Turkey-Wanis 5K
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 09:00
- Entry fee
- $30.00
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The fourth annual Thanksgiving morning 5K in Wellington, Ohio - now sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Wellington. The race/walk begins at 9am on a flat, fast, and accurate course through residential Wellington. Runners, walkers, dogs, and strollers are welcome. Age group awards, male and female, from 10 and under to 70-plus. All registrants are automatically entered into the Pumpkin Pie raffle! Free parking at the stadium where registration occurs, the race ends, and the awards ceremony takes place. Proceeds will benefit the Kiwanis "Adopt a Family at Christmas" program.
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Wellington is a small town in Lorain county, Ohio, some 20 miles south of Lake Erie. It was established in 1855 and came to national prominence in 1858 when some three dozen men stormed the town hotel, rescued a runaway slave from a US posse, and smuggled him to freedom in Canada.
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