Posted by Will Wright on April 28, 2014 at 11:20:07:
The Blessing of the Feet 4-Miler will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 3, at St. Margaret's Catholic Church in Bayou La Batre. A 1-mile fun run also will be held.
Organized by the South Mobile County Tourism Authority, the event benefits Bayou La Batre.
Runners can register at McCoy Outdoor and Run-N-Tri in Mobile and Running Wild in Fairhope until noon Thursday or online until midnight Thursday. Race-day registration will be held starting at 6:45 a.m. at St. Margaret's Catholic Church.
Food, beverages and entertainment will be provided after the race, which precedes the 64th annual Blessing of the Fleet.
The Lions Club Tunnel Vision 5K will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, starting at the Ben May Public Library on Government Street in Mobile and finishing at Tacky Jack's on the Causeway.
The event benefits the Lions Club of Mobile.
Runners can register at McCoy Outdoor and Run-N-Tri in Mobile and Running Wild in Fairhope until noon Thursday or online until midnight Thursday. Late registration will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at Tacky Jack's. Race-day registration will be held from 6:15 to 7:30 a.m. in front of Ben May Public Library.
Food, beverages and music will be part of the postrace celebration at Tacky Jack's.
Participants are asked to park at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. Shuttle buses will take runners from Battleship Park to the starting line and from the finish to Battleship Park.
The Cookies for Kids' Cancer 5K will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday at Bay Minette Kids Park.
Organized by the Cookie Mom'sters, all proceeds go to Cookies for Kids' Cancer.
Runners can register at McCoy Outdoor and Run-N-Tri in Mobile and Running Wild in Fairhope until noon Thursday or online until midnight Thursday. Race-day registration will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. at Bay Minette Kids Park.
Food and beverages will be available after the race, and music will be part of the postrace activities.
The St. Benedict Raven Run will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday at St. Benedict Catholic School in Elberta. The event also has a 1-mile fun run.
Runners can register online until midnight Friday. Race-day registration will be held at 6:30 a.m. at the school.
The event is held in conjunction with St. Benedict's German Festival.