# Operation Shoebox 5k/1 Mile

- **When:** Fri, Oct 16, 2026 · 7:00 PM CDT
- **Where:** 51 Ridgeway St, Greencastle, IN, 46135
- **Event page:** https://runthis.run/event/rs-151797-operation-shoebox-5k-1-mile

## Registration

Register on the event's own site: https://runsignup.com/Race/IN/Greencastle/OperationShoebox5k1Mile?aflt_token=58wBqomPr6bPwa1YDhuKo0IQvrNCjzTq

## Description

Event Timing: October 17th, 2026 race begins at 9 AM, packet pickup begins at 8 AM
Event Address:  New Life Baptist Church 51 Ridgeway St. Greencastle, IN 46135

Purpose of this race is to raise money for the shipping costs of sending Christmas shoeboxes in partnership with Samaritan's Purse. More info about this organization can be found at:
https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/

For the entry fee of $20 for the 5k, and $20 for the 1 Mile participants will receive a T-shirt, some basic refreshments and participation in the race.

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Source: [https://runthis.run/event/rs-151797-operation-shoebox-5k-1-mile](https://runthis.run/event/rs-151797-operation-shoebox-5k-1-mile) — data from Run This (runthis.run).