Race Overview
WHY RACE THE GOLDENFLIERS 5 & 10 MILERS?
- The Weather
- The Course
- The Time of Year
- Race with Runners, Test Yourself or Enjoy the Company
- The Purse, Top Three Male and Female 5 & 10 Miler Finishers Take Home Cash
- The Awards & Finish Swag, Each Year We Offer Coveted Shorts, Mugs, …
Prize Purse
$4,200 Overall
10 – Mile (1st – $500, 2nd – $250, 3rd – $100)
5-Mile (1st – $250, 2nd – 150, 3rd – $100)
Masters/Grandmasters Overall – $50
Course Record Bonus ($250)
The Courses
The 5 & 10 mile courses are fast, flat and record setting. The 10 mile course covers the same path as the 5 mile course along the famous and beautiful University Lakes, a.k.a. the LSU Lakes. Officially, the Lakes consists of seven urban lakes ranging in size from 3 to 195 acres with approximately 300 acres in total. The man-made lakes were formed in the 1930’s when cypress swamps were timbered and dammed.
Realistically, running the Lakes takes center stage in the local running scene. Along the route you will see impressive Oaks and Cyprus trees filled with a wide variety of birds common to the area or passing through for the season.
If you haven’t run a loop before or in a while, then sign up for Goldenfliers and enjoy kicking off the holiday season with a fast, flat race with good friends and family.
The Start
The 10 miler race begins at 8:00 and it is .4 of a mile, three to four blocks away, from the start of the 5 miler, which begins at 8:15. This allows both milers to finish to finish at the same point and give the 10 mile runners a slightly different path to avoid bottlenecks along the way.
THE START TIMES ON NOVEMBER 19, 2011
- 8:00 AM 10 Mile Start
- 8:15 AM 5 Mile Start
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Packet Pick Up
We are offering two opportunities for pack pickup at the LSU Lod Cook ALumni Center:
HEALTH & WELLNESS EXPO AND PACKET PICKUP ON NOVEMBER 18, 2011
- 2:00 PM Doors Open
- 7:00 PM Doors Close
- RACE DAY PACKET PICKUP
- 6:30 AM Packet Pick Up
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