Event Information
This year's 5K Racewalk begins at 8:40 a.m. on Saturday, April 28. Please be sure to arrive in time to park and pick up or register your ChampionChip. We look forward to seeing you there!

Participants must wear shorts or plain, non-patterned tights. USATF members also compete for Michigan Men’s and Women’s State Championship 5K Road Race.

Course notes
All events start and end at the Borgess Health & Fitness Center located at 3025 Gull Road in Kalamazoo. Courses wind their way through streets neighboring the campus of Borgess Medical Center, as well as the downtown Kalamazoo Mall, with aid stations on all courses and splits at each mile. All registered participants of the National City Half Marathon, 5K Run and 5K Judged Racewalk will receive a ChampionChip. Attached to your shoe, the chip will record your exact time and finish place.

Prizes/Awards
Prizes will be awarded three deep in each five-year age category for the National City Half Marathon and 5K Run. In the 5K Racewalk, everyone competes for Borgess awards in the following categories: Open, Masters (40-54) and Senior (55+). There will also be USATF titles awarded three deep in each five-year age category for State Championship 5K Racewalk competitors. Prizes will be available within one hour of each event at the Awards Tent.

Parking
Parking is available at the Borgess Health & Fitness Center and the surrounding campus. Please arrive in plenty of time to park. Saturday’s first race kicks off at 8:15 a.m., and roads may be blocked.

Safety
According to rules dictated by USA Track & Field (USATF), the governing body for road racing, no participation is allowed by people using bicycles, strollers, skateboards, rollerblades or roller skates. Violators will be removed from the course.