26th Annual

Todd Beamer Memorial Run

Monday, July 4, 2022

10k Run • 5k Run • 2mi Run • 6mi Walk

The Todd Beamer Memorial Run commemorates a young man who lived his short life with a view of helping others. Popular among runners throughout Central Oregon, the race will mark its 26th year on July 4th, 2022. Racers can choose to run the 10k, 5k, or 2mi routes, which all follow the same course, or participate in the 6mi walk. Everything kicks off at Sahalee Park in Madras where competitive runners will be bussed to their starting points on Grizzly Road. An award ceremony will follow all races, at 9:30am.

About Todd Beamer:

Todd Beamer was a student/athlete that graduated from Madras High School in 1987 and as team quarterback helped guide the Madras White Buffalo football team into the state playoffs. He went on to play four years for the Eastern Oregon University Mounties where he also served two years as an assistant football coach.

After leaving EOU, Todd taught and coached at Neah Ka Nie High School in Rockaway, Oregon until his death in 1997. He was a much-beloved teacher, coach, and friend. He drowned trying to rescue the family’s four dogs from an irrigation siphon.

His legacy of “the things you do for yourself die with you, the things that you do for others goes on and on” is the theme for the annual July 4th Memorial Run that is in its 26th year.

Course Description

All races will start and finish at: Sahalee Park in Madras, Oregon.

The 6-mile walk starts at 7 am.

The 5K run starts at 7:45 am, halfway down the 10K course. Busses leave Sahalee Park at 7:30 am to take 5k & 10k competitors to their respective starting points on Grizzly Road.

The 10K run starts at 8:00 am. The course is a fast, mostly down-hill, PR course that enters Madras from the east with a full view of the Cascade Range. The first 4 miles are on a gravel surface with the final 2 miles on blacktop.

The 2-mile run begins at 9 am, out and back from the starting line.

The Award Ceremony begins at 9:30 am.

(Click the map for more course info via Strava)

Registration

$15 Individual • $10 Student • 12 & Under Free

Register online until July 2nd. Race day registration will be open on-site from 6:30-7:30 am

10k

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5k

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2mi

Run

6mi

Walk

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