Operation Shoebox 5k/1 Mile
About this race
Event Timing: October 17th, 2026 race begins at 9 AM, packet pickup begins at 8 AM
Event Address: New Life Baptist Church 51 Ridgeway St. Greencastle, IN 46135
Purpose of this race is to raise money for the shipping costs of sending Christmas shoeboxes in partnership with Samaritan's Purse. More info about this organization can be found at:
https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/
For the entry fee of $20 for the 5k, and $20 for the 1 Mile participants will receive a T-shirt, some basic refreshments and participation in the race.
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- Greencastle 5K Races 3 races
- Greencastle Running Calendar 2026 5 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 6 Greencastle events
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