IRVINE JEFFREY TRAILS . Race start /finish Jeffrey Trail Middle School SATURDAY, April 4, 2026 RACE DAY SCHEDULE: 8:00 AM : The OC CHALLENGE WILD HARE 5K : Competitive race with age division awards and top three overall trophies 8:35 am Top 3 Overall Awards 8:40 am Awards Ceremony for the Wild Hare 8:55 am THE BUNNY DASH kid's race (200 yards- 5& under, 400 yards- 6 to 7, 1/2 mile- 8 and above. Finisher medal, plus Easter egg bag and bunny at finish. Top boy/girl in each heat get a mini trophy. (parents can run with kids) 9:00 AM THE RABBIT RUN 5k All finishers get medals. Spring Goodie bags while they last. And chance to find 4 eggs each on the course. only take 2 at the two stations and left the rest for the rest of the runners/walkers. It's an EGGcellent RUN. DO both 5ks. Get two bibs and two Finisher Medals. One Shirt Chip timed by ITZ ABOUT TIME. If doing both. Wear only the one bib each time you run and receive a different medal each run. HERE's how the two 5ks work. The OC CHALL
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