Harvest Hustle 5K

Name: Harvest Hustle 5K
Start: 2024-10-26T09:00:00-05:00
Location: 1517 24th St S, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494, United States

Schedule

Sat Oct 26 2024 at 09:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

1517 24th St S, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494, United States | Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Register Here:
https://harvesthustlewr.itsyourrace.com/
Harvest Hustle brings opportunity for community connection and giving back
Wisc. Rapids, Wis. - It’s Hustle Time! The Harvest Hustle is the newest community gathering and fun event this fall. Are you looking for another race to run before the snow flies? Have you been thinking about a new challenge for you and your family to enjoy? Do you want to connect with your fellow neighbors and give back to this great community?
The Harvest Hustle 5K is for you!
“The Harvest Hustle brings together a number of threads of Immanuel’s Ministries,” said Nic Cass, director of family ministry at Immanuel Lutheran Church and School. “A part of our mission at Immanuel is to serve community. This fun run will serve several organizations in our community that are doing great work while also serving all runners and walkers with a great place to come together.”
The race will be held in conjunction with Immanuel Lutheran Church’s Pumpkin Patch. Coming in October, there will be pumpkins filling up the church’s new location off of Kellner Road next to Home Depot. Each weekend in October there will be extra activities to enjoy while you shop for your perfect pumpkin, including the Harvest Hustle.
The 5K will be held on Oct. 26. It starts at the church parking lot and heads out through the business park. A full map can be found on the race registration page. There will be volunteers, water stations and plenty of fun along the course. Also, the signature feature of the Harvest Hustle will be the Mission Mile, sponsored by Mission Coffee- Rapids.
For the last stretch of the race route (also known as the Mission Mile), participants will be cheered on by local non-profit organizations. Runners are encouraged to bring loose change to fill their buckets as they pass by. A portion of each registration will also be divided among the organizations.
“The Mission Mile is just another way that Mission Coffee pours back into the community,” said owner Jen Oswald. “Mission Coffee is proud to sponsor this unique race element. Running provides a healthy way for families to connect. And the Mission Mile gives our local non-profit organizations support and exposure. They work hard to support our community and we want to support them.”
The nonprofits featured in this year’s Mission Mile will be Hannah Center, Love, Inc. and Immanuel Lutheran Church’s youth ministry.
The 5K festivities will begin with a Kids Dash. Kids will be invited to run a short quarter mile course to kick off the event. Then the official 5K begins at 9 a.m. This fun, easy run features an easy out and back run along a flat, safe course. It is fun for all abilities of running and walking.
“The Wisconsin Rapids area has so many great locations for running and the Harvest Hustle 5K is no different,” said Kurt Heuer, who is helping with race planning. “The route will be great for runners and walkers of all abilities. We want to provide an easy way for people to get into the sport of running or meet other runners in the community. And supporting a great cause makes it all the more worthwhile.”