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- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 09:30
- Entry fee
- $30.00
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Join us on Thanksgiving Day for the Gobble Wobble 5K presented by Purdue Federal Credit Union! This is a 5K race that you can run or walk, taking place in West Lafayette at Cumberland Park. The event supports the local Food Finders Food Bank through donations and is a great way to kick off your Thanksgiving week festivities! We encourage both runners and walkers to register for the event. Bring your friends, family, and furry sidekicks...it's fun for all! Strollers and wagons are allowed, however, we ask you start in the back when lining up at the start line. This goes for anyone running or walking with a dog as well.
The race is limited to 400 chip timed participants and 100 free (no hat or chip time) participants.
If you would still like to participate, you can sign up in store until Wednesday November 27th for a free (no chip time bib) entry. We do encourage a food donation to Food Finders.
Race Start: 9:30 AM
Race Location: Cumberland Park in West Lafayette, IN
RACE POM POM BEANIE:
A race pom pom beanie is included with CHIP-TIMED bib registration only. The hat says "RUN, GOBBLE, NAP".
PACKET PICK-UP FOR ALL REGISTRANTS:
Packet pick-up will be on Wednesday, November 26th from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM at Fleet Feet in West Lafayette. Donations for Food Finders can be dropped off during this time as well. We will also accept donations on Thanksgiving morning at the event if you can't make it to packet pick-up. If you are registering for the free event, you are required to wear a bib as well. They will be available at packet pickup as well.
REGISTRATION:
You must register online in order to participate in the event. Participants can register for a chip-timed bib, chip-timed bib registration is $30.00 (excludes RunSignUp processing fee) and each participant will receive one pom pom beanie.
CHIP-TIMED registration will close on November 26th at 6:00pm or whenever we hit 400 registrants.
DONATIONS:
In order to support Food Finders, we're accepting both monetary and food donations. All donations can be dropped off during store hours at Fleet Feet in West Lafayette. Monetary donations are accepted in the form of cash or check. Please make checks payable to Food Finders Food Bank. We will also collect donations on the morning of the event.
Here is a link to Food Finders website that lists the items they are in need of the most: https://www.food-finders.org/get-involved/#donate-food
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West Lafayette is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. The population was 44,595 at the 2020 census. West Lafayette sits across the Wabash River from its sister city, Lafayette, and is a college town, home to Purdue University. It is the most densely populated city in Indiana, located 65 miles (105 km) northwest of Indianapolis and 113 miles (182 km) southeast of Chicago.
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