KXCV-KRNW invites public to participate in virtual run/walk

Northwest Missouri State University’s National Public Radio affiliate, KXCV-KRNW, is inviting all people to participate in the station’s fourth annual virtual 5KXCV-KRNW Run for Radio.

The 5K run/walk to support the radio station, will take place Saturday, April 15, through Saturday, April 23. Individuals are invited to participate; anytime, anywhere  by clocking their times and then sending a selfie photo and their results to helenk@nwmissouri.edu or by posting to the KXCV-KRNW Facebook page.

Registration is $25 per person, or $15 for Northwest students and should be completed online at kxcv.org/events/5K.htm by Saturday, April 1, to receive a T-shirt before the race. Registration remains open until Saturday, April 29. All proceeds go toward supporting programming on KXCV-KRNW.

Participants can begin the event with KXCV-KRNW’s packet pickup event Friday, April 14, on the east side of the JW Jones Student Union, where they will receive T-shirts, running bibs and gift bags.

Top finishers at the end of the event will receive medals and prizes, including gift certificates to Hy-Vee and A&G Restaurant. All participants will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win other sponsor-provided prizes.

Participants interested in running or walking on the Northwest campus may access a campus map by clicking this link.

“We started this 5K as an additional way to raise funds to pay for our NPR programming, and it still helps that aspect, but we also embrace it as the unofficial start to spring,” Matthew Tritten, the Run for Radio co-race director and a sales associate for the radio station, said. “The 5K is just a fun event to get active and be part of a community that stretches beyond just northwest Missouri and throughout the country with so many folks with connections back to Northwest getting registered and taking part in it.”