Operation Full Plates – 5K to 50 Mile Virtual Challenge
- Date Sat 1st November 2025 - Thu 25th December 2025
- Location Virtual Event
- Price $27.50 - $107.00
- Races 6 races
- Distances 5km, 10km, Ultra
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Event summary
Get ready to make a difference this holiday season with the Operation Full Plates – 5K to 50 Mile Virtual Challenge! Kicking off on Saturday, November 1, 2025, and running through Thursday, December 25, 2025, this uplifting event invites participants from Harrisburg, Saline, and beyond to join a mission that truly matters.
Choose your distance, with options ranging from a 5K all the way up to a 50-mile challenge. Whether you prefer running, walking, rowing, or rucking, every step you take helps provide meals for families facing food scarcity. This incredible initiative, hosted by Shirts For Vets, aims to support Heavens Kitchen Food Pantry, a vital resource for the community. By registering, you'll not only receive a commemorative digital bib but also the satisfaction of knowing that your efforts are transforming miles into meals. Gather your family, lace up your shoes, and let’s show Southern Illinois that together, we can ensure no one goes hungry this holiday season!
Choose your distance, with options ranging from a 5K all the way up to a 50-mile challenge. Whether you prefer running, walking, rowing, or rucking, every step you take helps provide meals for families facing food scarcity. This incredible initiative, hosted by Shirts For Vets, aims to support Heavens Kitchen Food Pantry, a vital resource for the community. By registering, you'll not only receive a commemorative digital bib but also the satisfaction of knowing that your efforts are transforming miles into meals. Gather your family, lace up your shoes, and let’s show Southern Illinois that together, we can ensure no one goes hungry this holiday season!
Organiser's Description
male sign Miles That Matter: Virtual Run/Walk for Heavens Kitchen
Hosted by Shirts For Vets
Benefiting Heavens Kitchen Food Pantry Harrisburg, Illinois
Distances: 5K 10K Half Marathon Marathon 50 Mile Challenge
Description
Across Southern Illinois, families are struggling to put food on the table. For many, a warm meal isnt guaranteed its a hope. Heavens Kitchen Food Pantry has been a lifeline for countless local families, serving those facing food scarcity right here in our own community.
Now, Shirts For Vets is asking our neighbors, friends, and fellow veterans to join us in making a difference one step at a time.
Miles That Matter is more than a run or a walk. Its a mission. Every registration, every mile, and every photo shared helps provide meals for families who need it most. Whether you complete 3 miles or 50, your effort feeds hope.
Were calling on our community to come together now more than ever. Lace up your shoes, gather your family, and help us turn miles into meals. Run, walk, row, ruck whatever moves you and lets prove that when Southern Illinois comes together, no one gets left behind.
Event Highlights
Participate from anywhere track your miles however you like.
Choose your challenge: 5K to 50 Miles.
All proceeds go directly to Heavens Kitchen Food Pantry of Harrisburg, IL.
Every participant receives a commemorative digital bib.
Team and family registration available because doing good is better together.
Hosted By: Shirts For Vets
A veteran-founded organization dedicated to giving back through community action and fundraising.
Gear Up & Give Back isnt just our motto its how we serve. Together, we can make sure every table in Southern Illinois has a meal to share.
Hosted by Shirts For Vets
Benefiting Heavens Kitchen Food Pantry Harrisburg, Illinois
Distances: 5K 10K Half Marathon Marathon 50 Mile Challenge
Description
Across Southern Illinois, families are struggling to put food on the table. For many, a warm meal isnt guaranteed its a hope. Heavens Kitchen Food Pantry has been a lifeline for countless local families, serving those facing food scarcity right here in our own community.
Now, Shirts For Vets is asking our neighbors, friends, and fellow veterans to join us in making a difference one step at a time.
Miles That Matter is more than a run or a walk. Its a mission. Every registration, every mile, and every photo shared helps provide meals for families who need it most. Whether you complete 3 miles or 50, your effort feeds hope.
Were calling on our community to come together now more than ever. Lace up your shoes, gather your family, and help us turn miles into meals. Run, walk, row, ruck whatever moves you and lets prove that when Southern Illinois comes together, no one gets left behind.
Event Highlights
Participate from anywhere track your miles however you like.
Choose your challenge: 5K to 50 Miles.
All proceeds go directly to Heavens Kitchen Food Pantry of Harrisburg, IL.
Every participant receives a commemorative digital bib.
Team and family registration available because doing good is better together.
Hosted By: Shirts For Vets
A veteran-founded organization dedicated to giving back through community action and fundraising.
Gear Up & Give Back isnt just our motto its how we serve. Together, we can make sure every table in Southern Illinois has a meal to share.
Races
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5K Run/Walk Feed a Family 5K
Incl. $2.50 Fee
$27.50
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10K Challenge Double the Distance, Double the Difference
Incl. $3.10 Fee
$38.10
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Half Marathon Miles of Hope
Incl. $3.70 Fee
$48.70
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Full Marathon Operation Full Plates
Incl. $4.30 Fee
$59.30
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50-Mile Challenge the Veterans Mission
Incl. $4.90 Fee
$69.90
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Family or Team Division March Together 100 Miles
Incl. $7.00 Fee
$107.00
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