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Come dressed in your best Christmas attire and join us Friday, July 10th for our Stink Stank Stunk 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run at Lockport Brewery in Bolivar, Ohio. The course is flat!

Proceeds raised at this event will support PGD (Project Grinch Dust), a local 501(c)3 committed to helping local families in their time of need. By supplying local families with back to school clothes, shoes, backpacks and supplies as well as Christmas gifts that the children make a wishlist for, PGD is hopeful to bring happiness to families when it feels like their is no hope. Please consider making a donation or contributing school supplies (see our FB page for a full wishlist) to be entered into our giveaway.

RACE DAY:

Your race packet will include a t-shirt with race logo, swag and more. We offer Youth X-Small to Large, Adult Small to 2X-Large, and a no shirt option for $5 discount. Packet pickup will take place the day of the event beginning at 5:30pm at Lockport Brewery. Shirts will be limited after June 30 with limited selection!

SCHEDULE:

5:30 PM - Race Day Registration and Pickup

6:30 PM - 1 Mile Fun Run Begins

7:00 PM - 5K Run/Walk Begins

7:30 PM - Awards Pickup Starts *Please pickup your award at the award table any time after 7:30 pm. We have no award ceremony!

AWARDS:

5K Run/Walk:

Top 3 Overall Female & Male

Top 3 Age Group Female & Male in the following 14-Undar, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, & 70+

1 Mile:

Top 3 Overall Female & Male

SPONSORS:

We would love to have you as a sponsor! Every $300 we receive will essentially cover one child at Back to School. Our sponsorship range from $250-5000.

Join us July 11th 2026 for another year of celebrating women and girls of all ages and talents. We present a full morning for us with kicking off the morning with a USATF sanctioned championship event, following a community open women's/girl only 6K run / walk combined with fun festival after your race. The course will be SUPER fast, and this will be a very high-profile event!

Elite Championship : A race for the top tier athletes, our Elite Women's 6km Championship field has entailed some the best distance runners in the world. From former marathon record holder Kiera D'Amato to bronze medalist Molly Seidel, our race has had the privilege of hosting the best. This race entails an exclusive invite and required times standards. Limited Field*

"A" Standard Entry + 15:35 5K or better (5:04 per mile pace)

"B" Standard Entry + 16:25 5K or better (5:17 per mile pace )

*If interested in the elite field, please email Tina Ryee [email protected]

The Run/Walk : All women and girls of ALL abilities are welcome to participate in our open community run which goes off at 8:05 AM, following the Elite Division at 8:00 AM. We will be running a 6K course (3.73 miles) and at the end you will receive a beautiful finisher medal. Men are welcome to join us in our Virtual Race or Be a Helpful Volunteer!

Virtual Race : Can't make it in person? Not a problem. Join us in spirit and sign up for our virtual option. Virtual runners will receive t-shirt, finisher medal, and bib in the mail race week. Remember, this race is on YOUR time and YOUR own 6k course preference. Run this on your favorite 6k loop, track, or even come run our course whenever! We also love to hear from you how it went. Send your time and a photo of yourself in to share in the empowerment. Men and boys are welcome to join us in spirit! **Virtual runners will not be up for any overall or age group placement awards

Little Ladies Loop: For the little ladies and leaders of the next generation. For Ages 0 - 10. Join us to keep the energy high after the USATF Award Ceremony! Our little ladies loop begins immediately following the ceremony at 9:40am, giving moms who raced an exciting opportunity to run alongside their little championships.** Mom and Dads can run for free with their little ladies. Just register your little lady.

Start Time: Where: Meet at the finish line near the Women's 6km course for a designated, 0.6km secure loop.

The Festival : Post-race activities include a FANTASTIC finishers festival that focuses on opportunities, sisterhood, and empowerment. The festival will keep you entertained with music, our fun MC. many women owned vendors, along with an amazing USATF Division Award Ceremony and Open Division Award Ceremony. Festival will concluded approximately around 10:30am.

Top 5 overall women in the Open Division will be recognized and receive awards.

Overall Masters and Grand Masters will be recognized and receive awards.

Top 3 in Pink Division will be recognized and receive awards.

Top 3 in Walking Division will be recognized and receive awards.

Top 3 in each age division, will receive an award. ** Please note that if you are within the Top 5 overall or overall masters or grand masters you will not receive an age group award

We are excited to announce registration is open for our annual Dash for Donation! For more than 26 years, this event has brought people and communities together to raise awareness and support for organ, eye and tissue donation. This year’s celebration promises to be bigger and better than ever before!

Order of Events:

• 8:00 a.m. Kids & Mascot Dash

• 8:15 a.m. 5K Run/Walk

• 8:30 a.m. 1-Mile Family Fun Walk

• Virtual Race - anytime, anywhere!

Signing up for all six races cost $100 ($120-150 if you do them each individually at each race website or the day of the race), making it a little over $16 per race. All races paid individually will be $20 online and $25 the day of the race.

The six races and dates are: 2025 Huron 5k Challenge Series

. The total runners for the Series amounted to just over 1,300 participates, which was 216 participants per race. The six 5k races were Huron River Run, Abbey Rose Color Run, Beulah Beach run, Huron PTO glow run, St. Pete’s Spooktacular, and the Judi Lively Turkey Dash. Twenty-one participants finished four or more races to receive a special backpacks. Nine of the 21 finished all 6 races and also received a $25 gift card to a local business or restaurant. Those finishing all six races were: Shelly Carr, Lisa Frame, Brian Wagner, Connor Wagner, Rachel Kaufman, Zander Kaufman, Sue Michos, Tori Rieman, and Shannon Sopko. The Huron 5k Challenge Series would like to thank all the participants and especially our Series Sponsors: Wilkes Plumbing and Heating of Huron, Cleveland Cancer Center of Sandusky, the Huron Eagles.

If you plan to register for all 6 races it must be done on Huron5k.com. *Huron 5k Challenge Series and all the races are non-profit organizations. All races this year are $20 individual pre-registration and $25 the day of the race but if you register for all 6 races on or before the first race the discount will be $100 compared to $120-150. Signup for all 6 races is found at Huron5k.com. You may also signup the day of each race.

Awards for 2025: If you finish 4-5 series races you will receive a sweat shirt and if you finish 6 out of 6 races you will receive a gift card to a local business or restaurant as well as the sweat shirt.

Race #1, July11th During the River Fest weekend is the Huron River Run 5k run/walk and fun run. The race is conducted in the Old Plat downtown area and around the HS, July 13th at 8:30am. The money raised goes to the Huron High School track and cross-country teams for scholarships and to Young Life of Erie County to help send an individual to camp in the summer. Registration may be found at RunSignUp.com, Huron5k.com or at Huronriverfest.com.

Race #2, July 18th Beulah Beach 5k. Beulah Beach is located halfway between Vermilion and Huron and serves as a Christian camp and retreat center. Proceeds from the Beulah Beach 5k will help with the cost of all programing. These include residential, day and family camps as well as recreational events. The 5k begins at 6pm and will be on roads and wooded trails. At the conclusion of the 5k there will be food trucks, lake swimming, zip-lines and a free music concert. Fun for the whole family! Learn more about Beulah Beach 5k at www.beulahbeach.org

Race #3th, August 8th is the NEW Abbey Rose Kudrin Foundation COLOR Run /walk and fun run conducted at Fabens Park and Oklahoma area, Huron, at 8:30am. This course this year will start at Fabens Park but go out into the Oklahoma area streets and back to Fabens, finishing on the Fabens sidewalks. The money raised goes to the Abbey Rose Kudrin Foundation whose mission is to provide hope and comfort for families grieving the loss of a child. Registration may be found on the website: www.abbeyrosekudrin.com

Race #4, Sept. 19th is the Huron PTO 5k Glo Stick race. The Huron PTO is a nonprofit parent/teacher organization. The proceeds from this race will go for supplemental educational materials for teachers and for supporting school activities. The 5k, a 7pm race, will start at Woodland school and run down the bike path to Huron HS and back. There will also be a glo stick kids run at the 5k.

Race #5, October31st is St. Peter Halloween Spooktacular race on Saturday Oct 29stat 9am. The race is run in the downtown area and some of Fabens Park. The money raised goes to the St. Pete’s school tuition. Registration may be found at www.stpeter5k.com

Race #6, November 26th, the final race, is the Judi Lively Memorial Thanksgiving Race hosted by The Gym. The race is run on the East side of town through various neighborhoods and Nickel Plate Beach. The money raised goes to the Judi Lively scholarship fund. Registration may be found at huronthegym.com