ZooRun 2009

P.E. Teachers

Join the fun…Do ZooRun! Save the date for ZooRun on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009!

Teachers, get your students involved! ZooRun is the perfect time to get fit and feel healthy together! Build team spirit by completing the ZooRun 1-mile FunRun. Whether you’re a strolling tortoise or a racing hare, there is a pace for everyone!

·  $1 per registered runner will be given back to your school

o  (Includes parents and siblings as part of a school group/Must have 5 registered runners to receive incentive)

Race Day Schedule

Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 at the Tulsa Zoo

7:00 a.m. Registration opens (near zoo entrance)

7:45 a.m. Pre-race warm up with costumed characters (near front circle at zoo entrance)

8:15 a.m. 1-mile FunRun begins (starting line is inside zoo)*

8:45 a.m. 5k begins (zoo parking lot)

9:00 a.m. 10k begins (zoo parking lot)

The FunRun starting line is inside the zoo, next to the Arctic Tundra building and the entire FunRun course is on zoo grounds. Runners will pass by the African safari, bears, lemurs and will finish in the Penguin Plaza.

Until 9 a.m., families can enter the zoo for free to cheer on runners at the finish line. No free entry once you exit the zoo.

*Strollers and wagons are allowed in the FunRun ONLY.

Awards/Prizes

The top three schools with most registered runners will receive prize money, a trophy and a one-year Zoo Friends membership for the coordinating teacher.

1st Place--$400

2nd Place--$300

3rd Place--$200

Back by Popular Demand! Free entry for coordinating teacher!

School Group Participants Receive:

·  Discounted entry fee—only $10 for grades k-5 and $20 grades 6-12

·  Special Edition race t-shirt

·  Goody bags—contains promotional items and coupons from event sponsors

·  Commemorative medal—given to each runner as he/she crosses the finish line

·  Free access to the zoo for the rest of the day

Winners will be announced beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the H.A. Chapman Event Lodge.

Post-Race Activities (near the American Airlines Tent)

·  Great treats from Tulsa-area establishments

·  Costumed characters

·  Face painting

·  Clowns

·  Complimentary massages

·  Docents with live animals and bio-facts

School Group Rules:

·  Parents and siblings of students are eligible to participate under school name and will count toward the total number of entries for your school.

·  Participants with a school group MUST pay the regular entry fee of $23 per person for 5k/10k or $20 per person for fun-run.

·  Each participant MUST fill out and sign an individual entry form (black & white form will be provided for you to make copies).

·  If a student’s entry is not sent with its entire school, their entry may not count toward your school’s total number of registrants.

·  Submit your school’s completed forms and payment, AS A GROUP, to the zoo by Monday, Sept. 21.

·  School group packets will be delivered to your school on Monday, September 28th, 2009.

More information will be sent to your school in September 2009. If you would like to arrange for a zoo staff person to talk with your students about ZooRun or if you have any questions, please contact:

Ashley Farthing at 669-6614

Whitney Stauffer at 669-6608