HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hundreds of runners and walkers will be hitting the trails and streets of 
Hutchinson this weekend for the annual Run for the Rocks races, organized by Hutch Rec and the Boys & Girls Club of Hutchinson.
Hutchinson this weekend for the annual Run for the Rocks races, organized by Hutch Rec and the Boys & Girls Club of Hutchinson. The Classic Rock 5K will take place Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at McQueen Fields in Carey Park, while the Run for the Rocks half marathon will start near the same location at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday (7 a.m. start for walkers). Half marathon participants will run from Carey Park to Rice Park on the Jim Martinez Trail, then run in the Old Farm Estates and Kisiwa neighborhoods before hitting the northeast trail that will eventually take them to the finish line inside Gowan’s Stadium on the campus of Hutchinson Community College.
Registration for both events is going on during Saturday’s packet pick-up times, including: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Harley’s Bicycles, 629 N. Main, and 4-5:30 p.m. at McQueen Fields in Carey Park prior to the Classic Rock 5K. Registration will also be available prior to the half-marathon race on Sunday from 5:30-7 a.m.
Boys & Girls Club also is sponsoring the Judy’s Mile memorial fun run/walk, which will start at 10:30 a.m.on Sunday near 14th & Plum on the HCC campus.
Proceeds from the race go directly back to the Hutchinson community through youth programs and initiatives provided by Hutch Rec and the Boys & Girls Club of Hutchinson. Visit runfortherocks.com for more details about the races. For those who are running here is some information you’ll need to know.
- Packet Pick-Up: https://runfortherocks.com/
page.php?id=38 - Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Harley’s Bicycles (7th & Main)
- Saturday: 4-5:30 p.m. at McQueen Fields in Carey Park before the Classic Rock 5K
- Sunday: 5:30-7:30 a.m. at McQueen Fields in Carey Park before the half-marathon
- You can register in-person for events during packet pick-up times!
- Schedule of Events – Races: https://runfortherocks.com/
page.php?id=38 - Saturday at 5:30 p.m.: Classic Rock 5K at McQueen Fields
- Sunday at 7:30 a.m.: Run for the Rocks Half Marathon near McQueen Fields (7 a.m. start for walkers)
- All proceeds from our events go to youth in the community through Hutch Rec and the Boys & Girls Club of Hutchinson.
- There will be about 100 participants in the Classic Rock 5K (youth and adults) and about 250 participants in the half marathon.