Run for the Roses  

REGISTRATION, RACE, BREAKFAST, AND AWARDS ALL LOCATED AT THE AMES MIDDLE SCHOOL, 3915 MORTENSEN ROAD


Proceeds from Run for the Roses go to fund Arthritis Research Grants. This year's race will be on Sunday, October 11, 2009.

Purpose of Race and Walk
To provide a quality event to all participants, to promote the Ames Area Running Club and to raise funds for Arthritis Research grants.

2009 Sponsors

GOLD
Ames Home Improvement - Coldstone Creamery - First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa - Fitness Sports - Heuss Printing - JAX Outdoor Gear - Northwest Greenhouse & Floral - Dr. Steve & Kathy Vince - Wallaby's and Dublin Bay - Wolfe Eye Clinic

SILVER
Alpha Copies - Anderson Erickson - Anonymous - Burke Marketing - Jim's Johns, Des Moines - Jonathan & Kathleen Wendel - Kum and Go - Midnight Madness - Sparboe Farms

BRONZE
Barilla America - Bruegger's Bagels - Carlson Eco Water - Cub Foods - Fareway - HyVee - Clyde & Diane Knupp - Dr. Jim Pollard - Skunk River Cycles - Wilson Cadillac Toyota-Scion

Divisions

Men and Women
5K and 10K Races 

13 and under (5K only) 
14-19 (5K only) 
19 and under (10K only)
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54 
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74

75+

Special Non-competitive Kid's Fun Runs (Ribbons to all participants)

Registration Information

Entry Fee: 
 $15.00 by Oct. 2 (students)

$18.00 by Oct. 2 (AARC/Team VARDO members)

$20.00 by Oct. 2 (all others) 

$22.00 by Oct. 10 (all entries) 

$25.00 on race day (all entries) 

Download Paper Registration:
Click here for PDF

Race Results:
Click here to view the results of the 2008 race.

Or Register Online at:
http://www.active.com 

Send Entry Form To:
Ames Area Running Club
P.O. Box 266
Ames, IA 50010

Run for the Roses - Sunday, October 11, 2009

9:00 a.m. 5,000 Meter (5K) 
9:30 a.m. Breakfast begins
Kid's Fun Runs -- at the track
10:00 a.m. 10,000 Meter (10K) Run

Race Day

GREAT LOCATION WITH IMPROVED COURSE!!!

Race-Day Registration: 
Sunday Oct. 11 7:30-9:30 AM Ames Middle School  

Packet Pick-up: 
Sunday Oct. 11 7:30-9:00 AM Ames Middle School

Omelet Breakfast:
The new Ames Middle School on Mortensen Road, your race number is your breakfast ticket; guest tickets are $5 each.

Participants Receive: 
Red rose to all finishers
Long-sleeved race T-shirt* 

Awards: 
Awards given to first male and female finishers and the top three finishers in each age division in the 5K and 10K. MANY DOOR PRIZES GIVEN AT BREAKFAST! 

*Late registrants not guaranteed shirt on race day 

Arthritis Facts

  • Arthritis affects one out of seven people.
  • Over 200,000 children in the United States are affected by arthritis.
  • 37 million people have arthritis.
  • Arthritis costs the United States $8.6 billion each year in lost wages and medical costs.
  • Arthritis Research is the favorite philanthropy of AOII and they have been donating to this cause since 1967.
  • Over $1 million has been given by AOII nationwide to Arthritis Research since 1967 to find a cure for this crippling disease.
  • The money raised by this race goes in the name of AOII directly to Arthritis Research Grants. There are no administrative costs.
  • Since the inaugural year of this race, in 1987, Ames Area Running Club and AOII have contributed $116,000 to Arthritis Research grants. Your participation in this event is helping to make a difference.