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Registration open for annual Bluestem PACE Race 5K

MCPHERSON, Kan.—Registration is now open for the annual Bluestem PACE Race 5K run/walk on Saturday, April 4, in McPherson. Registration is $35 and includes a race shirt. Register by March 16 to guarantee a shirt. The first 50 people to sign up will also receive a gift certificate for 18 holes of golf at Turkey Creek Golf Course in McPherson. Complete registration online at bluestempace.org/events. 

Bluestem PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), is a nonprofit dedicated to helping seniors with complex medical needs live well at home by providing comprehensive care from one source. With the primary location in McPherson and an alternative care site in Hutchinson, Bluestem PACE serves seniors in a six-county south central Kansas region of McPherson, Reno, Harvey, Marion, Rice and Saline counties. 

The 2026 PACE Race marks the ninth year for the event, which benefits the Bluestem PACE Good Neighbor Fund to provide financial assistance to program participants in the event of unexpected circumstances. It also assists Bluestem PACE in providing the highly coordinated, integrated medical, social, physical and personal care. 

The PACE Race is a flat course that begins and ends near the Bluestem PACE McPherson location at 113 S. Ash Street. The route winds through the central part of the McPherson community.

Race sponsorship options are available by contacting Nikki Klatt at NikkiK@bluestem.org.