Coloma Glad-Peach 5k Run & Walk, 10k Run & Kids Fun Run

Saturday, August 5, 2023 Past event

8:30 AM EDT

Coloma, Michigan

$30.00 · 2 races

5km

Event summary

Join us for the vibrant Coloma Glad-Peach 5K Run & Walk, 10K Run, and Kids Fun Run on Saturday, August 5th, 2023, in the picturesque town of Coloma, Berrien. This exciting event is part of the annual Coloma Glad-Peach Festival, promising a day filled with fun, fitness, and community spirit. Runners will traverse the scenic Paw Paw River Bridge and the historic shores of Paw Paw Lake, while being cheered on by enthusiastic spectators and lively band squads.

Participants can look forward to an exhilarating atmosphere, complete with police escorts for leading runners and controlled traffic for safety. Families are encouraged to come out and support their loved ones, with designated areas for lawn chairs along the route for spectators. After crossing the finish line, enjoy a delicious brunch downtown and catch the festival parade at 1:00 PM. The festivities continue into the evening with music, entertainment, and a spectacular peach-tacular fireworks show starting at 10:30 PM. Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate health, community, and of course, peaches!

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5k Run

Includes T-Shirt

8:30 AM EDT

$30.00

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5k Walk

Includes T-Shirt

8:30 AM EDT

$30.00

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Organiser's description

Located in beautiful downtown Coloma in conjunction with the Coloma Glad-Peach Festival. Runners will be running across Paw Paw River Bridge and around the scenic, historic, Paw Paw Lake. Enjoy music, cheer squads, band squads, water, sprinklers, and timing along run courses. Leading runners will have police escort and all traffic will be controlled by city police and fire departments. Strollers and accompanying dogs MUST line-up and begin at the very end of the starting line. Dogs must maintain a 3-foot radius from any other participant not part of owner(s) family group. As you near the finish on West Street (between Washington and Jackson Streets), you will run through a spectators "runners parade" to cheer you on (your families are encouraged to bring and set up lawn chairs to cheer you on). After the run, join the community and have brunch downtown and enjoy festival parade at 1:00pm. Music and entertainment to follow throughout the day and evening. Peach-tacular fireworks show begins at 10:30pm.