The University of Findlay will host a Homecoming 5K Run/Walk and Little Oiler Fun Run Saturday, Oct. 13, beginning in front of Old Main. The event is sponsored by BioLife Plasma Services, Findlay Optometry Clinic and The University of Findlay, and proceeds will be donated to Open Arms Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Services.

Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m.; the 5K will begin at 9 a.m.; and the Fun Run begins at 8:45 a.m.

The entry fee for the 5K run/walk is $15 if postmarked by Sept. 29. Entries received by that date are guaranteed a T-shirt. Entrants also may register the day of the race for $20, but a T-shirt is not guaranteed. UF students may enter the run/walk for $10 with a valid I.D. in advance or the day of the race, but only entries received by Sept. 29 will be guaranteed a T-shirt. All entries are non-refundable. Participation in the Fun Run is free and will be led by Derrick the Oiler.

Awards will be given to the first male and first female; first male and first female master (age 40+); and first male and first female UF alumni and students. Awards also will be given to the top male and female finishers in each age division. All Fun Run participants will receive an award.

All participants in the run/walk will be entered in a drawing for door prizes. The grand prize is a Findlay weekend getaway, which includes hotel accommodations at Comfort Suites, dinner for two at Steve’s Dakota Grill and movie tickets. Other prizes include gift certificates to The University of Findlay book store, area restaurants and more.

With additional questions about the 5K or Fun Run, contact Beth Skulina, alumni and development coordinator, at 419-434-4517 or skulina@findlay.edu. To register online, click here.

The University will partner with the A-T Cure Tour on race day. Tim Borland will attempt to run 63 marathons in 63 days in 63 cities to raise awareness and support for A-T (ataxia-telangiectasia), a rare degenerative disease that causes progressive degeneration of part of the brain that gradually leads to lack of muscle control. A-T patients usually die from respiratory failure or cancer by their teens or early twenties. A local 9-year-old girl is diagnosed with the disease and will participate in the event.

Registration for the A-T Cure Tour is an additional $35 and includes an A-T Cure Tour T-shirt. For more information about the A-T Cure Tour or how you can help the cause, contact Dave and Julie Ellingsworth at 419-721-4114.