03/23/2024 @ 9:00 am

National MPS Society Raleigh Run for Rare
5K, 1 Mile Run
Lake Crabtree County Park
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About the Event

What //

5K, 1 Mile Run

When //

Sat, March 23, 2024 @ 9:00 am

Where //

Lake Crabtree County Park

Overview

 Last year the race was held at Lake Crabtree with 188 people registered.  Hunter Bellows (20:48) and Hannah Herzog (22:36) took the top spots in the 5K.

Once again, the race, which includes a 1-Mile walk in addition to the 5K, will be held at Lake Crabtree Park located at 1400 Aviation Parkway in Morrisville, starting at 9 am

The 5K will begin at 9:00 am.  The one-mile walk starts at 9:15 am.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the National MPS Society in their fight to find cures for MPS and related diseases

​The National MPS Society has raised over $5 million through fundraising efforts for research of MPS and ML diseases.  Every dollar raised will go to research - EVERY DOLLAR.

Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) and related diseases are genetic lysosomal storage diseases (LSD) caused by the body's inability to produce specific enzymes. Normally, the body uses enzymes to break down and recycle materials in cells. In individuals with MPS and related diseases, the missing or insufficient enzyme prevents the proper recycling process, resulting in the storage of materials in virtually every cell of the body

For more information on the Society and the fine work they do, go to www.mpssociety.org

The fees for the 5K are $35, increasing to $40 on race day, and the fees for the Mile Walk are $25 and $30 on race day.  There also is family of four registration fee of $125 - $140 on race day. T-shirts are guaranteed to the first 300 entrants.

Late entries can register and pre-registered entrants can pick up their packets beginning at 7:30 am on race day.

In the 5K awards will be presented to the first male overall, to the first female overall, and to the first three finishers in each of th following age groups (both sexes): 12-under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70-over.

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