New Year's Kids' Mile & Relays - Austin
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New Year's Kids' Mile & Relays Race Info
The New Year’s Kids' Mile & Relays is a fundraising event presented by Austin Youth Fitness and held at historic Pease Park in Austin, Texas. Proceeds benefit the David Phillips Foundation Title I after-school programs and related youthPLAY initiatives, with a stated fundraising goal of $50,000 and opportunities to set individual fundraising goals.
Events include several age specific races and relays:
- 1 mile for elementary grade level heats
- 400 m Pre-K run
- 25 m Toddler Trot
- 4x400 relay for elementary grade level heats
- 5K relay teams of three, each team member running one mile
- Memorial Mile Walk, held as the eighth annual edition
Race day packet pick-up is available and same day registration is offered. The event is scheduled to run rain or shine except in cases of thunder, lightning, or severe weather. Parking at Pease Park is limited; additional parking is available at House Park and at the ACC parking garage, with access to Pease via the Shoal Creek Trail under Lamar.
Race entry fees are waived for children and families enrolled in David Phillips Foundation after-school programs and for participants for whom the cost is a barrier. Purchases from the event apparel store support the foundation's Title I programs. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
