Kingsville Kilt Charity Walk/Run
In support of the Neighbourhood Charitable Alliance and the Kingsville Historical Park Museum
A HUGE THANKS!
Overall we are so pleased with how the event went yesterday - on so many levels.
Weather & Setting - picture perfect
Venue - Highland Games in Lakeside Park, simply amazing
Volunteers - so helpful, reliable & competent that the Race Director did the race too!
Sponsors & Supporters - we would say the kilts, t-shirts, food & beverages, prizes & awards were simply awesome
Level of Participation - was beyond our hopes & expectations. To be sure, the extra last minute registrations stretched our resources to the limits. Some people at the end didn’t find water at hand. (It was hot! The earlier arrivals were very thirsty!) Fortunately, by luck & good fortune, we were situated in the midst of many other beverage options. Some medal distribution also got mixed up. We are now sorting that out. Please be patient. Our volunteers rose up and Highland danced to the occasion to make things happen - beyond what you know.
But having higher levels of participation than expected is a nice problem to have! Overall we think we managed to deliver what most of you would consider an excellent fun family event - worth every penny to even the most penny pinching Scot!
To Our Charities & Community - From the kilt walk/run, total of $5000 will be distributed between our two charities (the Kingsville Historic Park Museum and the Neighbourhood Charitable Alliance) and towards the Highland Games.
Here are the preliminary results. There may still be some small corrections to be made.
http://wrace.org/results/kilt/kilt19.htm
If you got some good pics - please share on our Facebook page!
In the next week, we’ll post some pics as well.
https://www.facebook.com/KingsvilleKiltRun/
We’ve identified some ways the event can be made even better for next year. So mark June 27, 2020 down on your calendar and keep your kilts!
We hope to see you back again next year!
Tom O
Race Director
IMPORTANT NOTICE: All Walk/Run Participants must check in to get your Race Number and Wristband on Saturday 8:15-9:15 am Sharp! at the Lakeside Park Pavilion. If you haven't already picked up your Race kit & pre-ordered kilt, you can do that - same time & place.
We suggest using the Entry Gates by the Lakeside Park Pavilion. Pre-registered walkers & runners will find their names on a list and will get a wrist band for entering the Highland Games.
Parking will be scarce - so leave yourself enough time
*** No Race Day Registration (except for Ages 12 and under only) ***
Wear your kilt or tartan clothing and walk, wheelchair or run 5km on the area's bonniest course in Canada's southernmost Town, charming Kingsville ON. Runners, walkers & wheelers will follow a high comfort scenic course that's routed along an excellent network of multi-use pathways & trails. The event starts and finishes by the lake at Lakeside Park. The Kilt Run offers three different formats: a 5k Tartan Walk, a 300 & 600m Laddies & Lassies Dash, and a 5k Tartan Run. All participants MUST wear tartan for the event. Show your creativity and decide how you’re going to get your tartan on!
The Kingsville Kilt Charity Run is part of the Kingsville Highland Games and in support of the Neighbourhood Charitable Alliance and the Kingsville Historical Park Museum. $10 from each 5k registration fee ($5 from 12 yrs and under) goes directly to support our charities. Each registration helps us provide more dollars to those two very worthy local charities.
Your registration includes:
FREE DAYTIME ENTRY TO THE HIGHLAND GAMES UNTIL 5:30 PM. This saves you $20. There'll be vendors, local beers & wines, pipes & drums, highland dancers, sheep shearing, tug of war and other athletic contest. Lots to see & do!
EVENT T-SHIRTS (quantities limited)
SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY
POST RACE REFRESHMENTS & FOOD
RUNNER AWARDS for overall top 3 M/F and top 3 M/F placers in each age category
WALKER AWARDS for overall top 3 M/F placers
GREAT DRAW PRIZES and prizes for the best painted face, the bonniest stockings and other Celtic inspired creations
REDUCED RATES FOR CHILDREN 12 and under in the 5k
LADS & LASSIES DASH (for kids 6 years and under AND 7-10 yrs)
A FUN EVENT for families, athletes and all who love being active
CHIP TIMING and ONLINE RESULTS provided through W.R.A.C.E. and Race Roster
Sorry NO PETS allowed. Service dogs are welcome.
*** Sign up early for reduced registration fees and other incentives ***
*** No Race Day Registration (except for Ages 12 and under only) ***
REFUND POLICY: Unfortunately we cannot refund registration fees. We base the budget on number of expected registrants and cannot deviate from that.
Pre-Race Kit Pick-Up: Kingsville Historical Park Museum on Thurs/Fri June 20/21 (10am-3pm)
Registration fees
Prices are inclusive of mandatory charges, items, and fees
5k Run - Adults and Youth (13 yrs & over) Closed
Online registration closed-
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$40.00
Early goose pricing
Nov. 8 – Apr. 30 -
$45.00
Regular pricing
May 1 – Jun. 20
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5k Run - Children (12 & under) Closed
Online registration closed-
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$20.00
Early goose pricing
Nov. 8 – Apr. 30 -
$25.00
Regular pricing
May 1 – Jun. 20
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5k Walk - Adults & Youth (13 yrs & over) Closed
Online registration closed-
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$40.00
Early goose pricing
Nov. 8 – Apr. 30 -
$45.00
Regular pricing
May 1 – Jun. 20
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5k Walk - Children (12 & under) Closed
Online registration closed-
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$20.00
Early goose pricing
Nov. 8 – Apr. 30 -
$25.00
Regular pricing
May 1 – Jun. 20
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5k Wheelchair - Adults and Youth (13 yrs & over) Closed
Online registration closed-
Course follows asphalt, concrete and unpaved multiuser pathways & trails with curb cuts to flatten the transition points crossing roads. Note: the trail ends ends with a short moderate climb up to the finish line. If this poses an obstacle to finish we would be happy to make accommodations.
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$40.00
Early goose pricing
Nov. 8 – Apr. 30 -
$45.00
Regular pricing
May 1 – Jun. 20
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5k Wheelchair - Children (12 & under) Closed
Online registration closed-
Course follows asphalt, concrete and unpaved multiuser pathways & trails with curb cuts to flatten the transition points crossing roads. Note: the trail ends ends with a short moderate climb up to the finish line. If this poses an obstacle to finish we would be happy to make accommodations.
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$20.00
Early goose pricing
Nov. 8 – Apr. 30 -
$25.00
Regular pricing
May 1 – Jun. 20
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300m Wee Laddies & Lassies Dash (6 years and under) Closed
300 metre dash around the upper loop trail in Lakeside Park. Includes BIB Only. Ages 6 and under as of event day.
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$5.00
Regular Pricing
600m Brave Laddies & Lassies Dash (7-10 yrs) Closed
600 (2 x 300m) metre dash around the upper loop trail in Lakeside Park. Includes BIB Only. Ages 7-10 as of event day.
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$10.00
Regular Pricing
Sponsors
A HUGE THANKS to our awesome Sponsors: Grossi Physiotherapy (Kilts); CWATS Essex County (healthy snacks & beverages); Pearsall, Marshall, Halliwill & Seaton LLP and Baker Tilly (T-shirts); Men In Kilts (Award Medals, Lanyards & Door Prizes); Mucci Farms (start line arch and fresh produce); and, Green Heart Lunch Club (offering a significant discount for their menu items). Without financial support of our Sponsors we would not have been able to make this family-friendly event nearly as fun, healthy or affordable.
And to our super duper community-minded Supporters who have donated items for the race kits bags, draw prizes and provided volunteers: Beachhouse Grill (breakfast discount); Blimey's (Harrow) - (raffle cards for a $250 gift certificate and also giving their extra stock paper bags - which we repurposed as Race Kit Bags); Butcher of Kingsville ($5 Gift Cards); Chartwell (Kingsville & Leamington) Retirement Residence (volunteers and Water Stations supplies); Lee & Maria's - ($5 OFF Coupons); National Sports - Tecumseh (two $20 gift cards); RBC - Kingsville (volunteers and helping the Kilt W/R Event accomplish one of its key objectives - by giving a grant of $1000 to the Kingsville Historic Park Museum) and Spartan Nutrition (15% OFF Coupons)
Contact information
- Event contact
- Tom or Sue Omstead
- Phone
- +1 519-733-3823
