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Extra Parking Location
Roadhouse Bar has been kind enough to let us use their
parking lot on race day.
Because
of the snow, parking at Sunset will fill up quickly.
From
7:30-9:00 and after the race, two twelve passenger vans
will be shuttling runners from Roadhouse to Sunset.
Both
vans were acquired from Enterprise Rental in Valparaiso
for a very discounted price.
Roadhouse Bar sits at the northwest corner of US 6 and
Meridian Rd.
They
have a large lot in both the rear and east side of the
business.
Shuttles will run continuously back and forth.
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Challenge is on for runners,
walkers
Weather, terrain will make Valpo-area race arresting
By Ken Kosky
Date posted online: Monday, February 11, 2008
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP | Running and walking enthusiasts who
don't mind the possibility of a little snowfall or some
chilly temperatures can start the racing season a little
early.
The third annual Foot Pursuit 5K Run and Walk is set for
9 a.m. March 1 at Sunset Hill Farm County Park at U.S. 6
and Meridian Road in the Valparaiso area.
The race is organized by the Porter County Sheriff's
Department to benefit charities the police work with --
the American Red Cross in Porter County and the Timothy
Hecht Scholarship Fund. The Red Cross helps emergency
responders and victims at emergency scenes, and the
scholarship fund is in memory of a county officer who
died in 1999.
Police spokesman Lt. Chris Eckert said the race has a
police/fire challenge, pitting emergency responders
against each other in a team competition. But he said
the race also has become popular with people who aren't
emergency responders but who want to have fun and help
out some good causes.
"The first one was cold and windy with sideways sleet,
but it was still well attended," Eckert said.
"Last year it was cold, but wasn't terrible."
The 3.1-mile event, run over a wooded trail with rolling
hills, grows in popularity each year. The organizer,
police Cpl. Scott Hartz, is hoping to draw 300
participants. It is the first of 11 races in the 2008
XYZ Trail Race Series, a succession of runs in Northwest
Indiana and Michigan. It's also part of the Trail Runner
Magazine race series.
In addition, runners and walkers who wear a costume will
receive a prize. Last year, someone dressed in a gorilla
suit, another person dressed as a beer keg and others
dressed as jail inmates, Hartz said.
The entry fee is $10 without a shirt; $16 with a shirt
before Feb. 22 or $20 on race day. For more information,
e-mail
footpursuit@portercountysheriff.com, visit
www.portercountysheriff.com/footpursuit or
call (219) 477-3045, ext. 4000.
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