It’s time to don your running shoes and celebrate Laredo’s 250th anniversary with a scenic race through the city’s historic downtown area. Laredoheat.com, Laredo’s premiere nightlife website, is hosting a 10K race for runners on both sides of the border on Sunday, Jan. 23 at 8 a.m. at the Laredo Civic Center.

The route will take runners down San Bernardo Avenue and past many of Laredo’s most historic sites, returning to the Laredo Civic Center for the finish. Entry fee is $15 in advance, and $20 after Jan. 17. Runners can register the day of the event until 7:30 a.m.

Cash prizes totaling up to $8,000 will be awarded to the top 5 overall male and female finishers, the top 3 male and female master’s finishers, and the first male and female Laredo resident.

Prizes and bonuses are as follows:

Male/Female Open Division: 1st-$800, 2nd-$500, 3rd-$400, 4th-$300, and 5th-$200.
Male/Female Masters Division: 1st-$300, 2nd-$200, and 3rd-$100.
Male/Female Top Laredo Resident: $200
Special Bonuses: First male sub-29:00, $500; or sub-28:30, $1000. First female sub-33:30, $500; or sub-33:00, $1000.
Medals will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers in each of 13 age divisions.

Register at Casanova Speed Shack, 310 Houston, (956) 727-0009, or online at www.iapweb.com. Registration, packet pick-up and late registration will be at the Sports & Fitness Expo at the Laredo Civic Center, 2200 San Bernardo, on Saturday, Jan. 22 from 12:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The race is co-sponsored by the City of Laredo Parks and Recreation Department, the Laredo Convention and Visitors Center and Iniguez Athletic Advertising & Promotions.

For more information, contact race director Victor Moreno at (956) 235-7193