Wednesday Night at the Races

The Young Athletes Foundation and Grandma’s Marathon invite children 14 and under to take part in Wednesday Night at the Races, a series of seven summer running races held on six summer evenings.

Locations
July 24 — Superior Senior High School
July 31 — Proctor High School and Two Harbors High School
Aug. 7 — Duluth East High School
Aug. 14 — Denfeld High School
Aug. 21 — Hermantown High School
Aug. 28 – Wade Stadium

Age Groups and Distances
Courage Duluth wheelchair division – 1/8 mile
4 and under – 1/8 mile
5 and 6 years old – 1/8 mile
7 and 8 years old – 1/4 mile
9 and 10 years old – 1/4 mile
11 and 12 years old – 1/2 mile
13 and 14 years old – 1/2 mile
Wheelchair and adaptive division – 1/8 mile

Registration is between 5 p.m. and 5:50 p.m., and the races begin at 6 p.m. with the wheelchair division (when offered) followed by the youngest age group and ending with the oldest children. The races draw an average of more than 400 children per night.

Participation is free and each week children will receive a ribbon upon completion of their race.

The Young Athletes Foundation is a Grandma’s Marathon program that focuses on the promotion and development of healthy and active lifestyles for youth throughout the region. Since its inception in 1990, the YAF has contributed more than $1 million to area nonprofit youth athletic organizations.