Jackals 5K Run, Walk & Dribble set for June 12
Submitted Photo Pictured, from the left, are Christian Nobles and Bernard Edwards of the Jamestown Jackals; Chautauqua Region Community Foundation executive director Tory Irgang; Freddie McSwain Jr. and Raheem “Radio” Singleton of the Jackals; Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist; Daniel Mulamba of the Jackals; Jackals’ head coach Brandon Lesovsky; Jon Lee of the Jackals; and Maxwell Knight, student-athlete from Jamestown High School.
The Jamestown Jackals 5K Run, Walk & Dribble will be held on Saturday, June 12 at the Jackson-Taylor (Chadakoin) Park in Jamestown. The start and finish will be in the park with the course traveling on the Jamestown River Walk and along the Chadakoin River.
Online registration for the run is on www.runsignup.com. Only online registration participants will be guaranteed a custom soft running shirt. Day-of-run registration will be from 8:30-9:30 a.m. All registration will be held under the pavilion near the corners of 11th and Lafayette streets. The run will begin promptly at 10 a.m. A map of the course can be found online at RunSignUp.
The top 10 participants in each of run, walk and dribble will receive awards.
Trackqua race management will follow CDC and county Health Department social distancing guidance during the entire event. Runners will begin race with a rolling timing chip start and finish.
The Jamestown Jackals 5K Run, Walk and Dribble is one of several Fit and Family Fun with the Jackals events hosted by #IntegrityFirst. A recent grant from the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation helped support the cost of equipment and marketing materials that will be used across these community initiatives.
Proceeds from the run will support #IntegrityFirst, Inc. a 501(c)3 charitable corporation, based out of Jamestown. The mission of #IntegrityFirst, Inc. is to help individuals develop their potential and achieve success academically, athletically, financially, socially, and professionally by fostering integrity, motivation, responsibility, hope, perseverance, confidence, and sportsmanship. Additionally, we exist to help break the cycle of crime, substance abuse, and poverty by promoting positive lifestyle changes for all participants through multi-disciplinary programs and partnerships.

