Veterans’ 5K and 1-Mile Walk returns to Switchyard Park on Saturday, November 11

BLOOMINGTON – The Veterans’ 5K and 1-Mile Walk return to Switchyard Park on Saturday, November 11, from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Come run, ruck, or roll your way through the park in honor of our nation’s veterans and first responders.

Registration fees are $30 for civilians and $25 for active military members, veterans, and first responders. Participants 10 years and younger are free.

Register online by clicking here by 5 p.m. on Friday, November 10.

On-site registration as space allows begins at 8 a.m. on the morning of the race. Packet pick-up and on-site registration will take place at the outdoor Bosque, near the Switchyard Park Pavilion.

The festivities begin at 8:35 a.m. with a short presentation by Jennifer Jenkins from the Wounded Warrior Project. Following that, Boy Scouts of America Troop 1148 will present the colors at 8:50 a.m.

The 5K begins promptly at 9 a.m., with the 1-Mile Walk following at 9:15 a.m.

Be sure to come out for a fun morning of fitness and honoring those who have served our country.

Route for 5k will start on the B-Line trail, near the Community Foundation Spray Pad. Runners will head south on the B-Line, towards Country Club Drive. The route will circle back north, looping around the dog parks and performance stage lawn, before heading north towards Grimes St. The 5k route ends with a turn at Grimes St. to return back to the start/finish line.
Route for 1-mile walk starts on the B-Line trail near the Community Foundation Spray Pad. The route will travel south for 1/2 mile, turning around and finishing at the Start/Finish line.

On-site refreshments and resources for veterans and their families will be available for those who wish to partake.

For more information contact Shelby Drake at shelby.drake@bloomington.in.gov.