GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) — The 47th annual Bellin Run is coming up on June 10; this year there will be an additional course to get more feet on the street.
Linda Maxwell, the assistant race director, says participants in the 2023 run can choose from either the traditional 10K run, or the new 5K run.
“For some people in our community, especially school age children, we feel like that 10K goal may have been a little bit too challenging,” said Maxwell. “By adding the 5K, we are opening it up for more people to be involved.”
Since 1977, the Bellin Run 10K has traversed a little-changed course that starts and ends at Bellin Hospital, winding through the neighborhoods of Green Bay and Allouez. It is one of the largest 10K events in the country. The Bellin Run’s new 5K course will share roughly the first mile with its 10K counterpart before turning down Beaupre Street and rejoining the 10K course on Libal Street for the final approximately 1.5 miles.
Green Bay Packers players will be on both the 10k and 5k routes to encourage runners and cheer them on.
However, the run isn’t so much about the actual race, as it is about the preparation that encourages healthy habits and consistent exercise.
“We provide all kinds of training information, training resources, including the weekly training runs we host at our titletown sports, medicide, and orthopedic center,” said Maxwell.
Participants can register for the race online through Thursday. On Friday, runners can register on-site at Astor Park between 3-8 p.m.
Volunteers can also register online through Thursday at noon; as Bellin is looking for people to line the course and give water to runners. About 800 people volunteer at the race every year.
On Saturday morning, runners can arrive as early as 6:15 a.m. for packet pickup. The race officially begins at 8 a.m.
To learn more about the Bellin Run, click here.
