Enjoy the beautiful trails at St. Patrick&#39;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 &amp; 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
<ul><li>The 1-mile participants will complete an &#34;out and back&#34; route.</li><li>5k runners will complete 1 loop.</li><li>10K runners will complete 2 loops.</li><li>Half Marathon runners will complete 4 loops (followed by the 1 mile &#34;out and back&#34; route to get the full 13.1 mile distance). </li></ul>
RULES &amp; GUIDELINES
<ul><li>Pets are welcome to spectate but cannot run the course with runners/walkers (&#34;ruff!&#34; we aren&#39;t insured for this).</li><li>All half-marathon participants must begin their 4th and last lap by 11:30 am EST.</li><li>No same-day signs up this year.</li></ul>
VOLUNTEER
<ul><li>Please contact us if you&#39;d like to volunteer.</li></ul>
PACKET PICK-UP
<ul><li>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.</li><li>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. </li><li>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.</li></ul>
IMPORTANT NOTES
<ul><li>Register by October 23th, 2025 to be able to purchase this year&#39;s race T-shirt ($7.50 per shirt).</li><li>All distances will be chip-timed by Watts My Time. </li></ul>
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 <a title="Inclement Weather Policy" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/17kyAIerfGvpgpaCKUByuVaVWUMgaRAZO6ckZanMiSUo/edit?tab=t.0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">inclement weather policy at this link</a>.

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