Love is Love 5k Run/Walk

-Proceeds from the race benefit LGBTQ+ Outreach of Porter County -Race is held at Bluhm County Park 3855 S 1100 W, Westville, IN 46391. -Run and Walk start at 8:00 am Central -Packet pick-up, race day sign-ups and post-race snacks will be at the shelter near the parking lot of the park. -We are doing old school timing for runners in the race. After finishing you will receive a popsicle stick with a number on it. That is your overall place in the race please turn-in that stick ASAP to the volunteers at the shelter. If you are in the top three in your age group, you will receive your medal after turning the stick in. No formal awards ceremony -Runners please place your bib on the front of your shirts. -All runners/walkers will be starting at the same time. We will start across the street from the parking lot. We need walkers in the back and runners in front. Please seat yourself based on pace. -The water stop will be at the 1.5-mile mark, and this is also your turn around point. You will follow the same route back to the finish. The route will be marked with flags and arrow signs at major turns. -Here is link to the route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43002963 -There are no bathrooms on the course please keep that in mind. -Snacks, water and Powerade will be available at the shelter after you finish. -There will be old Crazy Legs Race Series items for sale for $10 with the proceeds going to LGBTQ+ Outreach of Porter County The purpose Crazy Legs Race Series (CLRS) is to promote non-pavement/pavement races in the Northwest Indiana region through the development and management of new and existing races. At all our events you will experience fun and challenging course design in a low-key atmosphere. Races will be held in parks or areas in the Lake, Porter and Laporte counties. The Crazy Legs Race Series welcomes and encourages participation in our events by all individuals regardless of their sexual orientation, biological sex, gender identity, or gender expression. Transgender runners may register as the gender they identify with and there is no documentation needed. The Crazy Legs Race Series would like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we host our races is the seized territory of the Miami, Shawnee, and Illinois Nations. Refugees from other nations also resided in the area we use, including the Lenape (Delaware). We honor those who have stewarded this land throughout the generations