Linda Yalem Run Set for Sept. 29

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- More than 1,600 runners, joggers, racewalkers and strollers are expected to participate in the seventh annual Linda Yalem Memorial Run on Sunday, Sept. 29, on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.

The 5-K, U.S.A.Track and Field-certified event, which will begin at 10 a.m. near Alumni Arena, is held in memory of Yalem, a UB student who was assaulted and murdered while running near campus, and to promote safety awareness programs on campus. Yalem was training for the New York City Marathon.

The run is part of The Buffalo News Runner of the Year Series.

Each participant will receive a tee shirt designed by Customtee. Drawings for special UB Sesquicentennial prizes and other merchandise, including two trips for two to the New York City Marathon, will be held.

There will be raffles, entertainment and refreshments after the race.

Advance registration -- postmarked by Sept. 24 or in-person from 4-7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, at Alumni Arena -- is $13 for the general public and $10 for UB students. Race-day registration, from 8:30-9:30 a.m. in Alumni Arena, is $16.

For more information, call 716-645-3141 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Registrants who pick up their race packets on Sept. 27 also will receive a coupon redeemable for two tickets to the UB Bulls football game at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, in UB Stadium.

Results will be provided by Emery Fisher Race Crew and Don Mitchell Runtime Services.

Sponsors are UB Faculty Student Association; The Planet FM 101; the Student Association; Century Printing and Graphics, Inc.; Mrs. T's Pierogies, and Coca Cola Classic.

Support is provided by U.S. Air; UB Division of Athletics; the Women's Health Initiative; Customtee Activewear; UB Division of Student Affairs; Anderson's Frozen Custard and Roast Beef; Runner's World; Gordon Highlanders Pipe Band and Color Guard; Fastsigns; Tops Friendly Markets; Health Care Plan; New York Road Runners Club, Inc., and Niagara Walkers.