UPDATED- 2nd order Shirts available
The 2nd order of the Woman’s Distance Festival shirts has been received and are available for pick-up at the Springfield Runnng Center.
Due to the overwhelming response to ensure participation in the 2010 Women’s Distance Festival, we regret to inform you that the 2010 Women’s Distance Festival has reached its cap of 600 runners. We apologize to those who may not have registered in time and we hope to see you in 2011.
Join us for the 31st annual Women’s Distance Festival, Saturday, July 10, 2010 starting at 8 a.m. at Washington Park Picnic Shelter, Springfield. The 2-mile race will cover beautiful Washington Park and be followed by a children’s fun run and health fair. Race features tag timing, jewelry for prizes, and technical shirts (pictured at left). This year’s presenting sponsor is the Breast Center at SIU and extra monies raised will go towards breast cancer research.
In order to enhance your overall experience with this year’s Women’s Distance Festival, the race will be capped at 600 registrants for the 2 mile race. To ensure your participation in this year’s event, register today.
Register online at www.getmeregistered.com or download a paper application here. For more information and photos, check out www.womensdistance.com. Think pink!!!!
Great run everyone. Awesome sea of pink! Lets do it again.
Kudo’s to all the folks who contributed to today’s run, it was a beautiful day and you all did a fantastic job. Thank you!!
Women’s Distance Festival heritage hit a new level its 31st year in participation by women and girls interested in health and fitness. It was a snap shot and testimony to the values women hold dear. Thank you Susan Helm and her Team for your leadership and dedication to making this first class event focused on women and girls of all ages. This was a proud moment for the Springfield area!
Best WDF ever!!!! And not only was I thrilled to be running with my daughter and two granddaughters, but blown away that I received first place in the 70-74 age division! Thanks to all who organized and made this race possible!!
YES! Thank you to all that made this great race possible. As a beginning runner, this was my first WDF & first all girl race. I didn’t expect it to be an emotional experience, but it was just so cool to see so many women running & many running together with daughters, grandmothers, friends, etc… During the race, I heard so many encouraging words among groups that I had to fight back tears several times. And, with the great snacks, info booths, decorations & even door prized, it was obvious a great bunch of women had spent a large amount of time getting it all together. My 3 daughters all participated in the kids runs & they can’t stop talking about it. Thank you for a great day! We can’t wait for next year!
First, what a great day/race on Saturday. My son and I had a great time. I just found out that I took 3rd place in my age bracket from Mike Matulis and am totally pumped. Is there someone I need to contact to get my jewlery? Or you can reach me at 585-1942.
Thanks for a great race!
When will 2010 pics be up on the WDF website?
Believe it or not, two weeks post-race and I’m still working on tying up loose ends which includes trying to find the owner of a set of JEEP keys left at the Women’s Distance Festival. If you are that owner or know who is, please contact me at susan.helm@comcast.net