{"id":27060,"date":"2019-03-26T16:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T21:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=27060"},"modified":"2019-03-26T14:01:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T19:01:26","slug":"queen-city-road-race-deadline-looms-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2019\/03\/26\/queen-city-road-race-deadline-looms-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen City Road Race deadline looms"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-299103\" title=\"Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Clarksville-Parks-and-Recreation-Department.jpg\" alt=\"Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department\" width=\"240\" height=\"96\"\/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; It\u2019s time to lace up those running shoes and begin preparing for Clarksville Parks and Recreation&#8217;s 41st Queen City Road Race, a City of Clarksville tradition that promotes health and fitness for people of all ages.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_447643\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Queen-City-Road-Race.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-447643\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-447643\" title=\"Queen City Road Race Runners should register before April 15th for discounted rate.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Queen-City-Road-Race-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Queen City Road Race Runners should register before April 15th for discounted rate.\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\"\/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-447643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Queen City Road Race Runners should register before April 15th for discounted rate.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Registrants can choose to participate in either the one-mile event at 8:30am or the 5K beginning at 8:45amon Saturday, April 27th, one week earlier than previous year\u2019s races.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s 5K route takes runners through the streets of Historic Downtown Clarksville, and the one-mile route takes participants on a tour of the Austin Peay State University campus. Both events begin at APSU\u2019s Foy Center and conclude inside Fortera Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Online registration can be completed by visiting <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofclarksville.com\/parksrec\" >www.cityofclarksville.com\/parksrec<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In-person registration is from 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday-Friday at the Clarksville Parks ad Recreation Office, 102 Public Square, Downtown Clarksville. Register before April 15th to receive the \u201cearly bird\u201d rate of $20.00 for the 5K. After April 15th, registration will be available, but the 5K fee will increase to $25.00. Cost for the one-mile event is $5.00.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, hundreds of Clarksville-Montgomery County School System elementary school students, teachers, and family members participate in the race.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Incentives and awards are offered to CMCSS elementary schools as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$500.00 to school with the highest percentage of student registration.<\/li>\n<li>$500.00 to school with the highest percentage of faculty registration.<\/li>\n<li>$100.00 for the physical education department of the first school to have 10 people cross the 5K finish line.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 41st Queen City Road Race is presented by the City of Clarksville and co-sponsored by Austin Peay State University, the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System, Clarksville- Montgomery County School System Coordinated School Health, NorthCrest Medical Center, and Clarksville Living Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>For more about the Queen City Road Race, including a race schedule and course maps, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofclarksville.com\/qcrr\" >www.cityofclarksville.com\/qcrr<\/a> or call 931.645.7476.<\/p>\n<h3>About the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department<\/h3>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Clarksville-Parks-and-Recreation-Department-Office.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-335165\" class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-335165\" title=\"Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Office\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Clarksville-Parks-and-Recreation-Department-Office-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Office\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\"\/><\/a>The mission of the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is to provide a variety of positive recreational experiences to enhance life values for individuals, families, and our diverse culture.<\/p>\n<p>The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of recreational facilities and activities for all ages, maintains more than 700 acres of parks and facilities, provides 22 park facilities that offer a variety of amenities, including playgrounds, picnic areas, walking trails and pavilions or picnic shelters and maintains three community centers with year-round programming for youth, adults and seniors, as well as four public swimming pools<\/p>\n<p>The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is located at 102 Public Square, Clarksville.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more call 931.645.7476.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Clarksville, TN &#8211; 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