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Meadow Brook Runs
Runners take off during the 2014 Meadow Brook Runs.
Meadow Brook Runs is returning to north Shelby County for its 21st year.
The 5K and 1-mile fun run, which starts at Aliant Bank and winds through Meadow Brook Corporate Park, is set for Sunday, Dec. 19.
The event, which benefits The Jesus Video Project of Alabama, will have a few differences from past years, said event organizer Bob Cosby. One difference is that Race Krewe, a company out of Auburn, is handling the registration and timing of the 5K.
“He has a pretty fancy system, and we’re looking forward to having them do the timing for us,” Cosby said.
The Game Truck, an 18-wheeler filled with family-friendly video games, also is stopping by the event, Cosby said.
Other than those changes, the event will remain the same. In addition to the 5K and fun run, there will be a dove release and the Taste of 280, where attendees can sample foods from local and nearby restaurants.
Through the past 21 years, Cosby said, it has been interesting to see how the area and businesses around the event have changed.
“To survive all of those changes is really a miracle, and I don’t take credit for it,” he said.
The event is rain or shine, Cosby said, and it will only be canceled if the roads ice over.
“I try to make it so worthwhile that people can’t stay home,” Cosby said. “We’ve got the running, which is the healthy thing, and then we have food and the huge prize drawing.”
Pre-registration is by mail, and the entry form is available on line at meadowbrookruns.org. The entry fee is a suggested $15-25 minimum donation. There will also be on-site registration at the Aliant Bank at 1100 Corporate Parkway, starting at 7:30 a.m.
Meadow Brook Runs
- When: Dec. 19
- 7:30-8:45 a.m.: Registration and packet pickup
- 9 a.m.: 5K race
- 10 a.m.: 1-mile fun run
- 10:30 a.m.: Awards ceremony
