Abbey Trails 5K returns to Conception
CONCEPTION ABBEY PHOTO
Runners leave the start/finish line during last year’s Abbey Trails Run, Walk and Health Fair at Conception Abbey in eastern Nodaway County. This year’s 22nd annual event is set to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 6. Deadline for early registration is April 21.
CONCEPTION, Mo. — The 22nd annual Abbey Trails Run, Walk and Health Fair will take place beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 6, at Conception Abbey.
Abbot Benedict Neenan will serve as the starter for the 5K race that takes runners along a route consisting of paved roads in the vicinity of Conception Abbey and Conception Seminary College, a Benedictine monastic community and four-year liberal arts institution in eastern Nodaway County.
The event also includes a two-mile walk that winds through the abbey grounds.
John Coffey, the voice of the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats on KXCV-KRNW public radio and the Bearcat Radio Network, will serve as master of ceremonies during the awards ceremony and health fair following the race.
Chip timing for the event is being provided by Morgan Sports. A number of vendors will be on hand to sell products and services related to health and wellness.
Deadline for early registration, which costs $20, is April 21. After that date, the participation fee is $30 per person.
Fees include a T-shirt and brunch after the race. Brunch for non-participants costs $5.
Register online at www.conceptionabbey.org/monastery/abbeytrails. Race day registration and packets will be available at the abbey’s Welcome Center from 7:30-8:45 a.m.
New to the event this year is a “corporate challenge” open to all area businesses and organizations. Corporate challenge teams will compete for three traveling trophies awarded for most participants, fastest average time in the 5K, and closest average time in the walk.
Race awards will go to the top overall male and female finishers in addition to first and second place participants by gender in each age group.
All registered participants are eligible for door prizes, including gift certificates from local businesses and restaurants.
For more information, call Trish Wiederholt at 660-944-2958 or email [email protected].
For information about overnight lodging, call the Abbey Guest Center at 660-944-2809.
