Red Rock fun run returning to Mound City
By NewsPress Now
The public is invited to walk or run the streets of Mound City, Missouri, this Fourth of July.
The Mound City Red Rock 5K Fun Run starts at 8 a.m. on Thursday, July 4, in front of the Holt County Senior Center, 613 State St. The first Red Rock Fun Run was held in 1990 and the event is being revived this year after a year’s absence.
The 5K will be a 3.1-mile route through Mound City. New this year is a three-block walk on State Street between Mound City Thriftway and the Historic Bank of Mound City building. The event is open to all ages and abilities.
This is a fun run and walk and will not be timed, however, participants will be accounted for by bib number. There will be four prizes drawn from those finishing the run/walk events with the winners receiving a free entry for the 2025 event.
Pre-registration by June 18 guarantees a T-shirt. Registration is online at https://forms.gle/ZQ8zqxcsEZX7dbmX7. Paper registration forms can by picked up at Nodaway Valley Bank in Mound City or by calling Debbie Geib, 573-864-5244, or Karma Metzgar, 660-442-6204.
The registration fee is $30 for those 11 and older and $20 for those 10 and under. Registration on the day of the event is the same price but a t-shirt is not guaranteed. Registration includes a breakfast/lunch ticket redeemable at the Holt County Senior Center from 6:30 to 11:30 a.m.
A July 4 parade will follow the 5K at 10 a.m. beginning at the south end of State Street and concluding at Griffith Park.
