Join us Saturday, August 31st, 2024, for the 1st Annual Overdose Awareness day - Breaking Down the Stigma 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Walk as we honor lives lost to drug overdose. The CDC estimated 107,543 U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2023. While this is a 3% decline from 110,029 deaths in 2022, this is 295 deaths per day. We will run and walk to remember those lives, as well as raise awareness. 

Date:

Saturday, August 31, 2024 

Place:

We have updated the course to due the Charles Berry Bridge Closure! Race begins and ends at Black River Landing. 421 Black River Ln, Lorain, OH 44052

Start Time:

Registration/Packet Pick Up - 8:00am 

5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Walk - 9:00am 

Total Event Time: 8am-12pm

Distance:

5K Run/Walk - Chip Timed

1 Mile Walk - Untimed 

General Registration:

5K Run/Walk & 1 Mile Walk Registration until Midnight Friday, August, 30th, 2024 - $30.00

Kids 12 and under are $15.00 

**All mailed entries must be received by Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Make checks payable to Hermes Sports & Events and mail entries to:

Hermes Sports & Events
2425 West 11th St. Suite #2
Cleveland, Ohio 44113

Race Day Registration/Packet Pickup:

5K Run/Walk & 1 Mile Walk Registration Saturday, July 31st, 2024 - $35.00

Kids 12 Years Old and Under are $20.00

Awards:

Top finishers will get a medal: Top 5 overall Male & Female / Top 5 Male & Female Masters Overall (60+); all participants will get a ribbon. 

Participants Receive:

• t-shirt
• Finisher Ribbon
• Purple Memory Candle
• Food voucher for food trucks

*Dogs are allowed but we ask that you line up in the back and have a short leash.