About This Race

Porter Fire's Stop, Drop and Run 5K is a run/walk at Hawthorne Park in Porter, IN, organized by the Porter Firefighters to raise funds for essential gear, training, and dive response development. A portion of funds is donated to the Warren "Skip" Highwood Memorial Foundation, which awards scholarships for emergency services careers. The course is a street and bike trail loop starting and finishing at Hawthorne Park, and the race is chip timed.

Course & Race Day Details

Mixed surface
Surface
Mixed Surface
T-Shirt
Race Swag
Porter Fire's Stop, Drop and Run 5K: T-Shirt

Hydration Support

Water stations at fire station (approx. 1.25 mile and 2.25 mile).

Awards

Medals for top 3 finishers by gender and age bracket; Top Overall Male & Female; Top 3 Male and Female in age groups 10 & under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 and up.

Charity Beneficiary

Porter Fire Department; Warren "Skip" Highwood Memorial Foundation

Race Weekend Logistics

Packet Pickup

Shirt pick up begins 7 a.m. on race day at Hawthorne Park

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Porter Fire's Stop, Drop and Run 5K 5K
$30.00
Increases Aug 08
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