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Earth Day Challenge Half Marathon & 4 Miler
2017-04-23 07:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Kenyon Athletic Center, 221 Duff Street, Gambier, OH, 43022, United States
What better way to celebrate Earth Day than with your feet? You’ll run through historic Gambier and some of Ohio’s most scenic countryside on the expertly-maintained Kokosing Gap Trail. The Earth Day Challenge is a fully staffed and supported event with security, medical and aid stations. While you’re pushing your body, we’ll be treating it right; the aid stations and post-race spread will be chock full of nutritious and delicious foods and beverages.
Celebrate Earth Day by running one of most stunning half marathon courses in Ohio. The first four miles of the course traverse the campus of Kenyon College, among the most picturesque colleges in the nation, and the tiny village of Gambier. Runners will then enter the expertly maintained Kokosing Gap Trail, running through the Brown Family Environmental Center and along the Kokosing State Scenic River before finishing back at the Kenyon Athletic Center.
Not up for a half marathon but still want in on the action? Join our 4-mile run that runs the same course as the half marathon but ends after the loop through Kenyon College and Gambier.
The half marathon course is USATF certified, is well marked, is supported with aid-stations at least every two miles, is staffed with bike-mounted and stationary first-aid marshals, and has portable restrooms at several locations. Our amazing volunteers will be assisted by Kenyon security officers and local law enforcement to control traffic and keep runners as safe as possible as they enjoy the run. Parking near the athletic center is ample and free.
In keeping with Earth Day, finisher and event awards are useful and reusable. All finishers will earn an Earth Day Challenge mug (pre-washed by our volunteers!) that you can fill with warm or cold beverages at the post race spread. And after you drink your fill, you can fill the mug with a tree to plant when you get back home! The top three male and female runners overall and age-group winners will earn an Earth Day Challenge running hat. All runners will be able to check how they did at the post-race party immediately after the event using a real-time results kiosk and awards will be distributed on the spot!
All proceeds from this event sponsor local outdoor fitness initiatives, such as trail runs, cycling events, and children’s programs.

How Your Support Helps
All our proceeds benefit local outdoor fitness initiatives, such as trail runs, cycling events, and children’s programs.
NO ADVANCED PACKET PICKUP – You may pickup your shirt and bib on race morning beginning at 6:45 am near the start line.

Proud Sponsors of the Earth Day Half Marathon

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Central State University Hero's Run
2017-04-22 07:30 - 12:00 | Dayton VA Hospital, 4100 W 3rd Ave, Dayton, OH, 45428, United States
Come join us at CSU’s Second Annual Hero’s Run and Walk. The race will be located on the VA medical Center Campus.
Your support will assist us in raising funds for the Fisher House Foundation which seeks to build extended stay residential facilities on the Dayton VA Medical Center Campus. These facilities will assist families of veterans receiving care. Thank you for supporting the Hero’s Run and Walk.
Funds will benefit the Fisher House Foundation and our Military Support Services Center. Supporting veterans and their families when it matters most.
Thank You Sponsors!

National Parks Service- Col. Charles Young Buffalo Soldier House
ROAD ID
The Mentoring Collaborative of Montgomery County (MCMC)
Buckeye Health Plan
Youth Group for Indian Culture
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Run 4 Hope
2017-04-22 07:00 | McFarland Stadiium, 1301 Clairmont Ave, Cambridge, OH, 43725, United States
The Haven of Hope’s 7th Annual “Run 4 Hope” 5k run/walk will be held April 22, 2017 to honor survivors of sexual assault and rape. The Haven of Hope is a non-profit social service agency that provides direct trauma informed services to all victims of crime. The event is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted the day of the race. Free t-shirts to the first 300 participants.
Thank You Sponsors!

Ables Heating Cooling Electrical
U.S. Bridge
FOP lODGE #136 Sheriff’s Deputies
Basic Systems
PETTA Enterprises
Cambridge Physical Therapy Center
Quanex building products
Sikora and Associate
Vickie Paclik M.D.
BPW
Guernsey Noble Safety Council
JET Auto Group
Colgate Palmolive
WB Green Insurance
Stratos Wealth Partners
Gametime Apparel and Dezigns
Bi-Con Engineering
Peoples Bank
Marathon Alarms

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5k Recovery Glow Run/Walk
2017-04-21 19:00 - 23:00 | Yoctangee Park, Chillicothe, OH, 45601, United States
By hosting this 5K event we will collectively shine the light of recovery into the darkness of addiction to let others know that recovery is possible, beautiful and here in our community! So please join us! Come and “Let YOUR Light Shine”!
None of us have to look very far to see the devastating effects addiction has on individuals, families, children and communities. The devastation is heartbreaking to say the least. We would like to take the time to let individuals, families and communities know that recovery is here in our community and available to anyone who wants it. Addiction does NOT have to be a death sentence or a jail sentence. There are agencies, churches and people who are willing to fight the battle of addiction and are determined to continue fighting as long as their are addicts who want the help.
5K Recovery Glow Run/Walk is an oppurtunity for those who have made the choice to seek recovery, fight the battle of addiction and who have chose to be drug free to let their light shine and to celebrate the lives of those individuals who are living proof that recovery is possible.
So please join us! Come and “Let YOUR Light Shine”!
More About The Charity
All proceeds from this event will go toward prevention and recovery efforts in Ross County. A portion of the proceeds will go directly to the MADE, My Attitude Determines Everything, of Drug Free Clubs of America in high schools of Ross County. Also to help fund the Recovery Rally scheduled for September of 2017.
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Run Down the Demons - OSU 5k Obstacle Race
2017-04-01 08:30 - 14:00 | Remembrance Park – OSU Campus, Remembrance Park, Columbus, OH, 43210, United States
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The mission of Run Down The Demons™ is to address issues surrounding suicides, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other mental health disorders related to veterans, active service members, and/or their family members by providing education, raising awareness and providing resources to those we serve.
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Our 5k event course is designed to be mentally and physically challenging – similar to experiencing the “unknowns” associated with PTSD. The location of all obstacles are shared with you; however, the TYPE of obstacle that you will encounter is “unknown.” Don’t worry though, our obstacles aren’t as physically taxing compared to other races and you are provided with the option to skip an obstacle if necessary.

Statistical boards with information about veteran-related mental health complications are strategically placed throughout the course. We highly recommend that you read and remember this information because you will be quizzed on the information at one of our Mental Checkpoints. The location of these checkpoints are undisclosed purposely to provide additional experiences of the “unknown.”

The goal of this event is to raise awareness about PTSD, suicide prevention, and mitigating the stigma associated with these issues within our military community. We aim to provide you with a physically, mentally, and an emotionally difficult course with your safety in mind. Experiencing PTSD and the “unknowns” associated with it, creates frustration and discourse in the lives of those who suffer from it. Coming together to provide the proper resources and support elements is crucial to this healing process and we need you now, more than ever!
We look forward to seeing you at our THIRD annual event of April 1, 2017!
Great SWAG – Race Medal & Wrist Band
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Run Down The Demons
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