OCTC's 31st Annual GG Talbott 5K
Sat., April 14 @ 9AM
Owensboro, KY (04/02/2018) — The Grant G. Talbott III Memorial Run - Owensboro Community and Technical College's 31st annual road race will be Saturday, April 14, 2018. All proceeds from the race support the Grant G. Talbott Scholarship fund and participating student clubs.
Race day registration and check in will be 7:30-8:30 a.m. at OCTCs main campus, 4800 New Hartford Road. All preregistered participants will receive a commemorative t-shirt. Shirts not guaranteed for late registrants. Entry fee is $25 for participants and $10 for OCTC students. Online registration is provided by Rise Up & Run and the link is https://register.chronotrack.com/r/37345.
This challenging 5K race/walk will begin at 9 a.m. at Legion Park on East Byers Avenue and continue around Veach Road, ending at OCTC. Please park on campus. A complimentary shuttle will transport participants to the starting line.
There will be door prizes, including a drawing for $250 cash. You must be present to win. Awards and prize drawings will begin immediately following the race. Please visit http://www.athlinks.com/event/gg-talbott-memorial-5k-60156 to register online or call Barb Tipmore at 270-686-4530 for more details.
Talbott served as a counselor and mentor at OCTC for 10 years after retiring from Owensboro High School. He was a friend and mentor to many during his lifelong commitment to education. Talbott coordinated the road race from 1998-2007. This is one of the longest continuing races in the region.
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Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.
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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.
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