Native Sun Natural Foods Market is proud to sponsor the 29th Annual Native Sun Mandarin Run 10K for the sixth year in a row. Held in beautiful Mandarin Park, runners will follow a scenic track around Mandarin Point that is fast, flat and USA Track and Field certified. The 10K starts at 8am, followed by a one mile fun run for kids at 9:30am, and a post race celebration provided by Native Sun.
The Mandarin Run was started in 1979 and is one of the fastest 10K runs in the South. Cash prizes are given to the top three finishers in the male and female divisions, and merchandise prizes are awarded to the top finishers within each age group.
The Mandarin Run is also the fifth race of the Jacksonville Grand Prix series, a set of 16 of the best running events in Jacksonville. Overall winners and finishers in the top ten of their age group will receive points. These points are accumulated throughout the JGP series to determine the winners of over $2,000 in prize money and age group awards.
Registration forms are available online at www.1stplacesports.com <http://www.1stplacesports.com/> or at any 1st Place Sports or Native Sun Natural Foods Market stores. Forms must be mailed, along with a check, to: 1st Place Sports Running Club, Mandarin Run 10K, 3931 Baymeadows Road, Jacksonville, FL 32217. (A $2 processing fee is added to all online registrations. Deadline for mail-in registration is November 10.)
Through October 31, registration is $20 for most runners, $15 for ages 13 and under or 65 and over. After October 31 registration is $25 for all ages and $30 day of the race. Entry fees include a t-shirt and $2 donation to Camp JADA, a summer camp for children with diabetes held at Jacksonville University by the American Diabetes Association. Camp JADA is Native Sun’s GreenApples Program charity for November.
Visit www.nativesunjax.com/events.html <http://www.nativesunjax.com/events.html> to learn more or see pictures of last year’s event.
WHEN: Saturday, November 15
Register at 7am, 10K starts at 8am, one-mile fun run at 9:30am; followed by post race celebration
WHERE: Mandarin Park, 14780 Mandarin Road
Due to limited space at Mandarin Park, please park at Old Mandarin Presbyterian Church located at 12001 Mandarin Road, one block west of Scott Mill Road. Free bus transportation will be provided to the start/finish area from 6:30am until 10:30am.
Native Sun Natural Foods Market is the industry leader in all-natural and organic products. The locally-owned and operated grocer offers fresh certified organic produce, free range poultry, organic grass-fed beef, wild catch seafood, packaged and frozen foods, health and beauty products, supplements, homeopathic remedies, environmentally-friendly household products, baby items, pet supplies and more. Stores are located at 10000 San Jose Boulevard in Mandarin and 11030 Baymeadows Road on the Southside. Visit www.nativesunjax.com <http://www.nativesunjax.com/> for more information.
