The Kinston 8000:

8th Annual Run for the River

8 Kilometer & 1 Mile Fun Run

Click here for 2013 Results!

March 23, 2013

Starting Point

Neuseway Nature Center at Riverbank Road & Caswell Street

Race day registration /packet can be picked up from 7:00am to 8:30am at the Neuseway Nature center.

• The 1 Mile Fun Run will begin and end within the Neuseway Nature Center.
• The Kinston 8000: Run for the River will end on Herritage Street at or near the Gordon Street intersection.
• Finish line service will be conducted by Jim Young & Associates.

Awards

8K: $500.00 each will go to fastest runners in the male and female divisions, plus an especially designed and produced commemorative bowl made by Lenox China, one of Kinston's best known manufacturers. Second place winners will carry home $300.00 in cash; and third place winners will take $150.00.

• 1 Mile Fun Run: Each finisher in the 1 Mile Fun Run will receive an award.
• 8 Kilometer: 19 & under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60 & over.

The Race Course

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The 8K course is a semi-loop, fast, smooth, mostly flast asphalt course through commerical and residential areas of Kinston. The course is USAT&F certified. 8K runners will take their places at 8:45am. Splits will be called at each mile interval. Refreshment centers will be located at strategic points along the route. The 1 mile course is an out-and-back flat asphalt course. The runners will take position at 8:30am. Security, safety, and medical services will be provided.

Activities

• Runners Party at the Hampton Inn the night before the race. Dinner and fun.
• Post-Race Party with entertainment will commence after awards are distributed.

Check back for more details on activities before and after the Run for the River.

More Information: Contact Adrian King, Pride of Kinston, (252) 522-8003, adrianking@downtownkinston.com.

Race Director: Tim Knobeloch, Recreation Superintendent, Kinston/Lenoir County Parks & Recreation Department. Office: 252-939-3336.

Results

Click here for 2013 Results!

Click here to review the 2012 results for the Mile and the 8K races.

Race results for all years run...

Registration

Online registration is closed for 2013. Registration will be available at the Runner's Welcome Party Friday night, and you can sign up on site in the morning from 7:00am to 8:30am at the Neuseway Nature Center. Have fun!

Brochure for 2013 Race...

Download the brochure and registration form for the 2013 Run for the RIver.

2013 Race Sponsored by...

In Cooperation with Kinston-Lenoir County Parks & Recreation

Run for the River
Sponsors

Kinston-Lenoir Parks & Recreation

Kinston Public Safety

Tourism Development Authority

Mother Earth Brewing

Good Health Sponsors

Eastern
Outdoor Development, Inc.

Eastern Radiologists, Inc.

Lenoir Memorial Hospital

Tands/Bojangles

Lenox China

Classic Hits 102.9 WELS

Fleet of Foot Sponsors

Chick-fil A

Coastal Connections

Corporate Resources

Discovery Insurance

Paul Busick & Sarah Mullikin

Wallace, Morris, Barwick, Landis & Stroud

BB&T

Albritton & Company

CDS - Networks & Services

m3 Consulting & Services

Pat on the Back Sponsors

Dr. & Ms. Michel Haddad