MANASSA – Online registration closes Thursday, July 18 at 6 p.m. for this year’s Manassa Pioneer Days 5K race. Race officials encourage participants to sign up early to ease the crunch of waiting in line on race day.
Registration is available online at https://runsignup.com/Race/CO/Manassa/PioneerDays5K, or bit.ly/LetsGoRunMHK. The race fee is $20.
The Pioneer Days 5K, hailed as southern Colorado’s longest-running road race – and one of its largest -- will be held on Saturday, July 20, beginning at 8 a.m. The start and finish lines are adjacent to Jack Dempsey Park. More than 400 runners are expected to toe the line this year.
Those who register in advance can pick up their race packet in Jack Dempsey Park between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday, July 19, or between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. on race day.
In-person registration will also be available in Jack Dempsey Park from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on July 19, and at 7 a.m. on race day.
The 47th annual Manassa Pioneer Days 5K will be chip timed, with live results available at bit.ly/LetsGoRunMHK.
