Turkey Toss 5k

Here are FYI’s for Turkey Toss 5k on Sunday, November 26th:

-The race is held at Hawthorne Park 500 Ackerman Drive, Porter, IN 46304. Online sign ups close on Friday, November 24th at 6:00 pm. Do not fear there will be race day sign ups beginning at 8:15 am. Race Day sign-up fees will be $35 cash or check or Venmo

-All runners will receive a turkey hat

-Race start is at 9 am Central Time (please note for those coming from Eastern Time Zone)

-Course will be on pavement and bike trail. The route will be marked with flags and arrow signs at major turns. The volunteers will be out there to guide you as well. The course link https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38379737 BE AWARE there is construction going on at Yost school (Beam Street) which is on the route. I will be having you run on gravel until you get to the Fire Station then you will get back on the bike trail. You will do the same on the way back.

-Old school timing for this race. You will receive a popsicle stick with a number on it when you finish. Please turn that stick into the person at the community center ASAP. No formal award ceremony if you win overall male/female and top 3 in your age group you will receive medals after you turn your stick in.

-Packet pick-up, race day sign-ups, food and bathrooms are in the community center. Water, snacks, coffee, and Gatorade will be provided after the race.

-Part of the proceeds will benefit Friends of the Indiana Dunes (FOID). For information, please visit their website https://dunefriends.org

-I will be selling my old Crazy Legs Race Series t-shirts and other items for $5 for the proceeds will go to Friends of the Indiana Dunes.

-This race will feature "Turkey Bowling" using this 4-pound frozen turkey. Six lucky raffle winners will get a chance to bowl to win prizes. One raffle ticket will be in your goodie bag and extra tickets can be purchased for $1. You have two shots to knock down all the plastic bowling pins. If you obtain a strike or spare you win. We will pull the lucky winners to bowl after everyone completes the race. We will do the “Turkey Bowling” inside the community center.

-Big thank you to all our volunteers.

The purpose Crazy Legs Race Series (CLRS) is to promote non-pavement/pavement races in the Northwest Indiana region through the development and management of new and existing races. At all our events you will experience fun and challenging course design in a low-key atmosphere. Races will be held in parks or areas in the Lake, Porter and Laporte counties.

The Crazy Legs Race Series welcomes and encourages participation in our events by all individuals regardless of their sexual orientation, biological sex, gender identity, or gender expression. Transgender runners may register as the gender they identify with and there is no documentation needed. In the registration process there is not a non-binary (NB) selection. Please register then email stofko121@yahoo.com after registration and we will amend our records.

The Crazy Legs Race Series would like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we host our races is the seized territory of the Miami, Shawnee, and Illinois Nations. Refugees from other nations also resided in the area we use, including the Lenape (Delaware). We honor those who have stewarded this land throughout the generations.