Forget Me Not race coming Saturday, April 18
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5K Route map - Maps submitted
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10K Route map - Maps submitted
Local runners can get their running in while benefitting a good cause as the Forget Me Not organization presents its annual Forget Me Not 5K and 10K races Saturday, April 18, in Village Green subdivision.
Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the special events permit for the race during its meeting Thursday, April 9. Money raised from the race will benefit the organization to combat Alzheimer’s disease, according to Community Development director Mark Shipley.
He said the set-up time will begin at 6 a.m., and the breakdown time will end at 10:30 a.m.
“We will immediately break down all the setup, pick up all the trash and leave everything as we found it,” organizer Troy Andrew Degges stated on the application.
“The start and finish will be at the Planet Fitness in the Village Green Shopping Center,” Shipley said. “Both runs will involve streets within the Village Green subdivision, and this is the main reason this event is being presented to the Board for approval.
“The event is anticipated to have 350 participants and around 100 spectators,” he added. “There will be two police officers and volunteers to assist with traffic control and course navigation.”
Shipley said the Town’s Event Committee reviewed the application and approved it on April 6.
For more information about the races, contact Troy Andrew Degges, ddegges@volalz.org
