Fighting Hunger 5K Run/Walk

Date: November 7, 2009

Start Time: 8:30 AM

Location: Matthew 25: Ministries
11060 Kenwood Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242

View 2009 Race Results. Congratulations and thank you to all who participated in the 2009 Fighting Hunger 5K. The event was a huge success, and the money raised will greatly impact the poorest of the poor.

Photos from the 2009 Fighting Hunger 5K. Magic Moments Photography will donate 20% of all orders to Matthew 25: Ministries.

Course:

5K Run/Walk - The 3.1 mile course starts and finishes at Matthew 25: Ministries. Participants head north on Kenwood Road and wind through Blue Ash. Turn around at Blue Ash's Sports Center, featuring the reconstructed Crosley Field. The course is USATF certified.

Registration:

Pre-Registration* - $20 adults; $15 high school students
Race Day Registration* - $25 adults; $20 high school students
Group Rates (6 or More) - $14 per person

Online Pre-Registration closed at noon on Thursday, Nov. 5. Race day registration opens at 7:00 AM at Matthew 25: Ministries.

Print off Registration Form and mail it in.

All participants receive a long-sleeved Fighting Hunger 5K T-shirt, a goody bag, and post-race refreshments (don't miss the chocolate fountain)!

Packet pick-up is available at Fleet Feet Sports Cincinnati (9525 Kenwood Road) on Thursday, November 5 from 4pm to 8pm. Race registration will be available during this time at pre-registration rates.

Awards:

Awards to top three overall male & female
Awards to top three in each category
Door prizes awarded at random

Categories include male & female runners 14-under, 15-18, 19-24, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-69, 70/over

Awards ceremony and celebration follows the race at approximately 10:00 AM.

Additional Information:

Parking available in the Matthew 25: Ministries lot and surrounding businesses
Bring a canned good to support Matthew 25: Ministries' Fighting Hunger Food Drive.
Watch Local 12's Fighting Hunger 5K PSA
Get directions

Event Sponsors:

Trade Sponsor:

Food Drive Sponsor:

“Everyone is extremely excited here at school since the containers (of school supplies) have arrived… I would like to express my sincere thanks to you and everyone at Matthew25 for all the hard and loving work you are doing to bring lots of sunshine and HOPE into the lives of many of these desperately poor learners.”

-	Thurston Brown, Principal, Mannenburg Secondary School, Cape Town, South Africa

In 2009, Matthew 25 shipped 413 40-foot containers with 7,861,140 pounds of humanitarian aid.