Race Information

Join us for the in-person 4-H Clover 5K at the Franklin County Fairgrounds on April 13, 2024.  Sign up with your friends and family and have a fun time running/walking for a purpose by supporting the Franklin County 4-H programs as well as area non-profit organizations!

Purpose of the 4-H Clover 5K

Young or old(er), runner or couch potato - we want you to be a part of our 2024 4-H Clover 5K!  

Celebrate one of the pillars of 4-H -- Health, to better living -- by running or walking on the grounds of the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Hilliard. The 4-H Clover 5K is a run with a purpose. All funds help support the Walk & Serve, a community service event that benefits over 10 area non-profits and the populations they serve. Click here for more information.

How to Participate

Register now and encourage your friends and family to sign up as well!

Register by March 26  to receive a race t-shirt! 

• Register through March 26, $30 (includes a race t-shirt)

  • race t-shirt

  • the first 100 registered will receive a goodie bag

  • a "woodal" (a wooden, hand-stamped commemorative medal)

  • breakfast ticket for a made-to-order omelet, fresh fruit and bottled water

• Register from March 27 - April 12, $30 (No race t-shirt option)

  • the first 100 registered will receive a goodie bag

  • a "woodal", (a wooden, hand-stamped commemorative medal)

  • breakfast ticket for a made-to-order omelet, fresh fruit and bottled water

• Register Day of Race - April 13, $35 (No race t-shirt option)

  • the first 100 registered will receive a goodie bag

  • a "woodal", (a wooden, hand-stamped commemorative medal)

  • breakfast ticket for a made-to-order omelet, fresh fruit and bottled water

*We are not able to offer a t-shirt add-on option. We sincerely apologize. 

Race Packet Pick Up: 

ALL race packets are to be picked up either Thursday, April 11 or Friday, April 12 from 5:00-7:00 pm in the Edwards Building at the Franklin County Fairgrounds.   **Packets and t-shirts will not be mailed so make sure you swing by April 11 or 12!  

• Franklin County Fair Grounds, 5035 Northwest Parkway, Hilliard, OH

Event Day! Saturday, April 13

Free parking is available at the fairgrounds. Follow the signs and/or parking attendants.

7:30 a.m.: Packet pick up if not already acquired. $30 if registering for race.

8:30 a.m.: Race Begins

• Post race activities: Made-to-order omelets, fresh fruit and bottled water. Volunteers will be the presiding chefs.

9:15 a.m.: Award Presentation

9:30 a.m. - Noon: Walk & Serve (*see below)

Expand Your Community Focused Experience by Serving

* The Walk & Serve is from 9:30 a.m. - Noon in the Ganyard and Edwards Buildings on the Franklin County Fair Grounds. Enthusiastic 4-H members will lead you through hands-on activities to create special items for Central Ohio residents/animals served by organizations such as MASH -Military and Service Heroes Food Pantry, Ovarian Cancer Alliance, Buckeye Military Moms, Heart to Heart Food Pantry, American Cancer Society, Birthright, Cancer Support Community, Simply Living, Operation Evergreen-The Ohio Christmas Tree Association, Stitched Together, Enduring Hearts, OH Nurses Foundation, Moms 2B, and Gigi's Shelter for Dogs. Your race entry fee will support this event. Thank you for helping to make a difference!

Awards

• Everyone who finished the course will receive a hand-stamped "Woodal" - real wooden medals!

• Medals for the top male and female overall finisher

• Special awards for the top male and female in each age category:

  • 13 and under

  • 14-15

  • 16-17

  • 18-19

  • 20-29

  • 30-39

  • 40-49

  • 50-59

  • 60 and over

SERVE. RUN. GROW.

Go to Race Registration Site

Can I earn Community Service Hours?

YES!  If you are a student or Scout earning community service hours and depending on the requirements of your school, the 4-H Clover 5K race may be a way to earn hours for community service. The event is to benefit non-profit organizations. If you register and participate in the 4-H Clover 5K, we will have Community Service Documentation available.

You can also earn community service hours by participating in the Walk & Serve immediately following the race!  Just let them know at the Registration Tent and they will mark the time that you arrived on your map. Have your map punched at each station when you complete a project. When you leave, bring your map back to the Registration Tent and they will give you a signed letter documenting the time you spent at the 4-H Walk & Serve. 

Sponsor Information

Sponsorship opportunities are also available.  This is a great way to support your community, multiple organizations, and 4-H youth.