Connecting U & I 5k
Join us for the Connecting U & I 5k for suicide awareness!
Suicide Awareness Week culminates in a 5k fun walk and run to help raise awareness around suicide prevention and resilience building. Participants have the option of a 5k (3.1 mile route PDF) run or 2k (1.3 mile route PDF) walk route around campus starting and ending at the Student Rec Center (SRC).
When: Saturday, Sept. 16 at 10 a.m.
Where: Routes begin at the Student Rec Center
Cost: Free
Registration: Pre-registration has closed. Day of registration available between 9:30 and 9:45 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 on the SRC Lawn.
Inclement Weather: If inclement weather leads to event cancellation, participants will receive an email notification by 9 a.m., Sept. 16.
Event Information
The 5k starts 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16. Check-in begins at 9:30 a.m. in front of the Student Rec Center.
A few reminders about the event:
- Parking is available in the orange lot across the street (crossing Line St.) east of the SRC.
- We will not have a place for you to store any personal belongings.
- You will need to sign a waiver if you have not already done so. This is a part of the advance registration process.
- Please stay on the sidewalks and campus roadways.
- University policy does not allow pets at this event.
*If inclement weather leads to event cancellation, participants will receive an email notification by 9 a.m., Sept. 16.
U of I campus routes starting and ending at the Student Rec Center (SRC).
- 5k: 3.1 mile route PDF
- 2k: 1.3 mile route PDF
Questions?
Thanks for your support! Email Amanda Ferstead, Mental Health Program Coordinator, amandaf@uidaho.edu, 208-885-1539 if you have any questions.
This event is a partnership between the U of I Counseling and Mental Health Center, Beta Theta Pi fraternity, Sigma Nu fraternity, Recreation and Wellbeing and Vandal Health Education.