38th Running 10,000 Meter Foot Race 2K Fun Run / Walk

Last Name
First
MI
Street Address or P.O. Box No.
City
State
Zip
Age on Race Day
Sex
Email Address
Date of Birth
Event (Circle One)
10K
2K
T-shirt (Circle One) Unisex: S M L XL XXL
Youth: YM YL Women: S M L XL XXL
Registration Fee 2K: $10.00 through May 6
$15.00 May 8 & Race Day
Registration Fee 10K: $20.00 prior to April 24, 2015
$25.00 April 25 - May 6
$35.00 May 8 & Race Day
Make check payable to: GUM TREE RUN
Wheelchair Participant? Yes ______
No ______
10K Best Last 12 months________________________
Minutes
Seconds
Drug Testing
Athletes who participate in this competition may be subject to formal
drug testing in accordance with USATF rules and 1AAF Rule 144.
Athletes found positive for banned substances, or who refuse to be tested,
will be disqualified from this event and will lose eligibility for future
competitions. Some prescriptions and over-the-counter medications
contain banned substances. Information regarding drugs and drug testing
may be obtained by calling the USOC Drug Hotline at 1-800-233-0393.
Waiver: Inconsideration of acceptance of this entry, I waive any and all
claims for myself and my heirs against officials or sponsors of the 2015
Gum Tree Run for injury or illness which may directly or indirectly result
from my participation. I further state that I am in proper physical
condition to participate in this event.
Runner’s Signature
Parent or Guardian if Under 18
(No Refund of Registration Fees)
Mail To: Tupelo Running Club
Gum Tree Run
P.O. Box 511
Tupelo, MS 38802
Date
Race Day Schedule
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Registration/Packet Pick Up
8:25 a.m.
Wheelchair/Chad Payne Memorial
8:30
Gum Tree 10K
8:35
Habitat 2K
10:30
Awards Ceremony at Fairpark
Complete results will be listed in the Northeast
Mississippi Daily Journal and on the Tupelo
Running Club web site.
www.tupelorunningclub.net
Host Hotel
662-842-0088
1015 N. Gloster
Special Gum Tree Run rate: $58 + tax per night.
FAIRPARK – DOWNTOWN TUPELO
Visitor Information
38th Running
10,000 Meter Foot Race
2K Fun Run / Walk
A complete listing of activities is available free by
contacting the Tupelo Convention &
Visitors Bureau at (662) 841-6521.
Free Refreshments Compliments of
Tupelo Running Club
Gum Tree Run
P.O. Box 511
Tupelo, MS 38802
2015 Gum Tree Run Entry Form
8:30 a.m. • May 9, 2015
Tupelo, Mississippi
ChronoTrack BTag Timing
CI V I T A N
Chad Payne Memorial
Wheelchair Race
“It’s about the Kids”
Official use
Contact David Neilson 662-213-3024
Race Number
www.gumtree10kand2k.racesonline.com
Gum Tree 10K
Mississippi’s Best Footrace
The Gum Tree Run, directed by the Tupelo
Running Club, is Mississippi’s largest 10K. It is
recognized by Runner’s World and Running Times
magazines.
Runners will be coming from all over the world to
participate in this classic as they have for 38 years.
Gum Tree 2015 has a traditional fast, flat USATF
certified course (MS12001MS), with excellent traffic
control and experienced teams of organizers that will
make this weekend one of great fun. Runner’s World
has even named it Mississippi’s best and one of the
top 75 runs in the nation.
The ChronoTrack BTag Timing system will be
used again this year. All runners must have an
official bib number with timing device on the back.
Race Sponsors:
Registration Information
Pre-race registration is strongly encouraged. Race
day registration will be accepted between 7:00 and
8:00 am on the morning of the race, but we cannot
be responsible for shortages in some T-shirt sizes.
Special Thanks To:
On Line Registration Available!
www.gumtree10kand2k.racesonline.com
AT&T, Renasant Bank and
Tupelo Convention & Visitors Bureau
Elite Runner - Contact dpbranner@yahoo.com
For their financial support, facilities,
and promotional assistance.
Packet Pick-up
For furnishing vehicles
Other Sponsors:
Platinum
Prize money will be mailed within 15 days of race.
Top Male and Female Lee County resident will
each win a set of Elvis Festival tickets. Thanks to
Tupelo Downtown Main Street Association.
Saturday, May 9, 7:00 am - 8:00 am
Fairpark
Downtown Tupelo
Bancorp South
Cardiology Associates
Coca-Cola
Daily Journal
Havoline Xpress Lube
Every finisher receives a Gum Tree Medal.
Every entrant receives a Technical Gum Tree T-shirt.
PRIZE MONEY
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Marshall St.
Front St.
Male and Female
Street
Route of Run
Mile Marker
Main St.
Gloster St.
Jefferson St.
Jefferson St.
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Start
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Park St.
Blair St.
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Open Masters Male and Female
Male and Female
1st Place - $1000
1st Place - $300
2nd Place - $500
2nd Place - $150
3rd Place - $300
4th Place - $200
Wheelchair 5th Place - $100
1st Place - $100
Grandmasters Male and Female
1st Place - $150
Must have more than 2 competitors participating
for prize money to be awarded.
Age Divisions - Awards 3 deep
Jackson St.
Jackson St.
Church St.
Joyner St.
Maxwell St.
Woodlawn St.
Clayton Ave.
3
Chester St.
2
Main St.
Commerce St.
Silver
Accent Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
B&B Concrete
Buffalo Wild Wings
Days Inn - Tupelo
Duncan Signs
Fairpark Grill
Franks, Franks & Jarrell, P.A.
Hodges Orthodontics
Nolan Brothers
North Mississippi Medical Center
NorthStar Church
Robert H. Thornton, DMD, PLLC
Surgery Associates
Tommy Morgan Realtors
Transport Trailer
Tupelo Multisport
Waide & Associates, P.A.
Weatherall Printing Company
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For those not so inclined to go 6.2 miles (10K),
Gumtree has added a 1.2 miles (2K) Fun Run/Walk
to further promote exercise for the whole family.
Every entrant will receive an official Gumtree
T-shirt and every finisher will get a Habitat 2K
rubber band bracelet.
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2K Fun Run
Blackmon Chevrolet
Chepe Gonzolas Racing
Mitchell Distributing
North East Orthopaedics
North Mississippi Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates
Sanders Clinic for Women
Sprint Mart
Syntron Material Handling, LLC.
Trails and Treads
Victor I. Fleitas, P.A.
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Proceeds from Gum Tree Run 2015 will benefit both
North MS Habitat for Humanity and the TupeloLee Humane Society. These organizations strive to
improve their local communities through affordable
housing and companion animal overpopulation
control. Gum Tree run is excited to be helping
support both of these worthy organizations.
Prize money may be duplicated if winners qualify
in two or more cash prize categories. Prize money
goes 1 deep in men and women wheelchair division.
All divisions must have more than 2 competitors
participating for prize money to be awarded.
Note: The acceptance of prize money will affect
an athlete’s amateur status.
Friday, May 8, 2015, 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tupelo Convention & Visitors Bureau
399 East Main Street
Downtown Tupelo
Dwayne Blackmon Chevrolet
Cash Prizes and Awards
Compete for your part of our $5,600 prize fund.
First prize for overall male and female winner is
$1000. Money goes 5 deep in men and women open
division, 2 deep in men and women masters division
and 1 deep in men and women grand masters.
Finish
Fairpark
10 and under
11-13
14-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70 and over
Overall, masters, and grandmasters are not
eligible for division awards