The Run with your Heart Trail Challenge benefits the Center for Families and Children, a local health and human service agency, providing early learning, youth development, and behavioral health services to over 12,000 families and individuals in need each year. Join us on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2010 and warm up the winter with this 8K and 15K run on the bridle trails of the North Chagrin Reservation in Willoughby Hills, Ohio.

COURSE
• RFID timing system
• 8K/4.9 miles, dirt bridle trails, major and minor rolling hills, one stream crossing
• 15K/9.3 miles, completes main course loop twice
• Race start: 9:30am for 8K, followed shortly by the start of the 15K
• Course limited to the first 200 registrations

WHERE
• Cleveland Metroparks, North Chagrin Reservation in Willoughby Hills, Ohio,
• Race Start: River Grove Picnic Area on Chagrin River Road, in between Chardon and Wilson Mills Roads
• On site parking limited to 138 cars. Please arrive early, carpool, and be courteous. Overflow parking directly across the street from race start at Old River Farm and at nearby Squire’s Castle.

RACE PERKS
• Beautiful, well-marked, Cleveland Metroparks course with a great chance for cold temps and snow! (Help us keep the park this way—no littering on course!)
• All registrants receive heavy-weight nylon, zippered tote bag and a winter hat
• Post-race party following with food and hot beverages and raffle prizes for pre-registered runners
• 2 enclosed heated shelters and 1 open shelter with roaring fireplaces at race start/finish
• 4 bathrooms at race start/finish
• Multiple water stops
• Race photographer and music on course
• Opportunity to sample the course with group training runs, details to be emailed to registrants and published at www.c4fc.org/trailrun

RACE FEES
• Early Bird: 8K-$20 and 15K-$25- Online or postmarked by 12/31
• Pre-Registered: 8K-$23 and 15K-$30 -Mail-in postmarked by 2/8 or Online by 2/12
• Race Day Registration: 8K-$25 and 15K-$33 -If registrations are still available, will begin by 8:00am and close promptly by 9:00am

REGISTRATION INFO:
www.c4fc.org/trailrun_register.html

PACKET PICK UP
• Fri 2/12: Center for Families and Children
(11am-2pm) 4500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103

• Sat 2/13: Second Sole
(11am-2pm) 5114 Mayfield Road, Lyndhurst, OH 44124

• Sun 2/14: River Grove Picnic Area (Race Start)
(8am-9am) Chagrin River Road, Willoughby Hills, OH 44094