.
This year, public school K-12 runners from other schools were invited to raise money for their own school PTO by running the Burns Park Run. For each kid on a PTO team, 100% of their net registration proceeds plus those of one running parent per kid will be donated to their school's PTO.

BPR Movie Nite!

BPR Movie Night! Fire on the Track has been voted "Best Running Movie" on several lists! Full of interviews and real footage, this movie is guaranteed to inspire you to run hard and enjoy running together! We watched it together last Friday --- check it out yourself!

New Charity! Check out this great new charity for women of the Congo:Ann Arbor-Run for Congo Women

Another Guest Olympian! This year's very special guest was sabre fencing Olympic bronze and silver medalist Sada Jacobson! Welcome, Sada!

Sada attended both the Athens and Beijing Games and is the 2008 Olympic Individual Sabre silver medalist on the U.S. Fencing team that swept Gold, Silver and Bronze!
Sada also is the 2004 Olympic Individual Sabre bronze medalist.
Jacobson won the gold medal in sabre at the 2003 Pan American Games.
In 2004 she became the first U.S. woman to be ranked No. 1 in the world in sabre.
She was also named Academic All-Ivy League for the spring of 2002.
In 2003, she was inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, which recognizes outstanding Jewish athletes.
Sada is currently attending Michigan Law School!
Check out her video for kids here:

Ann Arbor Track Club! The BPR is now an official Ann Arbor Track Club event! To get ready for the BPR and 2010 running season, check out the effective, fun, and affordable adult and youth workouts and other benefits of AATC. Train your team with AATC!

In 2010, we expect to have an even better brunch with homemade goodies again, fruit from Stadium Market, Zingerman's bagels and Caribou Coffee again. Plus complimentary massages from Arbor Wellness after the run!

Please Email us if you are interested in volunteering, sponsoring the Burns Park Run in the future - or if you have any other questions or suggestions for next year!

The Burns Park Run's social atmosphere is fun for runners and supporters alike. Along with typical race fare, the post-race brunch includes fresh Zingerman's bagels with cream cheese, hot Caribou coffee, homemade muffins and other goodies.

Come join us for music, treats, and great running at the 2010 Burns Park Run!