• DATE/START TIME: Saturday, September 20, 2008. 10:00 A.M. at the corner of Fourth and Anderson in downtown Coos Bay. Wheel chair runners will start at 9:50 A.M.
• FUN WALK: A fun walk will be held in conjunction with the IOK run. Walkers have their choice of walking the entire IOK route or the shorter 2-mile course. The walkers will start at the rear of the starting pack and follow the same course until reaching the corner of 10th and Central, where the 2-mile walkers take a left turn toward the stadium (see course map). No times will be provided for the 2-mile fun walk. Race timing devices will be turned off after 11:45 A.M. so we can produce timely and accurate results. Walkers finishing after 11:45 A.M. will not receive official times.
• ENTRY FEE: $19.00 (non-refundable and non-transferable) $22.00 after September 16, 2008.
• REGISTRATION: Applications may be submitted online or mailed to Pre Memorial Run, P.O. Box 1380, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420. They will also be accepted at the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce office through September 15, 2008. On September 19th and 20th registration will be held at the St. Monica Catholic Church Parish Hall, 357 S. 6th Street, Coos Bay. Hours at St. Monica are 3:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Friday and 8:00 to 9:30 A.M. on race day.
  No applications will be accepted after 9:30 A.M. on race day.
• HIGH SCHOOL TEAM COMPETITION: For the twentieth year, men's and women's team scores will be posted. The top three teams will receive trophies. Entering teams will also be entitled to a discounted registration fee.
• COLLEGE COMPETITION: For the fourth year, men's and women's team scores will be posted. The top three teams will receive trophies. Entering teams will be entitled to a discounted registration fee.
• PACKETS: Packets and T-shirts will be available at the St. Monica Parish Hall on September 19th and 20th at the hours listed above.
• FACILITIES: Dressing rooms, restrooms and showers will be available at Marshfield High School prior to (and following) the race. Runners should bring their own towels.
• PARKING: Available adjacent to the track at the High School, which is about seven blocks from the starting line. Plenty of parking is also available downtown near the start of the race.
• FINISH: Only runners and full course walkers who have completed the entire race should enter the finish chute. Two-mile walkers and runners not completing the entire race will finish to the left of the chute immediately adjacent to the stadium. It is mandatory for runners entering the chute to remain there until their tag is pulled by a race official at the end of the chute. Runners whose official race numbers are not readily visible will not be awarded official finish times. A large digital clock at the finish will provide runners with unofficial times.
• T-SHIRTS: An attractive Prefontaine Memorial Run T-shirt is included in the entry fee, and can be picked up with your race packet at the St. Monica Parish Hall on September 19th and 120th during registration hours. Extra t-shirts can be purchased after noon on race day at St. Monica's.
• AWARDS: The awards ceremony will be held at 4:00 P.M. at the St. Monica Catholic Church Parish Hall, 357 S. 6th Street. Awards will be given in five-year age groups with the first three finishers in each division receiving awards. The overall winners in the men's and women's open divisions and wheelchair divisions will be presented with an attractive trophy.
• COURSE CONTROL: The course will be closed to vehicular traffic during most of the race. Since the race course is a State Highway, the Coos Bay Police will use their discretion as to when the course is reopened to traffic. Participants still on the course after it has been reopened should move to the sidewalks and beware of traffic on the course.
• WEATHER: September is generally the most beautiful month of the year on the Coast. We have been blessed with superb conditions most years, with mostly sunny skies and temperatures near 65 degrees.
  

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