Fremont Runners Club to have third annual Presidents’ Day 5K at Spiegel Grove

Put on your favorite patriotic and presidential garb and run or walk the Presidents’ Day 5K on Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums.

The Fremont Elite Runners Club is organizing the third annual Presidents’ Day 5K, which begins at 10 a.m. Registration is from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. in the museum.

Pre-registration is available online at www.Runsignup.com or www.fremonteliterunnersclub.com or by U.S. mail. Pre-registration costs $25 and must be done by Friday, Jan. 30.

Those who pre-register will receive a race T-shirt in the size they prefer. A $2 fee is added for size XXL shirts.

Day-of registration costs $30. The runners club generously donates proceeds from the run to Hayes Presidential.

Runners and walkers are welcome.

The race, which is 5 kilometers or 3.1 miles, begins at the entrance to the museum and will follow a course in the area. Prizes will be awarded for first-place finishers in the men’s and women’s category and for the best costume.

The first 100 registered participants will receive a participation gift. Refreshments will be served in the auditorium.

On the morning of the run, the main entrance to Spiegel Grove will be closed from 9:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Jefferson Gate off Hayes Avenue will instead be used for vehicle traffic during that time.

Hayes Presidential is America’s first presidential library and the forerunner of the federal presidential library system. It is partially funded by the state of Ohio and affiliated with the Ohio History Connection. Hayes Presidential is located at Spiegel Grove on Buckland Avenue.

For information, call 419-332-2081, or visit rbhayes.org. Like Hayes Presidential on Facebook and follow on Instagram at rbhayespres and on Bluesky at rbhayespres.bsky.social.