2017 - Thanksgiving Wattle
2017 distances
Running
Thanksgiving Wattle 5K Run/Walk
Feel good about participating in an Event where you can join family and friends, and a large amount of event proceeds will go to our Charities, the Grove City Food Pantry. Your donation can help the GC Food Pantry buy needed foods from the MidOhio Food Bank with much purchasing power. More so than your same money can buy at a local grocer and then donate to them. The GC Food Pantry is the local pantry located on site at the Church with the Purple Doors. It is a 501c3 charity, and it is 100% staffed by volunteers. They help 1000's of families a year by providing basic supplies for those qualified.
Primrose Children's Run
100% of Primrose Children Run Race fees will be donated directly to the Grove City Food Pantry. On the day of the event, finishers will receive a medal, a juice packet, and a cookie. Two Heats: First Heat: Start time: 8:30am Sharp. Generally designed for 2-5 year olds. This will be a 150-200 yard dash. It will start 200 yards from the Start/Finish Arch. We will set up a makeshift Starting line west of the Start/Finish Arch at about 200 yards away from the Arch. Children will run East and chase (mascot) Turkeys, Pilgrims (and possibly Batman) to the finish line. Once arriving at the Finish line, they will receive medals, juice and a cookie. At Packet Pick Up they will pick up a bib, t-shirt and a goodie back with a McDonald’s Happy Meal Voucher 2nd Heat: Start time: 8:32am Generally designed for 6-9 year olds (but we have known 3-5 year olds in Heat 1 to do a repeat here?) This event will start at the Start/Finish arch at approximately 8:32 am. Children will run West on Lamplighter Drive for about 300 yards, do a loop and return. They also will chase (the now tiring) above characters. The runners run through the Start/Finish arch, finishing in front of the emcee stage. Once arriving at the Finish line, they will receive medals, juice and a cookie. At Packet Pick Up they will pick up a bib, t-shirt and a goodie bag with a McDonald’s Happy Meal Voucher. If you have any other questions, please feel free to email me at thankgsgivingwattle@gmail.com
Turkey Leg 100 Yard Run/Walk (for Athletes with Special Needs and Support Members*) *Optional
The Turkey Leg 100 will start at approximately 9:05am. (Just prior to this, the 5K Run will start at 9:00am. 5K Runners and Walkers are queued up in what is known as the Starting Chute.) Once the last 5K Walkers clear the Start Line on their 5K Walk, it will be approximately 9:03am. They will cover the first 100 yards past the start in a minute or so. Hence, the 100 Yard Line will be a good place to hold a brief event on an adapted course only after all walkers have cleared it. This run/walk is designed for those with special needs in the disabled community. They should have someone assisting them if needed to finish in 5 minutes. The Turkey Leg 100 Event will cover the last 100 yards of the Wattle 5K course and entrants will be able to cross the Finish Line under the Finish Line Arch, receive a medal, a pumpkin pie, and enjoy the Finish Line Refreshments. The Lead Runners from the 5K will be finishing near 15 minutes from the Start. Hence, we need to ask everyone to support entrants in finishing the 100 yard course in 5 minutes or under. To get the Turkey Leg 100 Started on Time, it is very important that Turkey Leg 100 entrants are ready and waiting near the Turkey Leg 100 signs on the sidewalks of Lamplighter Drive, 100 yards West of the Finish Line. They need to be here no later than 8:45am. In this way they can see some Pre-Event Ceremonies, and the Start of the 5K.
Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Grove City yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 7:26 AM and sets at 5:11 PM local time (EST) in Grove City on November 23, 2017 — 9h 44m of daylight.
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