Wednesday Night at the Races begins this week

The Young Athletes Foundation and Grandma’s Marathon invite children 14 and under to lace up their shoes and take part in the 2012 Wednesday Night at the Races. This free race series begins Wednesday at Duluth’s Bayfront Festival Park and continues every Wednesday evening until Aug. 29.

Registration is between 5 and 5:50 p.m. each race night, and the races begin at 6 p.m.

Wednesday’s race is at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth.

All finishers receive a race ribbon upon completion of their race. Prize drawings are held each week for all registered participants.

2012 Race Schedule

July 25 — Bayfront Festival Park

Aug. 1 — *Public Schools Stadium (4405 W. 4th St.)

Aug. 8 — *UMD Campus – Griggs Fields

Aug. 15 — *Hermantown High School Track (4335 Hawk Circle Dr.)

Aug. 22 — Central Park in Superior (717 6th Ave E.)

Aug. 29 — Park Point (followed by an end-of-the-season picnic provided by Texas Roadhouse)

* Event includes wheelchair division

Age categories and distances for boys and girls:

Wheelchair division – 1/8 mile

4-and-under – 1/8 mile

5 -6 – 1/8 mile

7 -8 – 1/4 mile

9 -10 – 1/4 mile

11 -12 – 1/2 mile

13-14 – 1/2 mile

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