Annual ‘Opera Run’ back for 2018 – with pirates!

On Saturday, September 22nd, join Intermountain Opera Bozeman and runners from throughout the Gallatin Valley for the 8th Annual Opera Run – open for registration now! Enjoy great fun and serious exercise, while being serenaded by professional Opera singers at water stations.
Wear your best pirate costume to celebrate IOB’s upcoming October production of The Pirates of Penzance. Winners along with a few lucky finishers will receive a famed bejeweled Viking Crown (with braids!). See if your running prowess can beat IOB’s singing prowess… or just leave inspired by great music and good exercise! There will be activities for kids, including a Pirate Treasure Hunt.
Race events include a 10-mile run (serious, scrupulously measured) with a 9am start, 5k run (less serious – walkers, strollers, dogs on leash welcome) following at 9:30am, as well as a kids’ run complete with props and costumes.
All races start and finish at Lindley Park Pavilion, located at 900 E Main. The 10-mile course is $25 per participant, $20 for the 5k, and $5 for the kids’ race (plus fees). Log on to www.runsignup.com and search “Opera Bozeman Run” to register. Same-day registration and packet pick-up will be available in the Pavilion starting at 8am on the morning of the event.
The mission of the Intermountain Opera Association of Bozeman, established in 1979, is to promote and share the joy of opera in Montana and surrounding areas by providing affordable, high quality opera performances to audience members of all ages and to provide educational outreach to area schools and communities. Learn more at www.intermountainopera.org