About the Woods Creek Feet Meet
This is a school-based race built around kids and their parents running together. There are a couple of distance options, one short enough for the youngest participants, and strollers are welcome on the course. Dogs are not, which keeps things manageable on race day. Trophies go to top student finishers, and every runner gets a ribbon.
The event runs on parent volunteers, and the organizers actively encourage participants to help out with whichever distance they are not racing. Packet stuffing, cheering along the course, and handing out materials are all ways families pitch in. The whole setup reflects a school community organizing something for itself.
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Distances & Start Times
4.1 Miles4/25/2027 08:00$24
Crazy Cub Challenge 1M & 5K (14 & Under)4/25/2027 08:00$18
5K4/25/2027 08:00$20
5K4/25/2027 08:00$15
1 Mile4/25/2027 08:00$20
1 Mile4/25/2027 08:00$15
50 Yards4/25/2027 08:00Free
T-Shirt Order ONLY4/25/2027 08:00$10
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