St. Joe Valley Happy Trail Run

🏞️ 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: Participants will complete an "out and back" route.
• 5K Route: Runners will complete 1 loop.
• 10K Route: Runners will complete 2 loops.
• Half Marathon Route: 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: Welcome to spectate but cannot run the course with runners/walkers ("ruff!" we aren’t insured for this).
• Half-Marathon Deadline: 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

• 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.
• Pick-Up Dates: Either on Friday, November 14 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm, or on event day, Saturday, November 15, before the event starts.
• Event Day Arrival: If you pick up 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 23rd, 2025 to be able to purchase this year’s race T-shirt ($7.50 per shirt).
• Timing: All distances will be chip-timed by Watts My Time.

🔗 Additional Information

For more details and to register, please visit the official race page: Rhyme & Reason Fall Benefit Trail Run.