2024 - Run & Remember
2024 distances
Running
5k Run/Walk
FREE Parking is available at Harry Cooper Supply Co. (605 N Sherman Pkwy, Springfield, MO 65802) and Jordan Valley Ice Park. Normal downtown and garage parking is also available. Race bibs are to be placed on the front of your body, from the waist to mid-chest. It can be attached with pins or to a race belt. Your race bib should not be folded, cut, or altered in any way. This can cause damage to the timing chip. PACKET PICKUP: Packet Pickup will be Thursday May 16th at our office on Glenstone from 10:00am to 6:00pm. Please bring at photo ID. If you cannot make this time, pickup will also be held on Monday from 5:30-6:30pm at the Check-In Tent. Please pickup Thursday if possible. MOMENT OF REMEMBRANCE: Race awards will begin at roughly 7:30 as most runners finish the race. Immediately following that, we will have a short memorial program. MEMORIAL SIGNS: If you ordered a memorial sign, you may view it in the Memorial Garden located in the park. You may take your sign with you on the day of the event or pick it up from Lost & Found. Tune into social media for updates from the event. RACE ROUTE: Follow the signs for the memorial walk or signs for the 5k run/walk. There will be cheerleaders and people helping direct to the correct path on both routes. Large groups please keep right, and runners please use announced passing. (Example: “Passing on your left”) Children under 12yrs old must have a running buddy with them for the 5K. INTERACTIVE MAP: https://app.cartamaps.com/share/ac1eef51-a156-4002-b2f6-718c17cbb834 INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: The event will be held rain or shine unless the conditions are unsafe (heavy rains, flooding, lightning, high winds, etc.). We will monitor the weather to determine if there are unsafe conditions and make the decision if any action will be taken to modify the race. This could result in a delayed start time or canceling the race entirely. Should any changes occur, we will post the information on our website and our social media pages. There is NO rain date for the event. ADDITIONAL INFO: Bug spray is recommended. ADA accommodations: contact Jamie at jfields@lostandfoundozarks.com Dogs are allowed but need to be on a leash. Please be prepared to pick up anything your dog leaves behind on or off course. Strollers are allowed but we ask that you start towards the back of the corral and be extra aware of your surroundings. THIS YEAR!! As you line up to begin the race - the word “HOPE” will be outlined on the ground at the beginning of the start line. Please find a place to stand with-in these letters. We will be taking a photo. Thank you to Bee Flight Aerial Services for capturing the moment with their drone! Registration: Price increases to $35.00 after May 14, 2024 at 11:59pm CDT Teams can be created on the registration site. Captains can set a password to share with their team. The biggest team at Run & Remember 2024 will receive a team discount for the 2025 race. Finisher Medals will be available to the first 350 5K finishers. We will host an awards ceremony immediately following the race and before the Remembrance Program. Prizes will be gift cards for winners in each category of runners; overall Male & Female, and top 3 Males & Females in each age division: 9 & under; 10-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60 & over.
Walking
1 Mile Memory Walk
Even if you aren’t a runner, this event is for you! All ages and abilities are welcome on this non-competitive walk. Join us in our 1 Mile Memory Walk where you can walk, talk and share stories of your loved one with others. INTERACTIVE MAP: https://app.cartamaps.com/share/ac1eef51-a156-4002-b2f6-718c17cbb834 You can pick up your shirt from 10am to 6pm on Thursday May 16th at Lost & Found Grief Center. 1555 South Glenstone Avenue.
Race-day weather
Conditions on May 20, 2024 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:00 AM and sets at 8:19 PM local time (CDT) in Springfield on May 20, 2024 — 14h 19m of daylight.
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2024 results — Run & Remember
5k Run/Walk · 263 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELI SAENZ | 18:26 | 5:56 /mi |
| 1 | REUBEN PERLEE | 19:07 | 6:10 /mi |
| 1 | RAFAEL VITE | 22:06 | 7:07 /mi |
| 1 | STEPHEN BURK | 22:22 | 7:12 /mi |
| 1 | SUMMER RUND | 22:59 | 7:24 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
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