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On Saturday morning, Aug. 29, Fellowship Missions and Cloud 9 Multisport will host Warsaw’s first annual Run for Hope half marathon and 5K, a fundraising event benefiting Fellowship Missions.
With nearly 200 runners registered, they want the community to be aware of which areas will be affected on race day.
Buffalo street will be closed between Center and Market streets from 6 a.m. until 3 p.m. to host the races and food truck vendors. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. at The Gathering Place, 123 S. Buffalo St. Both races will start at 8 a.m., with the start and finish line near The Gathering Place on Buffalo Street.
All participants will run the same course out and around Edgewood Middle School before returning downtown. 5K runners will split off and head downtown at Main Street, while half marathon participants will continue west toward the greenway trails, passing the CCAC to the end of the greenway across from Crazy Egg Café. This route will also take half marathon participants out to Thrive Farms, a ministry of Fellowship Missions. Participants have four hours to complete the half marathon event.
If you live along any of the impacted areas, watch for participants on the roads. A full list of affected streets is listed below.
If you are interested in participating, the registration link is online at https://runsignup.com/Race/IN/Warsaw/RunForHope2026
Roads Impacted — 5K Course
• Buffalo Street
• Market Street (multiple points west of Buffalo Street)
• Lake Street (two crosswalks)
• Columbia Street
• Winona Avenue (two locations west of Buffalo Street)
• South Union Street
• Logan Street
• Hand Avenue (one lane under the viaduct)
• Washington Street
• Main Street
Roads Impacted — Half Marathon Course
Includes all 5K roads listed above, plus:
• Center Street (past Rotary Park)
• Hepler Drive
• Zimmer Lane
• North Zimmer Road
• Old 30 (at two points past the North Zimmer Road roundabout)
• Riverwood Ranch Road
• West CR 100N at Chinworth Bridge
