Race Information

Join us for the in-person 4-H Clover 5K at the Franklin County Fairgrounds on April 15, 2023.  Sign up with your friends and family and have a fun time running/walking for a purpose by supporting the Franklin County 4-H programs as well as area non-profit organizations!

 

Purpose of the 4-H Clover 5K

Young or old(er), runner or couch potato - we want you to be a part of our 2023 4-H Clover 5K!  

Celebrate one of the pillars of 4-H -- Health, to better living -- by running or walking on the grounds of the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Hilliard. The 4-H Clover 5K is a run with a purpose. All funds help support the Walk & Serve, a community service event that benefits over 10 area non-profits and the populations they serve. Click here for more information.

 

How to Participate

Register now and encourage your friends and family to sign up as well!

Register by March 26  to receive a race t-shirt! 

• Register through March 26, $25 (includes a race t-shirt)
  • race t-shirt
  • the first 100 registered will receive a goodie bag
  • a "woodal" (a wooden, hand-stamped commemorative medal)
  • breakfast ticket for a made-to-order omelet, fresh fruit and bottled water

• Register from March 27 - April 14, $25 (No race t-shirt option)
  • the first 100 registered will receive a goodie bag
  • a "woodal", (a wooden, hand-stamped commemorative medal)
  • breakfast ticket for a made-to-order omelet, fresh fruit and bottled water

• Register Day of Race - April 15, $30 (No race t-shirt option)
  • the first 100 registered will receive a goodie bag
  • a "woodal", (a wooden, hand-stamped commemorative medal)
  • breakfast ticket for a made-to-order omelet, fresh fruit and bottled water

*Due to ongoing global supply chain issues, we are no longer able to offer a $15 t-shirt add-on option. We sincerely apologize. 

 

Race Packet Pick Up: 

ALL race packets are to be picked up either Thursday, April 13 or Friday, April 14 from 5:00-7:00 pm in the Edwards Building at the Franklin County Fairgrounds.   **Packets and t-shirts will not be mailed so make sure you swing by April 13 or 14!  

• Franklin County Fair Grounds, 5035 Northwest Parkway, Hilliard, OH

 

Event Day! Saturday, April 15

Free parking is available at the fair grounds. Follow the signs and/or parking attendants.

 

7:30 a.m.: Packet pick up if not already acquired. $30 if registering for race.

8:30 a.m.: Race Begins

• Post race activities: Made-to-order omelets, fresh fruit and bottled water. Volunteers will be the presiding chefs.

9:15 a.m.: Award Presentation

9:30 a.m. - Noon: Walk & Serve (*see below)

Expand Your Community Focused Experience by Serving

* The Walk & Serve is from 9:30 a.m. - Noon in the Ganyard and Edwards Buildings on the Franklin County Fair Grounds. Enthusiastic 4-H members will lead you through hands-on activities to create special items for Central Ohio residents/animals served by organizations such as MASH -Military and Service Heroes Food Pantry, Ovarian Cancer Alliance, Buckeye Military Moms, Heart to Heart Food Pantry, American Cancer Society, Birthright, Cancer Support Community, Simply Living, Operation Evergreen-The Ohio Christmas Tree Association, Stitched Together, Enduring Hearts, OH Nurses Foundation, Moms 2B, and Gigi's Shelter for Dogs. Your race entry fee will support this event. Thank you for helping to make a difference!

 

Awards

• Everyone who finished the course will receive a hand-stamped "Woodal" - real wooden medals!
• Medals for the top male and female overall finisher
• Special awards for the top male and female in each age category:
  • 13 and under
  • 14-15
  • 16-17
  • 18-19
  • 20-29
  • 30-39
  • 40-49
  • 50-59
  • 60 and over