What a race! What a celebration
party! The third annual College Hill Rhythm Race 5K Run and Walk
presented by the College Hill Forum was the biggest and best so far
– with a record 257 runners and walkers and hundreds more joining
the post-race party. Forum President Elizabeth Sherwood welcomed
everyone to the race and introduced this year’s celebrity race
starter, College Hill’s own Cheryl Meadows, recently named a “Good
Neighbor” by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Pleasant Hill Academy school
grounds on North Bend Road was the site of the race start and finish
– as well as the location of the party with all its great live
music, delicious food, prizes, games and booths. PNC Bank was the
top sponsor for the second year in a row.
As runners and walker made
their way through our beautiful neighborhood in the 5K, children
were making tracks on a shorter course, the “Run Spot Run” kids’ fun
run at the school grounds, underwritten by Target. All participants
received a finisher ribbon and a goodie bag of books and treats.
Then all met back at the
after-race Celebration Party to enjoy a wide range of great food –
everything from LaRosa’s pizza, to Bacalls hot dogs and brats, to
Pit-to-Plate’s Texas chili to JTM and veggie burgers at the Rhythm
Race booth.
Music was definitely a big part of the party as Soul Progression,
Cincinnati’s premier funk/R&B/soul dance
band kept the crowd entertained thanks to entertainment co-sponsors,
College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (CHCURC) and
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, College Hill Campus.
Tracy Wilson was stage emcee, keeping folks informed and giving
kudos to our generous sponsors. Activities for children included
making quilt squares with College Hill’s best-known quilter, Juanita
Canfield and getting awesome face and body painting works of art by
Robert O’Neal’s talented crew.
All Rhythm Race proceeds
benefit community and economic development in our neighborhood.
All in all, this year’s race
was a huge success – thanks to our sponsors, our race participants,
our party-goers, residents along the course who cheered the racers
and even helped keep them cool with the occasional welcome spray of
a garden hose! But most especially, thanks to our wonderful
volunteers who setup, manned sponsor booths and our local non-profit
organization tables, handled registrations, greeted folks, cooked
and served food, cleaned up – and so much more.
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