Elkhorn 5K Run/Walk

Freedom Festival

 

Saturday, June 28, 2025

to benefit the Amputee Blade Runners

 458 Washington St, Afton, WY 83110

Start/Finish at the World’s Largest Elkhorn Arch

  • Date and Time: Saturday. June 28, 2025, at 7:30 AM

  • Entry Fee: $35.00 until May 31, $40.00 June 1-26, $45.00 June 27-28 (engraved pint glass guaranteed to the first 100 registered)

  • Virtual Freedom Festival Elkhorn 5K: $45.00 (this includes fee to ship race swag and processing fee) Virtual event new in 2025 If you can’t run or travel to Wyoming but would still like to support the event and ABR!

  • Race T-Shirts: $25.00, Swift Creek Trading will be printing some race T-shits (women’s fit and unisex). You can purchase during online registration, packet pick-up, or race morning. If you want to guarantee a size, please order with registration.

  • The Little Elk Kids Run:

    • No entry fee, but a small donation to the Amputee Blade Runners at the start is greatly appreciated! We’ll have a Venmo QR code and cowboy hat at the start to collect donations.

    • Start at 8:30 (please line up under the Elkhorn Arch at 8:25 AM)

  • Awards:

    • Awards for the 1st Overall Male and Female and 1st Overall Male and Female Masters (40+). Also, 1st Overall Male and Female will receive a pair of running shoes from Rabbit.

    • Awards for 1st Male and Female in each of the following divisions:

      19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+, and Adaptive Athlete - Open to hand cycles, wheelchairs, limb differences, vision impaired, and other mobility impairments!  The goal is to grow this category and create opportunities for adaptive athletes to compete! Contact Race Director with questions.

Come out and run or walk! Stollers and dogs on leash are welcome but please start at the back and pick up after your dog!

  • Post-Race Raffle: All participants will be entered in the post-race raffle for gift certificates and goodies from local businesses. The post-race raffle will take place with the awards ceremony staring at approximately 8:30 AM. Must be present for the raffle!

  • Packet Pick-up and Onsite Registration: Friday, June 27, 2025 12:00-5:00 PM at Wild Wyoming Outfitters (445 S. Washington S, Afton, WY 83110) or Saturday, June 28, 2025, 6:00-7:15 AM near the Start/Finish. Please complete late registration and pick up your packet on Friday, if possible, to make race morning smoother for everyone and to prevent a late start.

  • NOTE: All registration is online. If you will be registering the day before, or morning of the race, it is recommended you register before coming to packet pick-up or the race because cellular and WiFi can be unpredictable and slow in downtown Afton.

  • Course Description: Start/Finish at the world’s largest Elkhorn Arch in Downtown Afton, WY.  Course runs through neighborhood streets and is 100% paved.

  • Lodging: The Lazy B Motel is offering discounted room rates for race participants. Call 307-885-3187 for reservations.

  • All race proceeds donated to the Amputee Blade Runners  https://amputeebladerunners.com  

  • Questions or interested in volunteering?

Race Director contact: karibradley72@gmail.com

About the Amputee Blade Runners:

Who we are: We are a Non Profit organization that help provide free running prosthetics for amputees.

Can’t race but still want to support the

Amputee Blade Runners? Or would you like

to make an additional donation? You 

can donate directly using the link below:

My Story: I am a lifelong runner and a below knee amputee. I became a below knee amputee in January 2022 due to surgery complications and repeated arterial clots in my lower left leg. Amputee Blade Runners has graciously worked with me and provided me with a running prosthetic so I am able to continue running and continue an active healthy and active lifestyle. I am organizing this race as a way to give back to this wonderful organization!

Amputee Blade Runners helps countless amputees, and especially children, to pursue athletics and physical activity. To an amputee, a sports-specific prosthetic is essential equipment. Without organizations, such as ABR, a majority of amputees would be unable to afford this equipment. ABR’s philosophy is that an athlete’s potential is defined by mindset, drive, and determination, not limb loss, and physical activity transforms health and quality of life long term.

The goal of the Freedom Festival Elkhorn 5K is to help raise money through race registration fees and donations for ABR. By including this race as part of the Afton Freedom Festival we can celebrate our great nation’s freedom, as well as the freedom for amputees celebrate to pursue athletics and physical activity through a prosthetic provided by ABR!

Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

Kari Bradley (Race Director)

Thank you to our 2024

Sponsors and Supporters!