The 34th annual Sole Burner 5K Walk/Run will take place on Saturday, May 7th 2016. This will happen at City Park in Appleton.
The 5K run and walk is held each year in May to raise funds to help fight cancer, uniting thousands of participants, mostly from the local area. All participants receive an event t-shirt. Medals are awarded to the top male and female runners and top three in each age category. Chip timing will be used for scoring runners and walkers will be self-timed.
Last year, more than 6,000 people participated. And they raised more than $310,000 for cancer research.
New this year, is a special Survivor celebration tent and unique survivor t-shirt. Also, $10 from every $12 Kids Fun Run registration will be restricted to Pediatric Cancer Research.
This event is family friendly with a large kids activity area that includes; build with Home Depot, ride the famous train, dance with Move to the Groove and much more.
Event Day Information:
* 7:00 a.m. Registration
* 8:15 a.m. Kid’s Fun Run
* 9:00 a.m. 5K Run Start
* 9:05 a.m. 5K Walk Start
* 10:15 a.m. Awards Ceremony
Fees are $25/adult by May 2, $30 through May 7. Kids 12 and under are $12 through May 7. To register as an individual or sign on with a team, visit www.soleburner.org
Honorary Cancer Survivor: Kaye Reinke from Kimberly, WI
Kaye Reinke Bio: On May 6, 2005 Kaye found out she had CLL or chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Ironically, that was just the day before I was to walk the Sole Burner with a friend from work and her husband as they had many years previously. We walk to raise money so a cure for cancer could be found and now her life depended on that cure.
