PRE-REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE AT 7:00PM NEW YEAR'S EVE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF RACE DAY REGISTRATION AFTER THAT POINT. Our Annual runcbus New Years Day River Run is Back!January 1st, 2013 11:00AM Sleep in and come out New Year’s Day to kick off 2013!The River Run 5k is a flat and fast 5k course that runs on the path downtown along the Scioto River.  Back by popular demand!In partnership with the Columbus Marathon, Second Sole Racing would like to use this event to kick off the Race Director's Challenge.This year we are making it physically easier - but more heartwarming - for you to earn a chance to win one of 20 FREE entries for the 2013 Columbus Marathon or Half Marathon.Beginning at our race and throughout the month of January, drop off non-perishable food items at our Gahanna Second Sole location and be entered into the drawing for a FREE entry into the Columbus Marathon. *Only one entry per person will be accepted.The Challenge is to collect 2,013 food items to be donated to the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. Help us achieve this goal by helping others!   Start your 2013 with us:Flat, Fast CourseChronoTrack Chip TimingGreat Finish Line FoodAwesome Race Shirt (First 300 Participants)Beautiful Finish Area  Pre Race Packet Pick Up:Second Sole Gahanna (1245 N. Hamilton Road Gahanna 43230) Monday December 31 from 10:00am to 5:00pm Race Day Registration and Packet Pick Up:9:30 am at North Bank ParkRace Starts at 11:00AM Awards Presented to:Top 3 overall Male and Female finishers.Top individual Male and Female Masters (40+)Male and Female winners in each of the respective age groups: 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over Check out the course map:http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=461362(This is last year's map but the course is the same)  Pre-Registration 27.37 Race Week Registration 32.64 Group Registration (3 or more) 24.20