Monument 10k is over 90% full, less than one week left to register

If you’re a “last minute” kind of person, then get ready…with less than one week of registration left, the Monument 10k is over 90% full. Not only is the race the fourth-largest 10k in the country, but there are some great cash prizes available for locals to win.

March 23, 2012; 6:00 AM • by RVANews staff

If you want to register for this year’s Monument Avenue 10k you better move your butt—it’s now over 90% full with under one week to register.

Online registration for the March 31st event will be open through Tuesday, March 27th at 11:59pm. Organizers will cap the event at 42,500 registrants.

If you need a some incentive to register, listen to this: for the second consecutive year, the Monument 10k will offer a local division and will reward prize money to the top finishers that live and train in Richmond. The top local male and female racers will win $500. Second and third place gendered finishers will win $300 and $100, respectively.

Registration fees for the 13th annual Monument Avenue 10k is $40.

If you want to get the kids involved, there is also the Virginia 529 Kids Run. Over 1,500 children aged five to twelve are registered for this one-mile race. Entry fees for it are $20.