All finishers (including the Tot Trot) receive a popsicle or ice cream at the finish. There will be one water station on the course, which you will pass during each loop.Įach participant of the kids run and the 5k will receive a voucher for a meal of a Zenner’s All Natural Hot Dog Meal, chips, and soda plus a voucher for an elephant ear. There is a timing clock for those who are interested to know their time. The 5k runs this loop four times, but since there is no timing chip, no awards, and no results of any sort, you can choose to cut your run shorter if you want. The race starts at Elephant Plaza, and the path will take you behind the Predators of the Serengeti, past the giraffes, through the rainforest, uphill to the Pacific Shores, down through the otter and sea lion tunnel, then past the Primate Forest and towards the finish line. Non running spectators will have to pay admission to the zoo since this after hours event gives access to the zoo grounds for up to four hours. Right after the 5k runners and walkers are on their way, the kids fun run (for ages 3-11) starts to run just one 1.25k loop of the course. No strollers, wagons or similar are allowed on the 5k course, which is four loops of the 1.25k path. The 5k fun run is open to all ages who can complete the distance on their own feet. The event offers something for everybody: The first race of the evening is the Tot Trot, which is free for kiddos up to 2 years old. The event takes place on Saturday, June 11 and its 7pm start time is one hour after the zoo grounds close to regular visitors. While I have been to the Oregon Zoo many times, the course for the Summer Solstice 5k at the Zoo will take participants through some areas that are typically off limits to visitors. One of my favorite parts of participating in organized races is running in new and unique locations.
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