Join us Sunday, November 12th at the MN State Fairgrounds for a joy-filled 5K!
Girls on the Run teams from the Twin Cities Metro area will join us at the MN State Fairgrounds for our Fall 5K event on Sunday, November 12th. The run will have two start groups 9:00AM and 10:00AM. Each group will meet in the GOTR Race Village inside the Warner Coliseum! The GOTR Race Village includes our team meet up zones, Registration, Volunteer Check-in, GOTR Shop, Caribou and the GOTR Dream Team. The run will take place outside on the roadways of the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
All GOTR teams are assigned to a start group and a wave color to organize teams in the GOTR Race Village. See Fall 2023 wave assignments here.
Girls on the Run teams in Rochester and Duluth will host regional 5K events, dates and locations to be announced. Click here for Rochester info and here for Duluth info.
Registration
5k Buddies
Every girl needs to have a registered 5K Buddy to accompany her on race day. A 5K Buddy is any trusted adult 18+, who can run/walk alongside their girl and cheer her on through this day of accomplishment. A 5K buddy can be a parent, grandparent, uncle, teacher, family, friend, favorite babysitter - anyone 18+ your girl knows and trusts!
General Registration
Register here! Our 5K is open to all! We invite all runners and walkers to join us for the 5K. Ask other family members, siblings and friends to join us also!
GOTR participants and coaches are automatically registered for the 5K!
All 5K Buddies, parents and friends running the 5K must register. The registration fee is $30 until October 23rd, $35 Oct 24th - Nov 11th and $40 on race day, with a pay-what-you-can option.
5K buddies will receive their t-shirt and race bib from their team's GOTR coaches on race day; there will be no separate packet pick-up. Upon arrival at the MN State Fairgrounds,5K Buddies and families can go directly to your team meeting location.
Wave Assignments
All GOTR teams are assigned to a start group and a wave color to organize teams in the GOTR Race Village. See Fall 2023 wave assignments here.
Community Runners not affiliated with a GOTR team will pick up their t-shirt and race bib at our registration tent on race day. We invite community runners to run in either start group.
Course Information
The 5K course will be run on the roadways in the MN State Fairgrounds. The 5K will begin on Carnes Ave near the Grandstand, weave through all your favorite State Fair locations and finish on Judson Ave near Warner Coliseum. See a PDF of the Course Map here, or our great Google event map here.
Parking & Transportation
Free Parking will be available in the MN State Fairgrounds at the following locations:
Como Parking Lots: (1690 Como Ave), enter from Como Avenue.
Grandstand Lot: (3813 Randall Ave), enter from Snelling at Hoyt Ave.
All other entrances to the Fairgrounds will be closed for the event. See Event Parking Map here.
Metro Transit also has routes available and some teams may be taking a bus together from their school; check with your coaches.
ADA Parking will be available in both parking locations.
Weather
This is an important day for our girls and the 5K will be held rain, snow or shine. Should outside conditions become unsafe, we will notify participants through email and social media as soon as possible, and you can also visit our Facebook page for updates.
Race Etiquette
This is a non-competitive event and we encourage all runners to go their “happy pace.” To keep the course clear for all, we ask slower runners and walkers to stay to the right, leaving room for other runners to pass.
Pets are not allowed on the run course or in the start/finish areas. We have a large number of youth attending our event, for everyone's safety, please leave pets at home.
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