Join us in Ashtabula, Ohio, to run the 2021 Bridge 2 Bridge Half Marathon and 5K!

The Bridge 2 Bridge 5K will be on Saturday Oct. 23 and the Bridge 2 Bridge Half Marathon is on Sunday Oct. 24!

Race Start Time: (5K) 8:30 am Oct. 23, (Half Marathon) 8:30 am Oct. 24

Start: Harbor-Topky Memorial Library, 1633 Walnut Blvd., Ashtabula, Ohio 44004

Finish: Bridge Street in Ashtabula Harbor

Parking: Walnut Beach, West 1st, Street, Ashtabula, Ohio

The Half Marathon course will take you over the beautiful Gulf-Smolen Covered Bridge, which is the longest in the U.S., and the race finishes at Briquettes Smokehouse, just after crossing the Ashtabula Lift Bridge in the historic Ashtabula Harbor Area.

The 5K is flat and fast and (PR-attainable) finishes at Briquettes (before going over the Lift Bridge) with the last 1/4 mile all downhill.

Registration: Half Marathon is $45 through Aug. 31; $50 Sept. 1 thru Oct. 3; and $55 Oct. 4 thru Oct. 24. 5K is $20 through Oct. 3; and $25 Oct. 4 thru Oct. 23 for the 5K.

ADR Club members who register electronically automatically receive a $5 discount for the 5K, $10 for the half marathon or $15 for both events.

Race Day Registrations and Packet Pickups: 5K (10/23) 7 am to 8:15 am, Half (10/24) 7 am to 8:15 am, both at Harbor-Topky Library, Ashtabula, Ohio. Do not arrive at 8:15 am on either day and expect to register on the day of the event!

Awards: Finishers Medals for Half Marathon; plus Overall & Age Groups Awards for both races

Prize money will be awarded to the Top 3 overall men and women finishers in the 2021 Bridge to Bridge Half Marathon!

First place: $150

Second place: $100

Third place: $50

Plus, additional prize money will be awarded to the male and/or female winner, if either or both break the respective event records for the half marathon.

Male Record 1:14.50 by Kyle Griffith in 2014; Female Record 1:26:54 by Kailey Johnson in 2020

Registration available online at –> https://runsignup.com/Race/OH/Ashtabula/Bridge2BridgeHalfMarathon5K

Due to unsafe river conditions, muddy terrain, and additional thunderstorms forecasted this weekend, the Indian Trails race has been rescheduled to Aug. 7 at 8:30 AM and will NOT be held July 17.

All other details will remain the same as originally scheduled except for the change of date:

– It will be held Saturday Aug. 7, 2021, at 8:30 AM at the park next to the Smolen Gulf Covered Bridge in Plymouth Township.

– Sign ups will be on race day only from 7:30 am to 8:15 am. Don’t be late.

– It will be a free race for 2021 ADR members, $10 for non members. Cash or checks only payable to Ashtabula Distance Runners Club.

Sign up for ADR membership for $20 ($25 for family membership) and your entry in the Indian Trails race is free. https://ashtabuladistancerunners.org/membership/

– No awards, no premium, no overall or age group places.

– All ADR members who finish will receive 8 Grand Prix points. The race also counts toward completing a race in the 2021 ADR Grand Prix Series.

– Course will be 2-3 miles depending on the weather.

If you’re interested in volunteering for this race, please contact Warren Dillaway.