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EVENTS
  • sharetheglow Memorial 5K Glow Run:- Run 3.1 Miles
RACE DATE
Friday, June 3, 2016
Start Time
7:00pm
REGISTRATION WEBSITE
Entry Fee
$25.00
Location
Elgin High School
Address
1239 Keener Road
CITY
Marion
STATE/TERR
Ohio
Zip
43302
COUNTRY
USA
Phone
740-361-7718
Description

Pre-registration 5K Glow run or Glow walk-$25.00 (free t-shirt and memorial glow bracelet)

Late registration 5K Glow run or Glow walk-$25.00(memorial glow bracelet) a limited number of glow t-shirts available for purchase.

$5.00 doation-register day of the event for 5k Glow run only (free memorial glow bracelet)

Kids run - 3 categories: 7 & under, age 8-11 and age 12-15. 5K glow run 8 age categories 16-56+. Awards given top 3 overall male/female across all age brackets. Awards to first place male/female in each age bracket. 

Glow Walk - following 5K-10pm.

This is a fundraising event with all proceeds going directly to the Share the Glow KLRL Scholarship Fund. Scholarships  will be gifted to a deserving Elgin HS senior who has participated in track or cross-country, and is enrolled for college or university directly folowing graduation.


Course Info

5K Glow Run  and Fun Walk event mapped to the Elgin High School Cross-country route 3.1 miles. Route will have solar markers after dusk.

Directions

From Marion Ohio, east to west. Take route 95 west to route 203 turn left (south) cross railroad tracks proceed approximately 1.3 miles to Keener Road. Take a right on Keener Road. Elgin HighSchool is approximately 1/2 mile on left at curve. Parking on both sides of Keener Road. (Route is also mapped for both sides of Keener Rd.)

From west (Kenton or Lima, Ohio) Route 37 to Rt. 309 to Big Island turn right on Rt. 203 (aka Prospect - Upper Sandusky Rd,), cross rt. 95, cross tracks, continue to Keener Rd., take a right on Keener Rd. (west), school is approximately 1/2 mile on left side at curve.

From south (Delaware, Ohio) Route 23 North to Waldo exit, turn left at exit, tur right at Duke station, proceed on Rt. 423 to Bethlehem Rd., turn left onto Bethlehem Rd. crossing the railraod tracks and over the following road intersections: Benzler, Smeltzer, Schweinfurth, Gooding, Dunbar, railroad tracks, Nickelson, and Hughes. At the next intersection it will be Rt. 203. take a right at intersection. Stop at Rt 4, continue straight on Rt. 203. Crossover Rt. 739 at lumber yard and continue straight on Rt. 203 or LaRue Prospect Rd. At stop turn right in 1000 ft, turn left. Now on LaRue-Prospcet Rd. School is approximately 2 miles on right at Keener Rd. - turn Right at Keener-parking on both sides.

Other Info

This is the First Annual Event held in memory of Kara Lyn Ratliff Lust, who in June 2015 at age of 39 passed away from esophageal cancer. Kara was an avid runner and participated in many surrounding area running events including the Columbus Marathon.

Her family, including her husband Brad, who teaches at Elgin (Kara's alma mater) and her son Nash, who attends third grade at Elgin along with many staff members and friends assiting with the event, hope the 5K memroial scholarship Glow Run and walk to honor Kara's memory continues for many years to come.

Consessions, glow fun items for purchasing, live DJ's, facepainting, and numerous raffle items just to name a few.

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