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Peoria Riverfront Museum Interplanetary 5K Race

Peoria Riverfront Museum Interplanetary 5K Racesat20mar6:00 am

Event Details

The Peoria Riverfront Museum will host the annual 2021 Interplanetary 5K Race + 1 Mile Fitness Walk (the 1/2 Mile Kids’ Fun Run will return next year).  Participants are encouraged to run the course to Mars and back any time between March 20-27.   Packet pickup will take place at the Riverfront Museum on Thursday, March 18 from 1 – 5 pm & Friday, March 19 from 10 am – 2 pm.  The course is entirely flat (no hills) along the Riverfront Trail (from Gateway Building to Detweiller Marina).   Walk or run through portions of the Central Illinois Community Solar System, the world’s most complete large scale model of the Solar System.  Participants will follow the routes of interplanetary explorers through the Solar System, from the Sun – past Mercury, Venus, and Earth to Mars and back along the Riverfront Trail.   Fees are $25 for the 5K Race (3.1 miles) or $15 for the Fitness Walk with a $5 on each to register to choose not to receive a t-shirt.  All participants will be entered into a drawing for three prizes including a set of four passes to the summer exhibition “T. Rex: The Ultimate Predator”, a set of four tickets to the Giant Screen Theater, and one Family Membership to the Peoria Riverfront Museum with free admission for one year.  For more information, visit www.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org

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Time

(Saturday) 6:00 am(GMT-05:00)