About the Stuart Bennett Memorial 5k
The course runs on the Lavern Gibson Championship Course, a road route in Terre Haute that has hosted serious competitive running. It is a flat, fast surface that runners who care about their time tend to appreciate. The race honors a young man who grew up running these kinds of events, and that context sits quietly behind the whole morning.
The race falls on Labor Day morning, which shapes the crowd. Families show up, and so do people who knew Stuart or knew of him. The Stu Strong Foundation, which supports local youth sports and scholarships, is the reason the race exists, so there is a sense of purpose to the gathering that goes beyond the finish line.
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