Louisville St. Patrick's Day

2026 - Monkey See Monkey Do! How far can your team go in 24 hours?

This is a 4 person / 8 person team relay event. You decide how to break up the miles. Some will run 1 mile at a time. Some will run a few miles at once. Stay for the full 24 hours or just however long you want to stay. It is up to you! Each team will have a 10x10 space to set up a tent / team site.

The Lone Ape - You can also run the event SOLO. Just remember that it is a SELF-SUPPORTED effort. We are not an Ultra. Yes, there will be water, Gatorade, and snacks under the pavilion about 100 meters away from the course.

COURSE

• A 1 mile loop course at Veterans Park in Plain Township

• We will run Counter Clockwise

• There is the mildly challenging "Gorilla Hill" at the start but then a crazy long downhill that follows

SWAG

• Participants receive a great event shirt

• A cool finisher medal

• Food during the event

AWARDS

• Top Team in the below categories

• Open Men / Masters Men

• Open Women / Masters Women

• Open Coed / Masters Coed

• ** Masters means all runners over 40. If ONE runner is under 40 then you are an Open team

• Final Awards will be available in the pavilion 5 minutes after the event

Come Join the 5th Annual Sancta Clara Nun Run! October 18, 2025

The 5K will run through the neighboring streets, the Middlebranch trail and finally through the monastery grounds with many cheering nuns!

The awards ceremony with refreshments and food will follow at St. George's reception hall.

We have a shirt only option for those who cannot run or walk the course but still would like to support the Poor Clares sisters.

Strollers are welcome and a free kids fun run starts at 8:40 followed by the 5K at 9:00.

All proceeds will benefit The Sancta Clara Monastery & it's renovations. Donations can be made by going to www.poorclares.org.

Donations can also be made through the donate button on the registration page.

Please note due to fire code regulations and parking the registration is limited to the first 300 participants!

Schedule:

Location - St George Byzantine Catholic, 1121 44th St NE, Canton, OH, 44714

7:30 AM - Packet Pickup Opens

8:40 AM - Free 100 Yards Kids Fun Run

9:00 AM - 5K Run/Walk Starts follow by the Award Ceremony

Awards:

All Finishers get a running nun medal!

Top 3 Overall Male & Female

Top 3 Age Groups Male & Female: 9 & under, 10-14, 15-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 & over

See the course map here!

CANTON RUCK RUN 5K

Saturday, November 7, 2026 | Plain Township Memorial Park

Year Two. Bigger Mission. Deeper Impact.

The Canton RUCK RUN 5K is more than a race — it’s a community-driven movement built to honor service, support local veterans, and bring people together with purpose.

Whether you ruck, run, or walk, every step you take helps strengthen the lives of those who served our country and the organizations that support them right here in our community.

In our inaugural year, this event sold out in just 100 days, raised $4,000 for local veterans’ service organizations, and rallied volunteers to adopt 30 local veterans’ families during the holidays — filling Christmas tree tags and collecting food and toys for the SAM Center.

Year Two is about building on that momentum.

Our goal for 2026 is to double participation, expand sponsorship support, and honor even more veterans along the course — and we invite you to be part of building what comes next.

WHO THIS RACE IS FOR

Veterans & active duty service members

Civilians who want to move with meaning

Walkers, runners, ruckers, families, students, and teams

Anyone who believes honoring service is worth showing up for

You don’t have to be fast.

You don’t have to carry weight.

You just have to care.

WHERE THE IMPACT GOES

Proceeds from the Canton RUCK RUN 5K directly benefit local veterans’ service organizations, including:

• SAM Center

• Veterans Service Commission

• Other local veterans organizations serving Stark County

Your registration supports real people, real families, and real needs — right here at home.

FINISHER MEDALS

All race finishers will receive a custom 2026 Canton Ruck Run 5K medal — a meaningful keepsake symbolizing participation, purpose, and impact.

TRIBUTE SIGNS – HONOR A HERO

Tribute Signs are a powerful way to honor a veteran who has impacted your life or to show your organization’s support.

• $30 per Tribute Sign

• Include the veteran’s name and branch of service

• Signs are displayed prominently along the course

• Participants may take their sign home after the race

• Organizations purchasing tribute signs should email their logo to:

[email protected]

Proceeds from Tribute Signs directly benefit local veterans’ service organizations.

SAVE THE DATE — REGISTER EARLY

This is a race people plan for — and it fills fast.

Register early, invite others, and be part of a growing tradition that honors service and strengthens our community year after year.

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