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SUMMARY:Veterans Marathon and 5K
DESCRIPTION:The Bird Family is proud to continue the tradition of the 16th Annual Veterans Marathon\, a superb event honoring our nation’s Veterans.\nLocated in the heart of northeast Indiana\, Columbia City is a small-town community with true Hoosier values. It’s a community rooted in its agricultural heritage\, strengthened by its commercial and residential development\, and proud of its hometown heroes. \nIn honor of those servicemen and servicewomen throughout nation\, We present the 16th Annual Veterans Marathon\, Half-Marathon and Heroes 5K on November 2nd\, 2024. Located in Northeast Indiana. We can promise that flags will be waving at the start\, a gently rolling countryside course\, and a race experience you will always remember. The Veterans Marathon will be honoring the Coast Guard for its 16th running of the race\, the Heroes 5k will be honoring the Whitley County 911 Communications for 2024. The Veterans of Foreign Wars post 5582 out of Columbia City\, Indiana will be the recipient of 50% of the Veterans Marathon profits\, 25% will be donated to the Columbia City 911 Communications. \nStart time:\n8:00 am Eastern Standard Time for the Marathon\n8:00 am Eastern Standard Time for the Half-Marathon\n8:15 am Eastern Standard Time for the Heroes 5k \nEnd time:\nThe half-marathon course closes at 2:00 pm\, the full marathon course closes at 2:00 pm \nMarathon ( 2 Loops)  USATF Certification #:IN17015TDK.\nHalf Marathon USATF Certification #:IN17014TDK. \nHeroes 5k course will close by 9:30 am \nThe Heroes 5k has a 3 person team challenge where the total time of a team is added together to compete with other teams for a unique “Hero-based” award. \nPost-Race:\nAll post race festivities will take place on the courthouse lawn in and around the event tent. \nHot Soup donated by Columbia City’s Elks Lodge # 1417 and the Local VFW post 5582\, will be available to all participants free of charge post race as well as other refreshments.\nSoups available: Chicken Noodle\, Vegetarian Vegetable\, Chili \nUnique Awards that are made right here in Indiana using limestone mined from Bloomington\, Indiana will be up for grabs to the Top 2 in each division. Awards will be available for pick up at their respective times post race at the awards table. \nMore race information and details can be found at www.runveteransmarathon.com 
URL:https://www.columbiacityconnect.com/event/veterans-day-marathon-and-5k/
LOCATION:Downtown Columbia City\, 108 S Chauncey St\, Columbia City\, IN\, 46725\, United States
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