Bookin’ It 5K run returning to help Rancho Bernardo High’s library

If you want a souvenir T-shirt from the second annual Bookin’ It for the Broncos 5K Fun Run/Walk, you need to register by Dec. 31.

The expanded fundraiser event benefitting Rancho Bernardo High School’s library will start at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 25 when participants of all ages trot along the Piedras Pintadas Trail, which is adjacent to Rancho Bernardo Community Park.

Following the chip-timed run/walk, expected to take about an hour according to 5K Chairwoman Liz Schwartz, there will be a free vendor expo from 9 a.m. to noon in the park.

“We’re making it a bigger community event,” Schwartz said.

There will be entertainment, giveaways, food and vendor booths during the expo. Schwartz estimates around 20 booths will be featured, some for the event’s sponsors and plus other local businesses. Some of those who will have booths are Miramar Kitchen & Bath, San Diego County Credit Union, Alta Golden, Geico, Medifast, Perry Ford, Terri Hunter with Keller Williams Realty and Dr. Stephen Albinder with Synapse.

Others not sponsoring the 5K who would like to have a booth can reserve one for $50. They need to register by Jan. 10. Go to www.rbhsfriendsofthelibrary.org for details.

Runners and walkers can receive a free event T-shirt if they register by Dec. 31 at www.bookinitforthebroncos5k.com. A limited number of shirts will be sold at the event for $10 each. Online registration is $35 for adults and $20 for students ages 6 to 17. Children 5 and younger are free.

The top three male and female finishers in each age group will receive a medal. The groups are 6-10 years, 11-14, 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70-plus, which will have awards for groupings based on five-year age ranges.

Schwartz said the trail is not difficult, but she advises against most models of strollers due to the terrain.

“We’d like to raise around $8,000,” Schwartz said. “All of it goes to benefit the RB High library’s ongoing needs, like the latest technology, books ... and we help with funding staffing.”

She said last year there were 135 who registered for the event and around $4,500 was raised.

For questions, contact Schwartz at 858-568-2546 or rbhsfriendsofthelibrary@gmail.com.