Grab your friends and head to Riverside Golf Course Sunday, March 1, to have fun and raise money for student scholarships at the inaugural ACC Fairway 5K Cross Country Run & Walk.

“ACC’s first Fairway 5K promises to be a healthy and fun way to raise funds that can have a life-changing impact on our students and potential students,” says Guadalupe Mendoza, counselor at ACC’s Hays Campus and race director.

Event fees will directly benefit student scholarships, with the ACC Foundation matching a portion of the proceeds.

The Fairway 5K is the second leg of RunAustin’s 5K Spring Series, three uniquely Austin runs beginning with the Paramount Break-a-Leg 5K on February 15 and concluding with the St. James Missions 5K & 1K Run and Walk on March 28. Runners who participate in all three events receive a commemorative shirt for completing the series.

Details

• When: Sunday, March 1. The event begins at 7:30 a.m.; day-of-event registration is 6-6:30 a.m.
• Where: Riverside Golf Course, (adjacent to ACC’s Riverside Campus), 1020 Grove Blvd., Austin
• Fees: Early bird entrance fees are $30 for the 5K run and $20 for the 1K walk. Early bird deadline is February 15. Event day fees are $35 and $25.

Participants may run or walk a 5K or 1K course. Please note that the cross country routes are on irregular terrain and are not stroller-friendly.

To register

Go to the ACC Fairway 5K website to register. To register for all three 5K Spring Series events, go to the RunAustin website.

Can’t make it that day?

Even if you can’t join the fun you can still help expand access to higher education by donating to scholarships online through the Fairway 5K registration form (click “Register Now” on the Fairway 5K webpage).

Event co-sponsors are Conley Sports, TG, ACC Access Employee Wellness, Riverside Golf Course, Rogue Running, Gold’s Gym, and the ACC chapter of the Texas Association for Chicanos in Higher Education.