Volunteers are needed for the Mayor’s 5K Challenge Walk/Run and the Prairie Fire Wichita Marathon on Sunday. A final training session for volunteers is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. today at the Wichita Boathouse.
For information on volunteer shifts and job descriptions, please contact Layne Frick at 265-6236 or layne@wichitasports.com. Volunteers will receive an event T-shirt.
The inaugural Prairie Fire Marathon starts at 7 a.m.; the Mayor’s 5K Challenge, which is a 3.1 mile walk or run, will follow the start of the marathon. The marathon begins and ends at the Hyatt Regency Wichita in downtown. The course takes runners through several destinations and residential neighborhoods including Old Town, Riverside, College Hill, Eastborough, Old Cowtown and across the Arkansas River.
For more information about the Mayor’s 5K Challenge Walk/Run and the Prairie Fire Wichita Marathon, please visit www.prairiefiremarathon.com.