Spring 2017
Girls on the Run 5k
Thank you for registering for the Spring 2017 Girls on the Run 5k! We have
been working hard to bring you a well organized and fun event. Please read
through this guide as it contains all of the information you need to make your
5k experience the best it can be! Feel free to contact us with any questions you
may have prior to May 13th.
Girls, whether you know it or not, your coaches have been preparing you all
season long to complete the GOTR 5k! You have worked hard over the last 10
weeks and whether you run, walk, or skip along the way, we are excited to see
you cross that finish line! The Girls on the Run 5k is all about celebrating! It’s
about setting a goal and working hard to achieve it. It’s about YOU, and you can
do anything you put your mind to. Have fun!
GIRLS ON THE RUN
NEW JERSEY NORTH
Serving Bergen, Sussex, Passaic and Hudson Counties
Packet Pick Up and Late Race Registration
May
12
Friday
11am-1pm and
6-8 pm
Sparta Elks Lodge
1 The Boardwalk,
Sparta
May
13
Saturday
6:45am-7:45am
Sparta Elks Lodge
1 The Boardwalk,
Sparta
Race Day Schedule
6:45am—Coach check in at volunteer tent.
6:45am—GOTR merchandise tent and
registration open.
Parking
Please leave extra time to park,
there will be road closures
closer to the start of the race.
Parking is available at the
following locations in Sparta:
Lake Mohawk Country Club
parking lot. Use the address—
1 The Boardwalk, Sparta.
Lot is located adjacent to
the building.
Mohawk Ave School. Use the
address—18 Mohawk Ave, Sparta.
7:00am—Girls arrive. Check in with your team
(see team site plan). Visit Happy
Hair Station and Selfie Station.
7:45am—Registration closes.
7:50am—Warm up.
7:55am—National Anthem.
8:00am—5k start.
9:00am—5k awards Laura DeLea.
10:00am—Approx end time for race.
10:30am—Road re-opens.
Map of the Course
Restrooms
Sussex County Teams
Happy Hair
Registration
Packet Pick Up
Bo
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dw
alk
Volunteer Check In
Bergen Teams
Passaic and
Hudson Teams
GOTR Shop
Start/Finish
Lake Mohawk
Event Etiquette
The Girls on the Run 5k offers a finish line like no other! We have worked diligently to bring you a
well organized, fun, and safe event, but we need your help and cooperation to ensure the event
runs smoothly!
For our Runners :
There are waves in which we will line up. The first wave is for our super speedy community
• supporters.
NO GOTR in this wave. The second wave is for our GOTR participants, running
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buddies, families and all other recreational runners. The third wave is for our walkers, and
stroller riding participants.
Do not run more than 2 people side by side and stay to your LEFT.
Please move to the side if you need to take a pause.
Water stations are available on the course, please move quickly through and don’t forget to throw
a high five to our awesome volunteers!
Do not stop at the finish line; keep moving through the chute towards our replenishment station.
For our Spectators :
Do not impede the path of our runners throughout the course and at the finish. This will be
• strongly
enforced.
• Be respectful of other spectators trying to get a glimpse of and cheer on their runner.
• Please adhere to the requests of our volunteers and police.
• Do not enter the finishers chute.
We ask that EVERYONE, runners and spectators alike, THANK OUR VOLUNTEERS!
We couldn’t run this event without them.
Sponsored by:
Julie Killen
Girls on the Run New Jersey North is a 501c3. All donations are tax deductible.
Girls on the Run New Jersey North
P.O. Box 195
Sparta, NJ 07871
[email protected] | www.gotrnjn.org