Family Fun at the 2023 Rodeo Run

By Meg Wall-Wild

It’s time to kick up your heels and lope through town! The 6 Rivers Running Club invites you to participate in its annual Rodeo Run 5k on Sunday, July 9. Register at the Redwood Café (corner of 12th and Main streets) at least 30-40 minutes in advance of the 9 a.m. start. The USATF certified course welcomes all for a $10 entry fee, free for club members. Visit 6rrc.com to join or sign up on race day. You don’t have to beat 2022 winners Thomas Becannon (17:57) or Karen Kidwell

(21:09) to have a blast. Take a stroll with friends on a beautiful Fortuna morning as you sip smoothies in the sun. Your 10 year old has been begging for LED shoelaces. Kit out the whole family so they flash as they fly through town! The run starts and finishes in the Redwood Café parking lot, curving o Main Street to Fortuna Boulevard’s south end and back. Bribe the recalcitrant racer with a midpoint co ee stop. Although each great journey starts with a first bold step, many are simply fueled by ca eine.