Linda Yalem Run Set For Sept. 28

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- More than 1,600 runners, joggers, racewalkers and strollers are expected to participate in the eighth annual Linda Yalem Memorial Run, to be held on Sunday, Sept. 28, 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 Linda 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 at the time of her death.

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

Each participant will receive a tee shirt designed by Customtee. There will be raffles, entertainment and refreshments after the race, and drawings for two trips to the New York City Marathon, will be held.

Advance registration -- postmarked by Sept. 23 or in-person from 4-7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, in 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.

Sponsors include the UB Faculty Student Association; The Planet FM 101; the undergraduate 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; Tops Friendly Markets; Health Care Plan; New York Road Runners Club, Inc.; Coca-Cola; Fast Signs, and Niagara Walkers.