Party with the Renal Run at the Cains Ballroom.

About Cain’s Ballroom

Built in 1924 by Tulsa entrepreneur Tate Brady, The Cain’s Ballroom has gone from a garage, a dime-a-dance joint and a dancing academy until it became what is known by artists and patrons alike as one of the top performance venues in the world today. The highlight of the ballroom is a historic maple, spring loaded dance floor designed in a “log cabin” or concentric square pattern. Lighting the dance floor is a four-foot neon star and a silver disco ball. The walls are decorated with oversized photographs of various musicians who played Cain’s, including Bob Wills, Johnnie Lee Wills, Ernest Tubb, Ted Williams, Tex Ritter, Kay Starr and Tennessee Ernie Ford. Between the portraits are black fiddle-shaped fixtures illuminated by a single red bulb. Bob Wills was born into a family of fiddlers where he learned to play the fiddle and mandolin. As a young man, Wills performed at house dances, medicine shows and on the radio. On New Year’s Night 1935, he made his debut at Cain’s and the venue soon became known as “The Home of Bob Wills.”

Michael Garner

This unique race is a way to honor a man who did so much in his full life. We run to honor Michael J. Garner, raise money to help the Kidney Cancer Association , to get healthy and have a ton of fun

Click here to read more about this amazing man and find out how to contribute to our charity !!!

Course Description

The race will start and finish at Cains Ballroom. We will have live music by Two Tons of Steel, a beautiful venue in downtown Tulsa

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Rockin Live Music

Texas band Two Tons of Steel might be described as equal parts Elvis Presley and Elvis Costello, with a liberal dose of Buddy Holly and a dollop of The Ramones. It’s a one-of-a-kind sound that bandleader and frontman Kevin Geil likes to call “countrybilly.”

Cindy Morrison to Emcee the Renal Run !!

Cindy Morrison

Emmy award winning TV Broadcaster Cindy W Morrison successfully reinvented herself after the economy lead to corporate downsizing. Leaving a 20 year news career behind, Cindy wrote a book, hit the speaking circuit and created her own consulting business.

She now teaches people how to reboot, upgrade and reinvent through networking, social media and branding so they can make more money and live a better life.

Cindy’s new book “Girlfriends 2.0″ is already a cult favorite and she hosts a popular show by the same name for the Women’s Information Network (The WIN). The idea is to empower women so they can not only survive but thrive our changing times. She also speaks across the country about “Reinvention 2.0″ and how anyone can network strategically to be more successful.

As a consultant, Cindy’s clients range from TV stations to major universities to heavy hitting corporations. On top of all that, Cindy is also the national spokesperson for the Tulsa based company Clear-tone.
http://www.CindyWMorrison.com

Throughout this memorable race you will see the number 438. This is a number that is near and dear to the hearts of all those who knew Michael J. Garner. This was his badge Tulsa Police Dept. badge number.

This will truly be a community event with the Tulsa Police Department and the Tulsa Fire Department will even have a fire truck out there to show support for Michael J. Garner. What more could you ask for. More details forthcoming.

Registration Info

There are four ways to register for this great race !!

1) Click here to sign up online fast & easy.
2) Click here to print off a mailable entry form.
3) Enter at RunnersWorld Tulsa at 44th & Peoria
4) Sign up at the Renal Run on race day ($5 additional charge)

Option #1 GetMeRegistered is handling the online registration and is the quickest easiest and most "green" way to get registered.

Option #2 For the price of a stamp, mailing your entry form may be the cheapest option.

Option #3 Signing up at RunnersWorld Tulsa, is the best way to support your community stores and get any last minute running gear.

Option #4 is only for those noncommittal types. Come-on, just sign up today and save that $5 charge.

Charitable Donations

Please do not forget to read where your money is going.

If you would like to contribute to help the Kidney Cancer Association financially, the Fraternal Order of Police are accepting donations (tax deductible Tax ID# 73-1271477 ).

Checks payable to: Dreams Inc.

Mail to:
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 93 P.O. Box 690418
Tulsa, OK, 74169-0418

Prizes

1st place overall 5k male/female will get Garmin GPS watche , $100 Cunningham Jewelers gift certificate and 1 hour massage certificate from Peace Chiropractic.
2nd Place overall 5k male/female will get $75 RunnersWorld Tulsa gift certificate, $60 Cunningham Jewelers g.c. and 1 hour massage
3rd Place overall 5k male/female will get $50 RunnersWorld Tulsa gift certificate, $40 Cunningham Jewelers g.c. and 1 hour massage

Top 5k finisher for Law Enforcement and Firefighter will also get an award and 1 hour massage from Peace Chiropractic

Computer Dealers & Recyclers (CDR) has donated a refurbished lap top computer that we will be giving away. The specs are as follows:

IBM T42-P Laptop
Centrino 1.8 Ghz processor
1 GB of memory
60 GB Hard Drive
Loaded with Windows XP & Windows Office 07

FREE BEER !! Marshall Brewing Co. Donates Two Kegs.

Marshall Brewery If you are a beer afficianado and enjoy a cold one after a hot race, then you will be delighted to hear that the Renal Run has scored some of the best beer in the midwest. Marshall Brewing Co. has agreed to donate two full kegs of their wonderful Tulsa brewed beer.

Wear your race number and get a free beer while supplies last. We will also be selling beer at the event.

Read below to learn more about Tulsa's greatest brewery:

Marshall Brewing Company is Tulsa, Oklahoma's first production craft microbrewery. Production began in early fall 2007. Our goal is to bring the art, quality, and enjoyment of craft brewing to Oklahoma.

Marshall Brewing Company is headed by Brewmaster Eric Marshall. Eric is a fourth generation Tulsan. He studied the art of craft brewing in Munich, Germany where he was awarded the prestigious International Diploma in Brewing Technology from the World Brewing Academy. He apprenticed in multiple craft breweries throughout Germany and served as a brewer at the Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.

Special Race Starter

The Renal Run is proud to announce that we have selected our special individual to fire off the starter pistol and get the 5K underway.

His name is Dr. Nick Mamalis. He is also battling kidney cancer right now and his entire office came out last year and ran to support him! It is really a great story!