Tag: Plano Running Club

GLOBAL RUNNING DAY $5 DISCOUNT JUNE 1-5

Global Running Day is June 1 and we’re offering a $5 discount on all races valid until 11:59 p.m. on June 5. Use discount code GRD2022 to save $5 on race registration fees for the 2022 Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, 1K fun run, the Sky High Challenge and Elevate Challenge.

Runners completing the Elevate and Sky High Challenges receive a BONUS finisher medal for a total of three medals! Registration includes a complimentary breakfast and two tickets to the H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival for any day of the festival. In addition, your race bib serves as entry to the festival with complimentary parking at Collin College on race day.

On Saturday the 5K starts at 7:00 AM and the 1K at 8:30 AM. On Sunday, both the Half Marathon and 10K start at 7:00 AM. All packets must be picked up in advance. A packet mailing option is available for a limited time. Follow PBF Races on Facebook and Instagram!

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CHARITABLE SPIRITS LIFT UP THE PLANO BALLOON FESTIVAL

Throughout the 39 years of producing this annual tradition within North Texas, the Plano Balloon Festival, Inc. has never experienced such a devastating loss.  The Festival is not a large corporate entity, but rather a 501(c)3 non-profit organization led by 13 Board of Directors. The sadness, and significant economic loss, is shared with the 58 local non-profits, 75 vendors, dozens of sponsors, pilots, crew, and more than 5,000 volunteers who were committed to the event.

 

The Festival mission is to produce a family-oriented ballooning event to benefit the community. The objective is to also offer other non-profits an opportunity to assist with the operations of the Festival and raise funds. These agencies work the gates, parking lots, kids fun zone and the races. For their services these non-profits are compensated a portion of the revenue. However, this year they earned no money to apply towards their impactful programs within the community.

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PLANO RUNNING CLUB TO DISTRIBUTE RUNNER RACE PACKETS

Have you registered for one of the Plano Balloon Festival Races? If not, you’ll want to sign-up soon before your spot is gone. If you have registered and live in the metroplex, you can pick-up race packets from the Plano Running Club at the Plano Event Center at 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway in Plano. They will be in the Spring Glade room on the east side of the building at these times:

Thursday, Sept 20 – 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Friday, Sept 21 – 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday, Sept 22 – 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

“We try to participate in as many local events as possible,” says Plano Running Club member Shirley Barbaro. “Plano Balloon Festival is the biggest and most well-known event taking place in Plano each year. I cannot think of a better opportunity to serve our community than volunteering in some way.”

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