If you like to run in a unique setting, check out the 33rd Annual Gate-to-Gate Memorial Run this Memorial Day.
General Info and Registration
On Saturday, May 28, 2018, the Eglin Gate-to-Gate Memorial Run returns for its 33rd year. This year, participants can register to run or walk the traditional 4.4-mile course. Best of all, this competitive race is open to the general public, and all ages are allowed to compete. There will also be a free kids’ run after the start of the main race at 9 a.m., with T-shirts for all participants and awards for winners. No registration is required for the Fun Run, and it will begin at the same start line as the main race.
The 4.4-mile course starts at Unity Park, goes down Eglin Boulevard to Memorial Trail, and ends back at Unity Park.
Make sure to register online by 10 p.m. CST on May 19. The cost for pre-registration is $30. Registration will not be available on race day.
If you are not a Department of Defense (DoD) cardholder, your last day to register is May 19. All non-DoD cardholders will need to register online and submit an affidavit no later than May 21 to receive a pass for entrance onto Eglin Airforce Base on race day. You can do this in person at the East or West Gate Visitors Center. For more information on this process and to review the affidavit, consult the Eglin Life official site.
Packet Pickup
To pick up your race day packet and supplies, come by the Air Armament Museum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 19. Race packets can also be picked up at the Eglin Fitness Center from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. any day between May 13 and May 24. You can also pick up your packet on race day from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. on race day at Unity Park.
Please note that a photo ID is required to pick up race packets.
Race Day Info
On race day, make sure to be at the start line by 6:30 a.m, located at the corner of Chinquapin Drive and Eglin Boulevard. The race will begin promptly at 7 a.m.
Participants will be provided with flowers to drop at the All-Wars Memorial along the route. After the race, a post-race party will take place at the finish line featuring live entertainment and free food and sodas for runners, walkers, and teams to enjoy. There will also be an awards presentation for top finishers in the varying age categories.
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