3419 East Bristol street, Elkhart IN
Saturday, April 18th, 2026
🏃♂️ Event Overview
- Date: April 18, 2026
- Location: 3419 East Bristol Street, Elkhart, IN
- Race Website: Travis Russell's 6th Annual Run-a-Thon
- Start Time: 6:00 a.m.
🎖️ Purpose of the Event
- Fundraising: Money raised will support Veteran shelters at The Faith Mission of Elkhart, IN.
- Community Impact: Provides short-term respite to many veterans in the community.
- Direct Support: Participants can help veterans through their involvement in the event.
⏰ Race Details
- Number of Races: Travis will complete 10 races, running a 5K every hour for 10 straight hours.
- Options to Participate: Participants can run one leg, two legs, or all ten legs for a total of 31 miles.
- Timed Events: New this year are options for timed runs, available for individuals and teams of 2 to 6 runners.
- Awards: All timed event finishers will receive medals: top 3 finishers per event will receive awards!
🚶♀️ Family Fitness Walk
- Event Time: A one-mile family fitness walk will begin at noon.
- Leadership: The walk will be led by Travis' wife, Jen.
- Awareness: Aims to raise awareness on the importance of fitness.
- Participation Fee: The walk is free: donations are encouraged at faithmissionmichiana.org.
🏅 Sponsorship and Support
- Timing Services: Provided by Fleet Feet of Mishawaka.
- Event Sponsors: Sponsored by The Law Offices of Wilson & Kinsman in Elkhart and Fleet Feet of Mishawaka.
- Entry Benefits: Participants will receive a $15.00 Fleet Feet in-store voucher handed out on the event day.
- Shirt Pre-Order: Pre-order a shirt to guarantee availability: shirts will be sold on the day of the event (while supplies last).
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