Presents the 20th annual
5K Race for Open Space
and 1 Mile Walk / Fun Run
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
22 June Update
The 5K
Race and 1 Mile Fun Run are both closed!
Next year's run will be held Wednesday, June 23rd.
To expand our efforts to take the race GREEN we will be reducing the
number of paper flyers mailed. To guarantee early notification, please
send your email address to
5k@texmexconnection.com
and we will be sure keep you updated.
If you would like to support our worthwhile beneficiary, The
Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association, to support open space
preservation become a member
today.
Consider
Phil’s Tavern 5K Race – July 15
Save-the-Date: The Walk
for the Wissahickon, Sunday, October 4, 2009
If you are already registered please consider public transportation:
The R5 regional rail and Bus Route 96 have stops very close to the
restaurant.
If you are driving please watch for Tex Mex Temporary Parking Signs
and our volunteer parking guides, in the orange vests, as you enter the
borough for the best parking.
View Tex Mex 5K in a larger map
 Race
Location
Tex Mex Connection (Map)
2nd St & E Walnut St
North Wales, PA 19454
Race Times
5K Race - 7:00 PM
1 Mile Walk/Fun Run - 6:30 PM
Registration
The 5k race is now sold out!
The 1 mile walk/fun run is still accepting participants.
Race details and online registration is
available at
Lin-Mark Computer Sports. A printable registration form
is also available here:
TexMex5kRegForm.pdf (Form entries must be postmarked by 6/18/09).
Team Registration
All teams must be pre-registered at
Lin-Mark's
Team Captain
Program.
20th Anniversary T-Shirts!
In celebration of the 20th year,
everyone will receive a Tech-Wick shirt while supplies last. The
shirts are available in men’s or women’s cut. Sign up by June 10 to
be guaranteed a shirt.
Tex Mex Connection is Proud to be Green
Complete with recycling and composting!
All 5K dinnerware, cups and racecourse water cups are now
biodegradable.
 Party
After the Race
All participants and volunteers are
invited to the 20th Anniversary Celebration and Award Ceremony after
the race in Tex Mex Connection’s parking lot. Show your race number
and receive a complimentary taco platter and a beer or margarita!
Photo ID is required.
Hungry for more? Call 215-699-9552 and
make a reservation for dinner.
Stay and Enjoy the Party Under the Stars
The parking lot turns into a party with
a cash bar and live music by Mike Greer from 8:00pm - 11:00pm. Photo ID is required.
Rules of the Race
No dogs allowed in the race or at the
restaurant. Any wheeled strollers MUST race at the back of the pack.
Recycle, recycle and recycle – please!
Parking
Look for 5K parking signs as you enter
North Wales The race is accessible by SEPTA’s R5 line / North Wales
or SEPTA’s #96 bus. Check the
Tex Mex Connection
web site for parking places
Win a Prize!
Submit photos of old Tex Mex t-shirts or
your favorite Tex Mex 5K story. You’ll be eligible for special prize
drawings. E-mail entries to
texmex5k@wvwa.org.
Buy a 20th Anniversary Glass
Includes your choice of a 16 oz. draft
beer glass or a 12 oz. Margarita glass.
Volunteers Needed
The Watershed Association needs over 80
volunteers a to help direct the runners, man the water stops and
help at the finish line. It’s a fun (and filling) way to spend a
summer evening, plus you get a t-shirt! Most volunteers are needed
from 5:30 - 8:00 PM; additional volunteers are needed from noon on.
Volunteers must sign-up ahead of time. Volunteer s will be taken on
a first-come, first-serve basis. View
WVWA_VolunteerRecruitReturnees2009.pdf for more information.
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