Runners can choose to avoid the obstacles or tackle them all in the 5K put on by Kappa Kappa Gamma and Hillsdale Academy.
While Kappa usually hosts the Swamp Stomp this time of the year, Kappa and the academy have come together to put on the Turkey Trot due to the large amount of events happening in Hayden Park.
The run will be on Nov. 8. at the park. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the race starts at 10 a.m. Participants will have the option of running a normal 5K or running a 5K like the Swamp Stomp with obstacles and a mud pit. There are also shorter runs for younger children.
Both Kappa and the academy are hoping for a great turnout for the event. All proceeds will go to St. Peter’s Free Clinic in Hillsdale.
“I think joining efforts will make both our fundraising better,” Mike Roberts, athletic director and assistant headmaster of the academy, said. “It’s a busy time of year. There are other races. This is a way to combine forces and have a bigger and better event for both of us and hopefully raise even more money.”
Roberts is spearheading the event along with Ellen Condict, who teaches at the academy and the college, and junior Katie Leymaster, Kappa’s philanthropic chair.
“It’s actually been really nice to combine with the academy,” Leymaster said. “We’re trying to pool our resources and try to get a bigger pool of participants just so we can give more back to the medical clinic.”
Condict is also excited for the opportunity to raise more money for the clinic.
“It’s a truly charitable effort and a time for people to have fun and compete,” she said.
“It’s a great way for Hillsdale College, Hillsdale Academy, and Hillsdale community to come together,” Roberts said.
