Event Information
🏃♂️🏃♀️ Lace Up & Make a Difference! Join the Portage FOP 145 First Annual 5K Run/Walk! 🚔👟
Get ready to hit the pavement for a great cause! Portage FOP 145 is excited to host our First Annual 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, July 19, at 8:00 a.m. – and we want YOU to be part of it!
This isn’t just a race—it’s an opportunity to support our community! Proceeds from this event will benefit our annual "Shop with a Cop" program, helping bring holiday joy to local children,
as well as other future community initiatives led by Portage FOP 145.
🏅 Why Join?
✔️ Run, Walk, or Stroll – All fitness levels welcome!
✔️ Support a Great Cause – Help make a difference in your community!
✔️ Meet Your Local Officers – Community, camaraderie, and fun!
✔️ Awesome Race Swag – T-shirts and Challenge Coin!
✔️ Age Group Awards – Prizes for top finishers in each age category!
Registration and Packet Pick Up
- Online Registration: All participants are required to register online. Online registration will continue to be available until 7:55 a.m. on race day
- 5K Run/Walk Start - 8:00 AM
- Early Registration until 06/19/2025 - Guarantee Shirt Size and Challenge Coin
- 5K Run/Walk Start - 8:00 AM
- Pre-Race Packet Pick Up:
- Dates: Friday, July 18, 2025 - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Location: Extra Mile Fitness Company, 3400 Calumet Ave, Valparaiso, Indiana 46383
- Onsite Packet Pick Up on Race Day:
- Starts: 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 a.m. (central standard time)
- Location: 2500 SPC Roy Buckley Way, Portage, IN 46368
TShirt and Awards
Registration Perks:
- Challenge Coin (guaranteed if registered by 06/19/2025)
- Custom Shirt (guaranteed if registered by 06/19/2025)
Event Features:
- Timing mats at the Starting Line and Chip Timing for Finish Results.
- Live results via text and email messaging.
- Directional signs at all turns.
- No processing fee for online signup.
- Finisher photo and video.
Awards:
- Custom awards
- Top Overall: Male and Female.
- Top 3 in Age Groups:
- 10 & under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69,70-74, 75 and up
Award Collection:
- Awards can be claimed within 14 days following the event at The Extra Mile Fitness Co., 3400 Calumet, Valparaiso, IN 46383.
- Unclaimed awards after 14 days will be donated or recycled.
- Race shirts not picked up on or before race day are not guaranteed.
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