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50651 Laurel Rd, South Bend IN

Saturday, November 15th, 2025

🏃‍♂️ Event Overview

Enjoy the beautiful trails at St. Patrick's County Park in St. Joseph County with a 1-mile, 5k, 10k or Half Marathon event. All proceeds from this event will go to Rhyme & Reason Ministry to help their work serving people with developmental disabilities, cognitive delays, and social skill deficits, as well as foster and adopted youth. This is a great event for people of all ages! The trails are beginner-friendly, and the scenery is beautiful.

🗺️ Course Details

  • 1-Mile Route: The 1-mile participants will complete an "out and back" route.
  • 5K Loop: 5k runners will complete 1 loop.
  • 10K Loops: 10K runners will complete 2 loops.
  • Half Marathon: Half Marathon runners will complete 4 loops (followed by the 1-mile "out and back" route to get the full 13.1 mile distance).

📜 Rules & Guidelines

  • Pets Policy: Pets are welcome to spectate but cannot run the course with runners/walkers ("ruff!" we aren’t insured for this).
  • Half Marathon Timing: All half-marathon participants must begin their 4th and last lap by 11:30 am EST.
  • Registration: No same-day sign ups this year.

🤝 Volunteer

  • Getting Involved: Please contact us if you’d like to volunteer.

🎫 Packet Pick-Up

  • Location: Packet pick up is available at St. Patricks County Park (50651 Laurel Rd, South Bend, IN 46637). This is the same location as the event.
  • Pick-Up Times: Pick up your pack either on Friday, November 14 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm, or on event day, Saturday, November 15, before the event starts.
  • Arrival Time: If you pickup your packet on event day, please arrive 30 minutes before your event begins to allow time for packet pickup, bathroom break, finding the start area, etc.

⚠️ Important Notes

  • Registration Deadline: Register by Wednesday, October 29, 2025, to get this year's race T-shirt.
  • Timing: All distances will be chip-timed by Watts My Time.

🌐 More Information

For further details and registration, please visit the race website.

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