JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – JTC Running will hold the Retro River Run 5K one week before the 40th anniversary of the Gate River Run, the city’s premier 15K race.
The Retro River Run, on Saturday, March 4, is open to just 2,204 participants, which is the number of people who ran the very first River Run in 1978. The cost to enter is $5, which was the standard entry fee in the late 1970s.
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The race begins at 6 p.m. and starts and ends at the Jacksonville Landing. In addition to the run, there will be a 70s-costume contest and the oldest River Run T-shirt contest.
Runners can register at 1stplacesports.com/retro.html.