Fremont Elite Runners Club plans 5K at Spiegel Grove

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FREMONT – Put on your favorite patriotic and presidential garb and run or walk the Presidents’ Day 5K on Feb. 17 at the Hayes Presidential Library and Museums to raise money for Hayes Presidential.

The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums in Fremont will host its first Presidents' Day 5K on Feb. 17.
The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums in Fremont will host its first Presidents' Day 5K on Feb. 17.

The Fremont Elite Runners Club is organizing the first Presidents’ Day 5K, which begins at 10 a.m. Registration is at 9 a.m. in the museum auditorium.

Event to benefit presidential center

Pre-registration is available online at https://fremonteliterunnersclub.com/events/presidents-day-5k/. Pre-registration costs $25, and day-of registration costs $30. Those who pre-register will receive a race T-shirt in the size they prefer.

The race, which is 5 kilometers or 3.1 miles, begins at the entrance to the museum and will follow a course in the area. Prizes will be awarded for first-place finishers in the men’s and women’s category and for the best costume.

All participants will receive a presidential-themed gift. Refreshments will be served in the auditorium. Race participants can tour the Hayes Home and museum for a $2 discount the day of the race.This race was formerly the Jingle Bell Run, which took place in December at Hayes Presidential. The runners club decided to change up the timing and make the run a Presidents’ Day weekend event instead.

The Fremont Elite Runners Club donates proceeds from this event to Hayes Presidential, as it did in the past with the Jingle Bell Run.

5K to include runners in presidential costumes

“The Fremont Elite Runners Club has been so generous to us by donating back race proceeds from the Jingle Bell Run,” said Sue Berryman, Hayes Presidential director of development. “We are excited to partner with them this year for the first Presidents' Day Run. In the past, many runners dressed in Christmas costumes; I can’t wait to see the presidential costumes this year.”

On the morning of the run, the main entrance to Spiegel Grove will be closed from 9:45 to 11:30 a.m. The Jefferson Gate off Hayes Avenue will instead be used for vehicle traffic during that time.

The Hayes Presidential Library and Museums is located at Spiegel Grove at the corner of Hayes and Buckland avenues. For information, call 419-332-2081, or visit rbhayes.org.

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