Event Information
Run Packet Pickup
Packet pickup will be held on Friday (2/28) from 11am to 6pm at Running Wild, 611 S Palm Canyon Drive, Ste 10, Palm Springs (located in the Desert Sun Center). You may also pick up your packet the morning of the race (2/29) starting at 6am at Ruth Hardy Park.
About this event
WE ARE HONORED TO ANNOUNCE: THE RUNNING FROM THE LAW RACE HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE HOST OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT 5K NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. THERE WILL BE OVER $1,500 IN PRIZE MONEY AWARDED TO THE TOP 3 MALE AND FEMALE, SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT FINISHERS. THE CERTIFIED COURSE IS A 3.1 MILE (5K) LIVELY RUN/WALK THROUGH THE OLD MOVIE COLONY NEIGHBORHOOD. 100% OF PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO THE FAMILY OF Fallen Officers.
Event T-Shirts
Shirts will be given to the FIRST 400 people to register.
PARKING
Plenty of parking available at Ruth Hardy Park and in the surrounding community.
AWARDS
ALL FINISHERS WILL RECEIVE A TERRIFIC FINISHER MEDAL AND AGE GROUP AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED.
COURSE
The race starts and finishes at Ruth Hardy Park and takes you through the charming Movie Colony neighborhood. Flat and fast course.
LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTICIPANTS
LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL INCLUDE; POLICE OFFICERS, DEPUTIES, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,
HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS, DISTRICT ATTORNEY INVESTIGATORS, ABC INVESTIGATORS, BORDER PATROL, BLM OFFICERS, DMV INVESTIGATORS, STATE PARKS, FISH AND GAME, RAILROAD POLICE, FEDERAL AGENTS, STATE POLICE, SCHOOL POLICE, TRIBAL POLICE, (EMAIL US IF THERE IS ANY QUESTION THAT YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE BEFORE YOU REGISTER)
SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT MUST PRESENT A VALID LAW ENFORCEMENT IDENTIFICATION CARD PRIOR TO THE RACE TO COMPETE IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CATEGORY AND TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PRIZE MONEY. RACE DIRECTOR WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY AS TO AN INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBILITY AND THEIR DECISION WILL BE FINAL.
LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AGE GROUP AWARDS. WHEN REGISTERING PLEASE LIST THE DEPARTMENT WHICH YOU ARE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED UNDER THE COMPANY TAB.
PRIZE MONEY FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS
MEN'S
1ST PLACE - $500
2ND PLACE - $200
3RD PLACE - $100
WOMEN'S
1ST PLACE - $500
2ND PLACE - $200
3RD PLACE - $100
EVERYONE IS WELCOME
DOGS, STROLLERS, AND WALKERS ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR EVENT. Please come out and support the members of the law enforcement community and their families.