Gibbstown Bridge 5K to be held April 10

The Gibbstown Bridge 5K Run will be held on Saturday, Apr. 10, at 101 Old Ferry Road in Creole. Pre-registration for $30 is available by going to https://runsignup.com/Race/LA/Creole/GibbstownBridge5K

The race will start on Old Ferry Road, near the south end of the Gibbstown/Conway LeBleu Bridge. The path goes north over the bridge out 1.55 miles and then back across the bridge to the finish.

While on the bridge participants will have sweeping views of the coastal marsh and the Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Age group medals are generally 10 year groupings.

Age groups awards include male and female ages 0-12, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60+.

Parking is under the south side of the bridge and along Old Ferry Road.

T-shirts are tech tees.

Packet pickup is the morning of the event, at the bridge from 6:30-7:30 a.m. Please show up no later than 30 minutes prior to race time, which is 8 a.m.

Race day registration is $40.

Proceeds benefit the Cameron Preservation Alliance – Sabine Pass Lighthouse Inc., which is a 501(c)3 charity dedicated to restoring the Sabine Pass Lighthouse in Southwest Cameron Parish.

There will not be a Cameron Parish Race Series (Triple Crown) this year, 2021. However, the Lighthouse Run will still be held in the fall.

For more information contact Rusty Welch at cgatorhunter34@yahoo.com.