General Information

 
2009 Race Photos

The Race Into the New Year is a 5k running race and holiday celebration extravaganza. It will start at 11:45 pm and will allow most of the participants to run from one year to the next. There will also be a one mile Fun Run that will start at 11:00 pm.

This is a healthy, fun, safe, and family oriented way to ring in the New Year. Going into it's sixth year, we anticipate even bigger crowds which will approach 1,000 people who will come out and enjoy this festive holiday celebration, with party favors, long sleeved tech running shirts and unique finisher awards for the participants. There will be live music prior to the race start, with fireworks at the stroke of midnight and champagne on the course.

There will be a plethora of food and drink after the "Race" to include black-eyed peas, cornbread, cookies and other delectable treats. There will also be some fabulous door prizes to be won after the race. Dont forget about the Polar Bear Plunge the next day on January 1st at Click here for more info

For more information call Kathy Hoover at 918-230-3514. Register at RunnersWorld Tulsa on 44th & Peoria or sign up at the race till 11 P.M.

5K Course

The 5K course starts on the RiverParks west trail near the amphitheater. Runners will go north on the trail to the 11th St. Bridge. The course will turn east as the runners cross the Arkansas River via 11th St. bridge. After crossing the river, runners will turn right (south) on the east RiverParks trail. Runners will continue to the turnaround point which will be 78 meters north of the north edge of the 17th St. parking lot

Runners will turnaround and run the same course back to the finsh line which will be at the RiverPark West Amphitheater.

Start Elevation - 194 meters

Finish Elevation - 191 meters

High point - 198 meters

Low point - 191 meters

One Mile Course

Start and finish same as 5K. Runners run north on the West RiverParks trail. Turnaround at picnic table at north swimming pool of apartment complex.

Where the Proceeds Will Go:

The Tulsa Police Officers’ Memorial is dedicated to those Tulsa Police Officers who bravely gave their lives in the line of duty -- and to acknowledge the risk and commitment assumed daily by Tulsa Police Officers who have served, and continue to serve, the Tulsa Community in the protection of lives and property.

When complete, the Tulsa Police Officers’ Memorial will be the largest police memorial in the United States other than the National Police Memorial located in Washington, D. C.

Since 1917, the Tulsa Police Department has suffered the loss of 39 police officers who were killed in the line of duty. Every new police officer takes an oath of office which contains the following statement: “I will protect the Right, Lives, and Property of all citizens and uphold the honor of the Police Profession, with my life, if need be.” These 39 officers gave the ultimate sacrifice for the citizens of Tulsa.

In September 1996, a small group of individuals who shared a common dream came together to form the Tulsa Police Officers’ Memorial Committee. This group consists of police officers, retired officers, officers’ families, and police chaplains. Their dream is to build an everlasting memorial to honor Tulsa police officers who were killed in the line of duty; to create a place where police officers, family members of fallen officers, and citizens can come to honor those officers who bravely gave their lives in the line of duty.

VISIT THE TULSA POLICE OFFICERS MEMORIAL WEBSITE

New Years Eve | Friday | December 31st 11:45 P.M.