Linda Yalem Run Set for Sept. 28 at UB

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- More than 1,100 runners, walkers and joggers are expected to participate in the Linda Yalem Safety Run, scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Sept. 28 on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.

The 5K race, held in memory of a UB student who was assaulted and murdered while jogging on a bike path near the North Campus, promotes personal-safety awareness and supports campus-based crime-prevention programs, including UB's Anti-Rape Task Force, "Take Back the Night" and Violence Against Women Awareness Week. At the time of her death, Yalem was training for the New York City Marathon.

The 5K U.S.A. Track and Field certified course will start and finish near Alumni Arena. The race is part of The Buffalo News Runner of the Year Series.

Participants can register online at http://www.student-affairs.buffalo.edu/lyr/reg.shtml and pick up their race packets from 4-7:30 p.m. on Sept. 26 or from 7:30-8:30 a.m. the day of the race in the main lobby of Alumni Arena, North Campus.

Participants also may register in person at the above times.

Advance registration is $15; day-of-race registration is $18.

Awards will be given to the overall male and female finishers in the open division, the top race walkers and the top UB male, female, faculty/staff, student and alumni finishers.