Special Operations Communicators Association

Sunday, May 20, 2012

JSO 10K

The Joint Special Operations 10K Run / 5K Walk

****INFORMATION FOR THE 16TH ANNUAL JSO 10K WILL BE POSTED SOON****

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Greetings and welcome to the Joint Special Operations 10K Run / 5K Walk page, sponsored by the Special Operations Communicators Association. The JSO 10K is now in its 15th running and we look forward to another great year. This 10K is the only one of its kind in the Fayetteville area. The course is a very challenging dirt, mud, gravel and sand trail. It doesn't matter what date we pick six months in advance, you can count on clouds or rain which in turn makes the course that much more demanding. There is no limit for registered participants and we usually have between 400-800 runners/walkers and we are growing every year. Last year at the 14th Annual JSO 10K we crushed our record from 2009 of 480 participants with a very impressive 810 participants, thanks to all who came out and ran/walked last year. The race is open to all ages and abilities. The race is open to all military, DoD civilians and the Fort Bragg surrounding communities. It is a great time for all, bring your friends and family and enjoy a great event that you just cannot find in this area. We have had runners with baby strollers, just know that the course is mostly sand and dirt. A regular stroller will not make it all the way, but a 3-wheel running trail stroller will be better suited. For any questions related to the race, please send your questions to events@thesoca.org

- 2011 event is on Friday November 11, 2011 starting at 8:00 am

- What a better way to start of the Veterans Day weekend, please join us in saluting our military and their families

- We are starting an hour later because it is the Veterans Day holiday, not to get you up so early

- The course is USA Track and Field certified #NC-10102-PH

- The race will feature state-or-the-art disposable bib-chip timing by Precision Race

- Absolutely no pets on the course, we ask that you please leave them at home

- Off-road jogging strollers are acceptable on the course. The course is a trail run with sand and possible mud

- A standard sidewalk stroller will not make it though the course

- Packet pick-up starts at 6:00 am on race day at McKellars Lodge on Fort Bragg

- Day of race registrations are accepted starting at 6:00 am until 7:30 am

- Race packets with t-shirts will be available at Sports USA and we will also be accepting late registrations between 4:00 - 6:00 pm the evening prior on November 10th so you can avoid day of race pick-up or registration

- New this year ~We will move directly into the awards ceremony, raffle prizes at 10:00 right after the race. Warm and cold drinks and pasteries will be available

- All children 15 years old and younger running the 10K will receive a finishers medal

- All children must be registered unless being carried or in a stroller

- Top 3 Male & Female runners in each age group will receive a 1st gold, 2nd silver or 3rd bronze medal. The one overall male and female will recieve the appropriate trophy

- Walkers will not be awarded a medal

- All runners and walkers will all receive a commemorative finnishers coin at the finish line

- Appropriate attire required, this is a family event

- We have been asked about vibrim 5 finger shoes, these are perfectly acceptable, but be advised of the potential for the course to be wet, nasty and muddy

- Sorry, but we do not accept team entries at this time

- Please send your completed registration and a check or money order to the below address

- Walkers will be issued a bib number without a timing chip, only 10K runners are timed

SOCA

P.O. Box 73409

Fort Bragg, NC 28307-5002.

(Please make checks payable to "SOCA")

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JSO 10K Announcements

After Race T-Shirt Pick-up

We will be at Sports USA on November 17, 2011 between 12:00-1:00 pm. We will be parked outside around the front entrace in a Red Dodge truck and a JSO 10K sign. We regret that we will not have absolutely every shirt available, but will have most on hand. We will have all the shirts available the following week on Tuesday November 23, 2011 between 12:00-1:00 pm at the same location at Sports USA. We have never ran out of shirts in years past, but it's a good problem for us. Bottom line is that everyone that registered will receive their shirt if you come by to pick it up. Thank you.

Registered runners database

All registered runners can check their information to the right. If there are any mistakes, please let us know. This data gets updated every other day or so and if you don't see your name on the list within a week, please e-mail us at events@thesoca.org so we can figure it out. Thank you.

Viewing site issues

Possible issues when trying to view this site from a government computer system. There have been a few people say that they cannot view this site or can see the site, but not the pictures. There is nothing wrong with the site, depending on your government computer network, our site might be blocked for one reason or another. In this case, we cannot do anything about the issue and you will have to view our site from your personal system. All information to include pictures are loaded and are only viewable from this site. Thank you.

Pictures posted

All pictures have been posted and are located in a drop down menu under the Event Pictures tab at the top of this page.

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JSO 10K Bumper Sticker

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10K Documents

Title	Modified Date	Size
2011 Confirmed Registered Runner database as of November 8, 2011	11/8/2011	642.46 KB	Download
5K / 10K Course Map	2/6/2010	1.09 MB	Download
2010 Paraglide Article	11/26/2010	1.01 MB	Download
15th Annual JSO 10K Flyer	5/19/2011	789.71 KB	Download
15th Annual JSO 10K Registration Form	5/19/2011	192.27 KB	Download

November 11, 2011 Results

Title	Modified Date	Size
15th Annual JSO 10K Overall Results	11/12/2011	255.32 KB	Download
15th Annual JSO 10K Age Group Results	11/12/2011	250.97 KB	Download

November 10, 2010 Results

	Title	Owner	Modified Date	Size
	14th Annual JSO 10K Results	Administrator Account	11/16/2010	1.19 MB	Download

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10K Testimonials

My trophy sits on my kitchen counter and reminds me of a great race last week.
Thank you so much for an excellent race organization, wonderful volunteers and last but not least for a very challenging running route.

It is absolutely worth it to get out there in the dark and (!) rain and run this race. I did it for the last 3 years and hope I can join the crowd next year again.

Everybody takes a lot of pride in helping and volunteering at the Special Operations Run. This is awesome! What a great success!

Again: Thank you so much.

Regards,
Maren
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Thanks. It was a great time.
V/R,
Shawn
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This is a great run route. It is also a great run for those who can comfortably finish street-ran 10Ks...challenging themselves to the next step with a cross-country course. Deep sand, rocks, water, an open field.. makes for an interesting time! I give it 5 stars for the route.
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If it's not raining, cold and muddy, It's not the JSO 10K

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This was my first JSO 10K and it was awesome. I love the route and though I'm retiring this next spring, I plan on running this every year.
Joe
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This was my second year in a row pushing my son in the stroller for the 10K. This year was just as much of a challenge as last year even without all the mud. I loved it! It's definitely one of my favorite local races. I really love the crazy course and lunch/raffle. Thanks again for a fun morning.
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A very well organized race and an awesome course! I run these trails for PT almost every day and never have as much fun as with this race. From registration down to the finish, the race was very well organized. The opportunity to check your time on one of the computers was great! I have noticed that some have commented about no finishers medals...while that is true, the t-shirt for this race is one of the better designs and fabrics of t-shirts I have received, and I get a lot more use out of race shirts than medals. Overall, with or without finishers medal, I would highly recommend this race and can't wait to run again next year!

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