About the Love Runs Strong 5K Benefiting Tucker Strong Foundation
The course starts and finishes at Ulmer Park on Jefferson Street, so runners return to the same spot where the morning began. The race supports the Tucker Strong Foundation and its work with children and families dealing with pediatric cancer, which gives the crowd a particular warmth. Walkers and runners tend to show up together here.
Ulmer Park serves as the central hub, handling both the start and the finish in one place. That setup makes it easy to settle in before and linger after the race wraps up.
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Distances & Start Times
3.1 Miles2/6/2027 09:00$30
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