Welcome to the Get in Gear 35^th Annual Rite of Spring. We are proud to celebrate our 35^th year with the 10K, 5K, 2K and Half Marathon events and to be a part of an event so richly steeped in history and tradition.

It is very exciting to be a part of the running industry within our community and to continue to provide a high quality and well managed running event as the overall mission of the Get in Gear.

To continue to further enhance our events, we never stop investigating what the runners are looking for in a well managed race. Needs change with the years and are underscored by rapid advances in technology.

 
The challenging economic times invited a newer first tier registration fee that is the lowest it has been in a decade for our 10K, 5K and 2K events. The green revolution has coaxed us into offering more and more sponsor related coupons and special offers virtually, the timing and scoring of events is now done with a chip embedded bib number and social networking has exploded into a network of Facebook fans to name a few of the many changes through the years.

We have something for everyone and everyone gets something. Great shirts, medallions, awards and corporate and school competition in all age groups in all scored events, and many special awards just for participating.

Our primary charitable partner is Second Harvest Heartland to help fight child hunger.  In 2010, we proudly reached our goal of donating $100,000.00 to the cause thanks to the generosity of our participants and our matched donations.   We are proud to continue to support this honorable and worthy cause in our community.

We have an excellent team committed to making the Get in Gear events a great experience for our participants and we appreciate and value our sponsors and supporters that help us bring you the quality event to meet your expectations.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, April 28, 2012. 

Paulette Odenthal
Executive Director, Get in Gear, Inc

Get in Gear Committee