22nd Annual Brian Kraft Memorial 5K Run

Presented by USATF Minnesota
Sponsored by The Lakes Running Company

Benefitting the Arnold S. Leonard Cancer Research Fund

The 2019 Brian Kraft Memorial 5K is host to the USATF Minnesota 5 km Championship.

A flat and fast USATF certified 5 km course around beautiful Lake Nokomis in South Minneapolis.

Age Group Awards: Male and female:19 & Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & up. Awards presented after the race.

Online registration closes May 26th at 4:00 PM.

Paper registration mailed to:
Brian Kraft Memorial 5K
960 Douglas Road
Mendota Heights, MN  55118

Pre-registrations postmarked by May 20th.

Location: Near the Lake Nokomis Community Center, 2401 East Minnehaha Parkway, Minneapolis, North end of Lake Nokomis.

Questions: Contact Craig Yotter at 651-686-8447 or office@usatfmn.org.

Early Packet Pick Up:
Avoid lines on race morning. Pick up your shirt and bib number during regular store hours Thursday-Sunday, May 23-26 at The Lakes Running Company - 218 Water Street, Excelsior, MN  55331. Special Discounts for all participants. Just show your bib number at checkout! Offer good May 23 through June 2, 2019. www.LakesRun.com

Race Day Packet Pick Up and Race Day Registration starts at 7:30 AM. Race Day Registration cash or check only.

ABOUT BRIAN KRAFT

Brian Kraft was an enthusiastic and talented runner from Bemidji, Minnesota. His running career was cut short at the age of 19 with the discovery of Ewing's sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, in his back. Brian lived with cancer for 15 years, undergoing chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant, and countless surgical procedures.

Throughout the years, Brian continued to run. He ran the lakes and parkways and raced with the local running crowd. In spite of all that life threw his way, he kept a positive attitude. Brian attributed his strength in his fight against cancer to his love of running and to the work of his long-time friend, Dr. Arny Leonard.

Dr. Arnold S. Leonard and his colleagues at the University of Minnesota and the National Cancer Institute have made significant advances in cancer research in the last five years. They are working on a series of projects that reduces cancers of all kinds by boosting the central immune system by genetic engineering. This exciting new field of cancer therapy has great promise. 

All donations submitted with race entries and a portion of the race proceeds will go to the Arnold S. Leonard Cancer Research Fund.