LANCASTER PENNSYLVANIA
2018 Hands-on House Run will collect money for Hands-on House, H-NOS-IN HONSE Children's Museum of Lancaster.The 3110K5K events include the 13. I-mile half marathon(马拉松）, the 10 kilometers（10K） and the 5 kilometers（5K）. Runners and walkers are welcome to take part in all events.
·Race Registration & Pricing:
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Register（注册）By |
Half Marathon |
10K Run |
5K Run |
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July 5th |
$60 |
$40 |
$30 |
|
Sept.5th |
$65 |
$45 |
$35 |
|
Race Day |
$75 |
$55 |
$45 |
·Volunteer Check-in:
All volunteers are asked to check in at Hands-on House from 4:00 pm-7:00 pm on Friday, September 28th. Volunteers will pick up a Hands-on House Volunteer T-shirt.
·Race Start:
The run will start at 8:00 am. 10K and 5K runners will wait at the start line behind the half marathon runners. After the half marathon starts, the 10K will start and then the 5K.
·Prizes:
A finisher medal will be given to each half marathon runner. Cash prizes will be given to the top three men and women in each age group for the half marathon, as well as to the top five men and women for the 5K and 10K courses.
·Hands-on House Hours:
Hands-on House will be open from 7:00 am-6:00 pm on Saturday, September 29th. Children runners will receive free admission(入场)to the museum on race day. All other admission is $9.50 per person.
Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, "You should have goals like climbing the mountain." Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn't have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience(耐力）.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds' singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that moment, but my father said to me, "You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can't see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life.
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got new hope and confidence. I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal（水晶）.
