I Beg Your Parton 5K Run
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About the race
I Beg Your Parton 5k Run is a road race held on December 13, 2026, at Hawthorne Park, 500 Ackerman Dr, Porter, IN. The event is presented by the Crazy Legs Race Series, which organizes pavement and non-pavement races in the Northwest Indiana region and holds events in parks and areas within Lake, Porter, and Laporte counties.
The race distance is 5k. Part of the event proceeds will be donated to the Imagination Library; the local affiliate covers 4,236 children and the statewide total enrolled in Indiana is 159,328. Local partners named for the affiliate include the Porter County Public Library System, Westchester Public Library System, and the Porter County Community Foundation.
All participants will receive a limited-edition t-shirt while supplies last; if shirts are sold out, participants will receive a winter hat and gloves instead. The organizer provides an inclusion policy that welcomes participation regardless of sexual orientation, biological sex, gender identity, or gender expression; transgender runners may register under the gender they identify with without documentation. The organizer also includes a land acknowledgement naming the Miami, Shawnee, Illinois, and Lenape peoples as traditional stewards of the area. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
