The Red-tail Conservancy will hold its third annual 10K run to create awareness of preservation and protection of ecologically significant areas of East Central Indiana.
The cross-country race will be held on July 19 starting at 8:30 a.m. on the grounds of Paws Inc. and the Muncie Novelty Co.
This year Barry Banks, executive director and founder of the Red-tail Conservancy hopes a couple hundred participants will attend.
Last year was successful with 158 people participating, Banks said.
Competitors at the race will have the option of doing the 10K run or a 10K walk. There will also be a children's prairie romp beginning at 10 a.m. where kids will race for prizes.
"The course is pretty difficult," Jamie Banks, race director, said. "It can get pretty hilly."
Most of the course will take runners and walkers through flat prairie land; however, part of the course will cause participants to encounter a mature wooded area that does not provide a trail.
The race offers something different to participants by running through a prairie, then through woods and through prairie again, Jamie said.
After the race, awards will be given out at the finish line at 11 a.m.
The run will be divided into male and female categories and each winner will receive nature-related prizes.
Walkers will be combined and will be awarded the overall first, second and third places for males and females.
The registration fee for the race is $20 before July 12. This includes a Red-tail Run mesh gear bag and socks. If participants do not wish to have the apparel, the fee is $12.
On the day of the race, entry fees will be $22 with apparel and $15 without.
All entrants will also receive a complimentary one-year membership in the Red-tail Conservancy.
Registration and check-in will be held on the west side of Muncie Novelty Co. parking lot from 7 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
Parking will be available at the Muncie Novelty Co. on the east side of the intersection of Ind. 28 and 67.
This event is one of four fund-raising events the conservatory holds. Others range from a "birdathon" to an art exhibit at Minnetrista and a Red-tail Pitch and Paint, Barry said.
The Red-trail Conservancy was named after the red tail hawks that started making an appearance in the area during the time when Barry started the conservancy in 1999.
The Red-tail Conservancy's efforts include purchasing land to protect it and taking over land after it is willed to the organization by the owner to preserve it.
The Red-tail Conservancy has 15 volunteer board members and owns nine areas of land full of wildlife and nature.
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