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2009 Firecracker 10K, 5K and Kid's 1K Registration Is Now Open!

It's The Thrill of the Hill!

Since 1985 The Firecracker 10K has been a Santa Cruz Independence Day tradition offering a thrilling start to a day of family holiday fun. This challenging course begins at Harvey West Park, winds its way up the trail into the majestic hills of Pogonip park and descends back down through Santa Cruz's beautiful upper west side neighborhoods. Each runner receives a free pass to the Pop Warner Pancake Breakfast after an awards ceremony that features medals to the top five in five-year age groups!

New this year, a flat 5K criterium style run that makes three passes through the finish line area - great for runners and walkers of all ages and even better for spectators!

As always, the kids can participate in an easy going 1K fun run starting 30 minutes prior to the main event.

7:00a - Registration opens
8:00a - Kid's 1K run/walk
8:15a - 5K run
8:30a - Santa Cruz Firecracker 10K run

Pancake breakfast after the race (included w/ entry fee)
Mizuno prize and awards for 1st thru 5th place in each 5-year category
Shoe prize to the first overall male and female, overall age-graded winner, and first high school boy and girl
"Thrill of the Hill" t-shirt (100% cotton) for the first 500 entrants
Mizuno backpack to every finisher of the 1K Kids race
Complimentary back massage by certified massage therapist Laury "Mac" McInerney

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Memories of Past Firecracker 10K's

In case you missed it, or just want to experience it all again check out the official 2008 race video.

Here are some images from previous years.

HOSTED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF SANTA CRUZ - SUNRISE

The Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Club is proud to bring you the Santa Cruz Firecracker 10K. Chartered in 1985, SC Sunrise Rotary is a club of over 100 high-energy community and business leaders and volunteers drawn together by the common desire to give back to our community and beyond.

The proceeds from the Firecracker 10K, one of our largest annual benefit events, are applied to local community, national and international charity projects.

Rotary International is the world's first service club organization. Its more than 1.2 million members volunteer their time and talent to further the Rotary motto, Service Above Self.

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