Our sister site Fremont Universe shares this story about tomorrow’s Fremont 5K & Briefcase Relay, which benefits two Wallingford-based charities, Solid Ground and Familyworks. The course will take participants into Wallingford on the Burke-Gilman Trail.
The relay beginning at 6 p.m. The 5K begins at 7 p.m. Organizers are expecting close to 1,000 people, with about 250 of them in the costumed briefcase relay.
Photo from the 2009 Briefcase Relay
Those who registered by mail, in-store or online before noon on Tuesday, June 8, are eligible to pick up race packets and shirts at Super Jock n Jill on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you registered after this, you need to pick your packet up on Friday at the race. You can register at Super Jock n Jill through the end of Thursday.
If you’re participating in the Briefcase Relay, teams consist of 5 people who each run a kilometer of the 5K course while dressed from the waist up in business attire. The first 60 registered 5-person briefcase relay teams will receive 300 free CHINOOK BOOK coupon books, thanks to PCC Natural Markets.
Each team must carry a briefcase that is relayed from team member to the next until the last (the 5th) team member crosses the finish line.
Briefcase relay participants are also being asked to carry 5 cans of food in their briefcases that then will be donated to the FamilyWorks food bank.
The event has been around for more than 20 years, having been part of the Fremont Fair.
