Pies are the prize in Fourth fun run

Published 3:38 pm Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Carnation’s annual Fourth of July celebration will get off to a running start with the Run for the Pies 5K run/walk through downtown, starting at 8:30 a.m.

First, second and third place winners in each age division win a fresh pie from Carnation’s own Remlinger Farms. Other prizes awarded to random finishers.

The Run for the Pies is part of the Snoqualmie Valley Cup, four races held in Duvall, Fall City and Carnation and Snoqualmie.

The runners with the lowest combined finishing time in all three races, in both the men’s and women’s divisions,  receive a cash prize, a trophy and free entry into the 2016 events.

The race lures some very competitive and elite runners out to Carnation for the Run for the Pies. But it also brings out the weekend warriors, social walkers, babies in strollers and dogs.

Online registration is available through a link on the Carnation Fourth of July Celebration website, www.carnation4th.org.

What: 5K run and walk When: 8:30 a.m., July 4

Where: Run starts at Tolt Avenue and Commercial Street in downtown Carnation