ANNOUNCEMENT: After recent developments in Ohio and across the country that are aimed to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19, the Ashtabula Distance Runners Club Board is rescheduling the Shamrock 2 Mile and ½ Mile Kids Race to Saturday April 18. If you have registered for this event already, you do not need to register again to participate in the Shamrock event. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and we sincerely thank you for your understanding. In the meantime, registration will remain open and we will have more details about the location of the event in the upcoming weeks as we get more clarity on the situation.

We also will conduct a voluntary fun run on Saturday March 14 at 9 a.m. at Point Park in Ashtabula. So come on out and don’t miss a day to run with your ADR friends! Some members of the ADR Board will be there a little bit early and we will pass out the 2020 ADR membership gifts that arrived today. Check out these cool hats! These gifts will go to those who signed up for individual memberships in 2020 and one per family membership. You can also sign up for 2020 ADR membership in person on Saturday if you meet up with us. Plus, you’ll get a hat! After running, we’ll head down to Harbor Perk for some coffee, join us there if you’re not able to come to Point Park or run with us.

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Shamrock 2 Mile & 1/2 Mile Kids Race on Saturday March 14 has a change in the starting and finishing location. Due to Kent State University cancelling all events on campus property because of precautions regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ashtabula Distance Runners Club Board is moving the start and finish of the Shamrock race from Kent State University Ashtabula Campus to the ASHTABULA ARTS CENTER at 2928 W. 13th St, Ashtabula, located a just short bit down the road to the east of the KSU campus.

There is plenty of parking at the Arts Center and the bathrooms will be open inside the facility for runners to use. For the 2 Mile Race, the course will be on the same stretch of road as in past years with just a slight difference. Runners will start at the Art Center, proceed east on W. 13th Street, turn around at Ohio Avenue (the same as in previous years), then return west on W. 13th St. and head toward the KSU campus, where there will be a new turnaround (at the former finish line area) to head back east on W. 13th St. to finish at the Arts Center.

The Ashtabula Distance Runners Club Board sincerely appreciates the Ashtabula Arts Center and Director Meeghan Humphrey for graciously offering the Arts Center to be used as an alternative location for this race on very short notice.

We hope to see you Saturday morning at the Ashtabula Arts Center for the Shamrock 2 Mile and ½ Mile Kids Race. A reminder to get in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day by dressing in festive holiday attire! Best dressed holiday attire will receive one (1) free entry into an ADR 5K club race.