Saturday, May 5, 2012 -- Albright, WV / Preston County Golf Course
Cheat River Festival 5K
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2012 Registration
- [ Register Online ] or print your [ Entry Form ]
Cost is $20 if registered by April 27, 2012, thereafter $25. Entry fee includes FREE Admission to The Cheat River Festival! First 100 registrants receive free t-shirts. Proceeds go to Friends of the Cheat.
Race Day Registration: 8:30-9:45 am / Race Start: 10:00 am
This flat to rolling loop course begins and ends at the Preston County Country Club. There is a slight incline at the start, until runners bear right onto the gently rolling Whetsell Road. At the 1-mile marker Whetsell Road intersects with Country Club Road. Runners will continue left on Whetsell Road as it parallels the rhododendron lined banks of Buffalo Creek. Shortly after crossing Buffalo Creek, runners will spot a turnaround that will direct them back to the intersection with Country Club Road. This time runners will bear left onto Country Club Road. Just beyond the intersection lies the 2-mile marker. From this point on runners will encounter a mostly flat to slightly downhill course. At the next intersection runners will make a right and cruise along the Cheat River until they return to the Preston Country Club, completing the circuit.
Location
Preston County Country Club
1 Camp Dawson Road
Kingwood, WV 26537
(website) prestoncc.info/default.aspx
Sponsors
On behalf of Friends of the Cheat and the Preston Rail Trail Committee, we greatly appreciate this years 5K race sponsors!
Preston County Country Club, Culligan, Road I.D.
iPlayOutside.com, Runners World Magazine
Mountaineer Area Rescue Group, Kingwood Pharmacy
The Book Exchange, WesBancom Alpine Lake Resort
Mettiki Coal, Casteel & Allender Law Firm
Black Bear Burritos, Old Colony Realtors
Downstream Strategies, Preston Memorial Hospital, and Wamsley Cycles.
About Friends of the Cheat
This event sparked the formation of Friends of the Cheat (FOC) and the River of Promise Coalition, a partnership between various stakeholders committed to implementing AMD remediation projects within the watershed.
Start Date: | 2012-05-05 Start Time: 10:00am |
Event Name: | Cheat River Festival 5K |
Location(s): |
Albright, WV 26519 Preston County Golf Course |
Event Type(s): |
Run Walk Competitive |
Event Distance(s): | 5K 3.1mi |
Contact(s): |
David M. Manthos Email: david.manthos@gmail.com |
Affiliate(s): | |
Comments: | Run & Walk + Festival Admission |
Offsite URL: | cheat.org/festival/roadrace |