Event Description
Zombies! Ghost! Goblins! Enjoy a day of scary family fun! We have an event packed with spooky surprises! Bring your family and get active with our 5K Fun Run with a Zombie challenge before enjoying some wicked carnival games. We will have award ceremonies for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place runners of each category along with some sweet raffle prizes. Tasty treats will also be available for purchase at the event. We welcome all trick or treaters and parents to come in costume for our costume contest. Dress to impress!
ZOMBIE CHALLENGE: For an extra $5, join the Zombie challenge and attempt to survive our Zombie laden 5K trail. You get 2 flags before the race, and if you finish with at least 1 flag on your hip, you will be entered to win our Zombie Challenge Prize! All proceeds of this challenge will benefit the American Diabetes Association.
Pick up a registration form at the Mark Green Sports Center (31224 Union City Boulevard), or register online on Active.com (Search: Union City Running Dead 5). Make sure to register early and indicate if you would like to add on an official race t-shirt. To be guaranteed a shirt you must register by Friday, September 28th, 2018. For more information please call (510) 675-5808.
* All pre-registrations for the race will be closed on October 25th by 4:30pm, however, we will be taking walk-up registrations on the day of the race starting at 8:30am October 28th. Please come early! The race will go on rain or shine!
Costume Contest:
Get into the Halloween spirit and be apart of our costume contest! You will have a chance to win some fun prizes. No need to sign-up. Our judges will be on the lookout for the best costumes starting from 8am-8:30am, and a few lucky winners will be announced at 8:45am just before the start of the race. Just make sure to wear comfortable shoes for the actual run.
Event details and schedule
Check-In, Registration, & Bib Pick-Up starts at 8:30 am. The 5K Races starts at 9:30am at the Union City Civic Center parking lot (34009 Alvarado-Niles Road, Union City, CA). Please provide a photo ID during Bib Pick-Up.
The Hallween Carnival portion of this event will begin at 10:30, as a majority of runners finish the race. Award Ceremonies will take place as categories finish.
Click on the link below to view 5K Route!
http://www.mapmyrun.com/events/606611/
