Event Description

DUE TO CONCERNS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 VIRUS THE EXOTIC FELINE RESCUE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.  UNFORTUNATELY, OUR MAY 9 RACE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Please see our Run Through The Jungle 5K Facebook group for more details. 

Event details and schedule

You can find more information and onging updates by checking out the Run Through The Jungle 5K group on Facebook. The course is mostly out and back on the Ashboro Road, a chip and seal country road with some gravel and rolling hills.  Admittedly, not a location you would typically go for a run, but be patient - it gets good.  The last part of the race enters the EFRC where you'll run past and in between the compounds where the big cats live.  Never ran past a lion, tiger, puma or cougar before?  You will on May 9.  The race is chip timed.  You'll pass over the mat to start, on the return and at the finish.  We've run in the rain but we don't run in the lightning - too many risks with 500 runners spread out over almost 2 miles.  Check out the photos on our Facebook group Run Through The Jungle 5K and you'll get a better idea about what to exect on race day.

Parking is a bit of a challenge.  Parking is the main reason we limit the size of the race.  Obviously a center for over 200 large cats is in an isolated place.  The EFRC can park over 100 cars in their lot, we just happen to have a lot more cars than that on race day.  You'll need to follow the directives of our volunteers to guide you to where to park.

You'll register at the event center set up just west of the EFRC.  It's a large, scenic field surrounded by trees.  We have port-a-potties there as well as water, snacks and of course, the band.  This is the hub on race day.  The EFRC is close to the public on the morning of the race.  After the race we'll present awards and you can head back to the EFRC for a tour if you like.