Leader Telegram Buckshot Run

Saturday, September 3, 2011

• Register Online and pay with a credit card
• Download the 2011 Registration Brochure

Thank you participants!

• 2011 Results

What is the Buckshot Run?

The Buckshot Run is a two-mile or five-mile run or walk in and around beautiful Carson Park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Celebrating it's 29th year, the Buckshot is family fun and the biggest run/walk in the area. After you run, cool down with a cold beverage and listen to the live music of Bob Boone and first-time Buckshot Run performers, The Evergreen Grass Band. Buy a brat and wait for results! Money raised from the race and concessions benefits Indianhead Special Olympics.

Participants receive an official Buckshot Run T-shirt to remember the event. Register before August 20 for an early bird discount to guarantee your T-shirt size!

Race Day Information

Date: Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011
Place: In and around Carson Park
Registration: Starts at 7:30am Registration closes 1/2 hour before each race.
All races start in Carson Park. Rollerblades and dogs are not allowed.

Race Times:

• 5 Mile - 9:00am
• 2 Mile - 10:30am

Kid’s Fun Run: at 12:00pm
Awards: 12:30pm in the park

Awards!

All first place winners in each category receive a $25 Scheels Gift Certificate. Sponsored by Scheels & New Balance. First through third place also receive awards.

Costs

Early Bird Special

• $18 per person until August 20
• $25 August 21 to September 2
• $30 day of the race, Sept. 3

SAVE! Two people for $32!

Any two people can register for $32 (during early bird registration only) provided they send in the registrations together if not registering online. After August 20, regular price applies.

Two races for $32

Running in both the 2 and 5 mile races? During early bird registration only, cost is $32 (but receive one shirt). Good through August 20.

Sales tax included in all prices listed above

Packet Pick-up

Friday, Sept. 2, 3:00-7:00 pm at the Plaza Hotel and Suites, 1202 W. Clairemont, Four Seasons Room. Souvenirs will be available at packet pcik-up and on race day.

Staying overnight? Don’t miss the Plaza rate bargain $69/ night. Ask for block #7478. Call 715-834-3181 or 800-482-7829 for reservations.

Chip Timing

Except for Tuesday
Races will be chip timed. These are disposable and you need not turn them back in. Sponsored by CenturyLink.

FREE for KIDS!

Children 5 and under are FREE if pushed in a stroller, buggy or carried by an adult. Child does not receive a shirt and is not eligible to win an award. You will not need to register the child. If you wish your child to receive the shirt and be eligible for an award, the child must be registered under regular cost and walk/run the race. Children’s shirts are child’s medium.

After Race Fun

After the Buckshot, kids with energy to burn can enter the Fun Run at noon. Just have them line up at the finish line. Ages six and under run 1/4 mile while ages 7-12 run 1/2 mile. No fee, no shirt, no awards. Every child who participates earns a prize. Sponsored by Indianhead Track Club.

Party in the Park

10:00 am - 1:00 pm Stay for lunch with proceeds going to a local Special Olympics program sponsored by Hardees Restaurant. Look for the FREE drink coupon in your race packet courtesy of Pepsi, and General Beer Northwest. Also enjoy live music from Bob Boone and first-time Buckshot Run performers, The Evergreen Grass Band.

Free Eats! FREE race rolls thanks to Great Harvest Bread, bananas from Mega Foods and crystal clear Culligan water to those who participate in the Buckshot Run.

Music!

The Buckshot’s not just about running, it’s about music and food, too. Before the race stretch to the music of Bob Boone. After the 5 mile, tap your toes to the music of the Evergreen Grass Band. Sponsored by CenturyLink.

Tuesday with the Buckshot, August 30th

2-Mile Walk/Run - Race at 6 p.m. Registration 5 - 5:50 p.m.

Going to be away for Labor Day but still want to participate in the Buckshot? Join us at 6:00pm on Tuesday, August 30th in Carson Park for our no frills two mile. Registration starts at 5:00 p.m. All usual costs and incentives apply. This race is not chip timed, but times will be included with Saturday’s results to determine awards. Register on-site or pre-register by sending in the attached form. You can only run the two mile once. If you plan on running both Tuesday and Saturday, register for Saturday’s 5 mile run.

Results

Will be published on Sunday, Sept. 4th in the Leader-Telegram and on www.pickleevents.com.

Race Pictures

Photos will be taken during the races and available for download and purchase after the event. Go to www.backprint.com/indianheadspecialolympics to purchase photos, mousepads, mugs and more. Proceeds go to Indianhead Region Special Olympics.

Extra Mile Club!

Download a pledge form

Extra Mile Club is an exclusive club for people who raise/ donate extra cash to support
Special Olympics not including registration fee.

• Turn in $100 and receive an embroidered travel duffel.

• $200 - earns you an even bigger sport duffel.

• $250 - an embroidered terryvelour robe.

• Extra Mile Club members are automatically entered to win a $100 Scheels Gift Certificate.

Sponsored by Scheels and New Balance

Register online and you can

• Pay your registration fees online with a credit card
• Create a fundraising web page
• Use email tools to ask friends and family members for donations

For more information, contact

Karen Kraus
kkraus@specialolympicswisconsin.org
2023 Fairfax St.
Eau Claire, WI 53701
(715) 833-0833

Major Sponsors

Supporting Sponsors

• Badger West Wine & Spirits
• Cesspool Cleaner Co. & Portable Toilet Rents, LLC
• Great Harvest Bread Co.
• Hardees Restaurants
• Market and Johnson
• Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.-Eau Claire
• Plaza Hotel and Suites
• Sacred Heart Hospital
• Marshfield Clinic
• General Beer Northwest