OBJECTIVE: EAT A SLICE OF NEED PIZZA, RUN 1/2 MILE--DRINK A PINT OF FIELD DAY BEER*, RUN ANOTHER 1/2 MILE TO THE FINISH!!!
*N/A beer will be available for racers and fruited water for the kid's race.
This family friendly pizza and beer 1-mile race is put on by the PR Foundation. The PRFoundation created this charitable sports run to support the community of the greater Cedar Rapids area.
The PRFoundation was founded by Robert Kabakoff of Chicago and "Panini" Pete Blohme of Alabama, they feel wherever there is an event that their cause can support, that money can be used in the community! PRFoundation board member and Need Pizza co-owner, Bob Wagner along with Meg McMullen PRFoundation board member are spearheading the organization of the event.
Sep 27, 2026
Distance — 1.6K
Type — Running
10:00
$40.00
Sep 27, 2026
Distance — 1.6K
Type — Running
10:00
$60.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Cedar Rapids.
Learn more about the host city, Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States, and the county seat. The population was 137,710 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 137,935 in 2025. making it the second-most populous city in Iowa. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, 20 miles (32 km) north of Iowa City and 128 miles (206 km) northeast of Des Moines, the state's capital.
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