Credit Union Cherry Blossom Kids Run presented by Warner Bros. Discovery

BIG CHANGES THIS YEAR - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2024
New Starting Time for 2024: 11:00 am
New Location for 2024: The Kids Run will stage on Freedom Plaza and start and finish at the 5K starting line on Pennsylvania Ave. between 12th and 13th Sts. The event will take place after the conclusion of the 5K.
New Location for Packet Pick-up: Packet pick-up will take place on Friday at the National Building Museum (401 F St., NW) and on Saturday at Freedom Plaza (1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW).

Registration for the 2024 Kids Run is now open!  We will accept registrations for kids aged 4 - 10.

The Credit Union Cherry Blossom 1/2 Mile Kids Run will start and finish at Freedom Plaza (the site of the Cherry Blossom 5K at 1455 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004).

The race is on an out-and-back course down Pennsylvania Ave. and is closely monitored by sentries. Parents are allowed to run with their children.

Limited to the first 500 to register.

Registration

Online registration will remain open until 11:59 pm on Monday, March 25, as long as the 500-runner maximum has not been reached. There will also be in-person registration (again as long as the 500-runner maximum has not been reached) at the Expo from 2 pm - 7:30 pm on Friday, April 5, and at Freedom Plaza (in the Kids Run Staging Area) on Saturday, April 6 from 9:30 am - 10:45 am.

Race Details

Ages: The Kids Run is for children ages 4-10.

Race Start Time: 11:00 am on Saturday, April 6, 2024

Fee: $10. Includes t-shirt.

Packet Pick-up: Packet pick-up for registered Kids Run participants will take place on Friday, April 5 inside the National Building Museum between 3:00 pm and 7:45 pm, and on Saturday,  April 6, between 9:30 am and 10:45 am in the check-in tent at Freedom Plaza (1455 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004).

Registration: Registration for the Kids Run has closed.

Awards: No times or places will be kept, but all finishers will receive a medal.

Course: CLICK HERE for the Kids Run Course Map and Staging Area Map

Kids Run Information:

• For security reasons as required by Metropolitan DC Police, every parent or guardian of a Kids Run entrant will need to locate and remove a detachable wrist band on the top of each child's bib number. The wrist band will be imprinted with the same number as each child's bib number. The responsible adult(s) will detach and wear the wrist band around their wrist. After the run, kids will be released from the secure Parent-Child Reunion Area only to adults with a wrist band matching the child's bib number.
• Every child on the race course must be registered and wear a bib number. Parents may choose to run with their child, but at least one parent must be wearing a wristband matching the bib number of their child.
• Accompanying adults may need to wear multiple wristbands as necessary for multiple child participants.
• Individual participants will run by age group, starting with 4-year olds and continuing by 1-year increments up to 10 years of age. It is likely there will be multiple heats in each age group, especially among the younger ages.
• Within each age group, heats will consist of approximately 25 participants.  Each heat will take about 8 to 10 minutes. The four-year-olds will run first, followed by the five-year-olds and on up in ascending order.
• Each age group will be called into the pre-race staging area by the announcer. From the pre-race staging area, children will be organized into heats and moved on to the Kids Run course.
• Participants will finish and be directed to a secure post-race reunion area. Children will only be released to the appropriate responsible adult wearing the wristband that matches the child's bib number. NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE. Any children not matched with an adult in the secure parent-child reunion area will be referred to on-site security personnel.

Team Competition Entry Process

Overview

Team competition takes place in the 10 mile only in the divisions listed below. (Team entry fees are noted for each division. Please note that the team entry fees are the fees required to create the team and are distinct from the individual entry fees each entrant pays to enter the race. All runners being placed on a team must pay the individual entry fee of $50; the team captain must pay the one-time entry fee for the team.)

• • Credit Union Team (team entry fee $50)
  • Corporate Team (team entry fee $50)
  • Educational Institution Team (team entry fee $50)
  • Embassy Team (team entry fee $50)
  • Government Team (team entry fee $50)
  • Media Team (team entry fee $50)
  • Military Team (team entry fee $50)
  • Running Club Team – Open Men, Open Women or Mixed Masters (team entry fee $20)
  • Washington Metropolitan Area Elite Team – Men and Women divisions (team entry fee $50) (Note: The elite teams in this division compete for $1,000 in prize money.)

Note: There is a Capitol Hill Team competition as well. Prospective Capitol Hill teams should not register as Government teams. For details on the Capitol Hill division please contact Sarah Turner at chc@cherryblossom.org.

Team Rules and Requirements

Teams are limited to a maximum of five members, with the top three counting in the team scoring. The three scoring members must include at least one runner of each sex. (The exceptions are Running Club open men’s and open women’s teams, and Washington Metropolitan Area Elite Teams, which are single sex teams). CLICK HERE for complete Team Rules.

Team registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on July 31.

Team Registration

The first step that must happen for Team Registration is the Team Captain must Create the Team. If you know that the team you want to join has already been created, skip to Step 2: Place Runners Onto a Team.

 Step 1: Create the Team

Prospective team captains (who are not required to be entrants in the race, although they may be) can CLICK HERE to create the team.

If this is the first 2021 team you are creating as a team captain, you will need to “Create a Profile.” If you have already registered another team for the 2021 race, you will be asked to provide your User ID and password. (Note: user IDs and passwords from previous years are not retained; you must “Create a Profile” for the 2021 race even if you had one in the past.)

Once you have created your profile as a Team Captain, you may create your team (See STEP 2: Place Runners onto a Team below). Please note these important team policies:

• • Creating a team and paying the team entry fee does not register the team captain or any team member for the Cherry Blossom Ten-Mile. It only registers an “empty” team.
  • A single Team Captain may create more than one team.
  • You will select a Team Division from one of the categories above. Elite Running Store teams should register for the Washington Metropolitan Area Elite Team Division. Non-elite Running Store teams may register in the Running Club division if they are an RRCA or USATF club, or in the Corporate division if they are not.

Step 2: Place Runners onto a Team

There are two ways for runners to be placed onto teams:

OPTION A is for the Team Captain to use to place runners onto the team who ARE ALREADY REGISTERED for the race.

 OPTION B is for individual runners who are NOT already registered for the race but wish to sign up for the team when they register for the race.

OPTION A: Team Captains Place Runners onto a Team Who Are Already Registered for the Race

• • • The Team Captain should CLICK HERE to log in.
    • Click the “Manage Teams” option, then search for individually registered runners and “draft” them on to the team.
    •  Only Team Captains may place – or remove – already registered runners onto or off of teams by this method. These actions must be accomplished through the “Team Tools” function available to Team Captains when they are logged in.

Confirmations: The Team Captain will be emailed a confirmation of the team members after team registration is closed. The team captain may review this information at any time by accessing the “Team Tools” function.

OPTION B: Individuals Register for a Team When They Register for the Race

• •  If you are an individual registering for the race and wish to be on a team, you should know the name of that team and CLICK HERE prior to registering for the race as an individual.
  •  This will take you to a form where you can search by the name of the team or by the name of an individual who is already on the team you wish to join. (Note that you also have the options on this page to “Register a New Team,” or “Register as a New Individual,” not part of any team).
  • If the team has been created or the individual you search for is already part of a created team, you will be taken to a new form indicating that team (along with any other previously registered members of that team) with a link to “Join Team.”
  • Click on the “Join Team” link and you will be taken to an entry form that will allow you to register for the race as a member of that team. You will see the name of the team you are signing up for directly under the header “Register.”

Please note that the Team Captain of the team you register for still has the right to remove you from that team.

Once you go through these steps, you are all set to be part of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Team Competition!

 Questions?

If you have questions about Team Competition, please email info@cherryblossom.org.

Good luck going for the team bragging rights within your division.