Event date is Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013 in Frostburg, Md.
* Mail-in entry form - PDF
* Race rules for dogs and humans * Event Facebook page
* Course map: 5-mile and Ducky’s Dash 1-mile
* Allegany County Shelter Management Foundation website
* QCAR at Windy Pines Rescue Facebook page
* Tips for running with your dog * Benefits of exercising your dog
* How to turn your pooch into an endurance animal - RW
* More on running with your dog (PDF)
* Race-day timeline
4:30 p.m. - Packet pick-up / check-in / race-day registration begins
5:45 p.m. - Race start (both distances
7:30 p.m. - Brief awards ceremony for canines and human winners
FROSTBURG, Md. — The Potomac Highlands Distance Club is proud to announce the inaugural Run with Rover 5-mile run/walk and Ducky’s Dash 1-miler, a charity event to benefit two local pet advocacy organizations, on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, in Frostburg.
Staci, with Tyco and Chloe on the trails in Green Ridge State Forest, stop for a water break.
Both distances will be out-and-back options on the Great Allegheny Passage, a rail trail with hard packed dirt and crushed limestone surface.
Ian, with Allie, during the PHDC’s Trip-and-Tumble 10K trail race in May in Green Ridge State Forest.
Complete race rules and entry information will soon be posted here on the event web page.
Proceeds will be shared between QCAR at Windy Pines Rescue and the Allegany County Animal Shelter Foundation’s new building fund.
Humans (with or without doggy companions) are encouraged to participate. Here’s to a fun way to get your pup (and yourself) some exercise!
