UCSB invites the Central Coast Community to participate in the third annual Gaucho Gallop to be held 8-11a.m. Saturday, April 24, at UCSB’s Harder Stadium.
The 3rd annual Gaucho Gallop is set to take place Saturday, April 24th.
Registration fees are $20 for students and UCSB Alumni Association members; $22 for Moms in Motion and UCSB alumni, faculty, and staff; and $25 for the general public. Registration fees go up $5 on the day of the race.
Gaucho Gallop races include the Santa Barbara Running Company 10K and 5K Fun Run/Walk, the Dioji Dog Dash, and the “G Kids” Dash. The event will also include a Finish Line Festival and the Dioji Doggie Lounge. Registration and check-in begins at 7:30 a.m.
Partial proceeds from this year’s Gaucho Gallop will go to the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund.
For more information or to register online for the Gaucho Gallop, CLICK HERE.
Attendees also can register at the event.
The one-kilometer Dioji Dog Dash will begin at 8:15 a.m. on Storke Field, just south of Harder Stadium. Runners will be led out by the Gaucho mascot Olé and the Geico Gecko. Winners of the Dioji Dog Dash will win a three-month supply of Canidae dog food. The Dioji Doggie Lounge will open at 8:30 a.m.
The Dog Dash will begin at 8:15 a.m. on Storke Field.
The 10K and 5K racecourses have been redesigned this year to provide scenic views of campus, lagoon, and the ocean. The 10K and 5K races begin at 9 a.m. Winners of the 10K races will receive beach cruisers from Collegiate Bicycle Company.
The “G Kids” Dash will take place at 10:15 a.m. Celebrate your finish at the Finish Line Festival (beginning at 9:30 a.m.) with music, Woodstock’s pizza, awards and a raffle.
Event sponsors include the UCSB Alumni Association, the Santa Barbara Running Company, Dioji K-9 Resort and Athletic Club, Collegiate Bicycle Company, and Canidae dog food.
