St. Joe Valley Happy Trail Run

🏃‍♂️ Race 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: Participants will complete an "out and back" route.
• 5k loop: Runners will complete 1 loop.
• 10K distance: Runners will complete 2 loops.
• 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: Pets are welcome to spectate but cannot run the course with runners/walkers ("ruff!" we aren't insured for this).
• Half-Marathon cutoff: All half-marathon participants must begin their 4th and last lap by 11:30 am EST.
• Registration: No same-day signs up this year.

🙋‍♀️ Volunteer Opportunities

• Contact: 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.
• Timing: Pick up your pack either on Friday, November 14 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. Or, pick up your packet on event day, Saturday, November 15, before the event starts.
• Arrival: 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 October 23th, 2025 to be able to purchase this year's race T-shirt ($7.50 per shirt).
• Chip Timing: All distances will be chip-timed by Watts My Time.

🌩️ Inclement Weather Policy

Please note: in the event of lightning, or other inclement weather, race directors can pause, resume, or cancel the event at their discretion.

See our full inclement weather policy at this link.

📅 Event Details

Join us for the St. Joe Valley Happy Trail Run on November 15, 2025. For more information, visit our event page.