FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
September 25, 2010
Contact:
Elizabeth Blevins, Director, Office of Communications
Phyllis Noah, Communications Coordinator
Office: (740) 351-3810; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740)
464-4854
940 Second Street – Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
E-mail:
eblevins@shawnee.edu or
pnoah@shawnee.edu
Web site:
www.shawnee.edu
The 16th Annual Fall Bear Run scheduled for Wednesday
The Shawnee State Fall 5k 16th Annual Fall Bear Run is
scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 6:00 p.m. The course
starts and ends on the SSU campus west at Front Street and
is a fast, flat, out and back course by the historic murals
and along the Ohio River. Last year 840 people crossed the
finish line in the Bear Run.
An awards ceremony follows the run with several hundred
medals in a wide range of categories awarded. All
participants will receive a SSU Fall 5K Bear Run Road Race
T-shirt and are eligible to win one of medals. The SSU
Development Foundation provides funds for the Bear Run
medals.
Entry is free for all students, including elementary and
secondary students, SSU faculty, staff and family members,
alumni and Golden Bears. For the general public, the entry
fee is $10.00 for pre-registered runners and $15.00 for race
day participants. Pre-registration will conclude on Monday,
Sept. 20 at noon. Online registration is now available on
the Shawnee State athletic Web page at
http://www.shawnee.edu/off/athl/bearrun/registration.html.
For more information, contact the Shawnee State University
Athletic Department at (740) 351-3285 or (740) 351-3313.
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