There’s a deadline approaching for runners who want to get an early bird discount on registration for the inaugural Hoptown Half Marathon and 5K.
The races are Sept. 28, and there’s a $10 discount for those who register by midnight July 31, according to a news release from Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation.
Organizers hope to attract 1,000 runners. The race day coincides with two other events downtown the last weekend of September — the second annual Hoptown HarvestFest and Kentucky Bourbon Mashoree, and the Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Chili Cook-off.
Planters Bank is the half marathon sponsor, and Jennie Stuart Health is the 5K sponsor.
Proceeds from the race will benefit non-profit partners of United Way of the Pennyrile.
Runners in the half marathon will receive a commemorative medal and a long-sleeve performance shirt.
Race-day registration and packet pickup will be at the Christian County Justice Center downtown.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
