Event Description

Welcome to the first annual Be Kind to Your Mind 1K Fun Run/5k/10k walking/running event.  Come celebrate the importance of maintaining mental health as we support the Casper, WY Chapter of NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness). Bring your family and your friends along for a walk or a run and learn about cool things to do that are kind to your mind (yoga, massage, nutrition, and much, much more!).  Pets on leashes are welcome. Please, no bicycles or motorized vehicles on the course though. 

The race will take place at the scenic riverside Edness Kimball Wilkins State Park, just outside of Evansville, WY on US Hwy 20-26. The first 150 registrants 5K/10K are guaranteed a finisher's medal, participant t-shirt and race bib. Participants in the 1K Fun Run will receive a race bib and certificate of completion. Awards will be given out for overall winners in the male and female categories for the 5K and the 10K as well as various age groups.

Event details and schedule

Packet pickup will be from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 23 at Wyoming Behavioral Institute (event sponsor), 2521 East 15th St., Casper, WY. Day of race pickup at Edness Kimball Wilkins State Park will be from 6 to 7 a.m. Park entrance fees are waived for all race participants (just tell the gatekeeper you're there for the Be Kind to Your Mind event). The 10K will begin at 7 a.m. The 5K will begin at 8:30 a.m. The 1K Family Run will begin as soon as the 5K runners are on their way. The course will close at 10 a.m. Awards will be presented at 10 a.m.