The rainiest race is back after two-year hiatus
Dust off your running shoes and dig out your poncho: Greene County鈥檚 rainiest 5K race is back.
鈥淭his will be the 42nd (Rain Day) race,鈥� said Keith Davin, executive director of the Greene County Habitat for Humanity, and the race鈥檚 organizer.
鈥淚t would鈥檝e been the 44th. It was, up until COVID, the longest continually-run race in the tri-state area. COVID put us down for two years, but we鈥檙e coming back.鈥�
The Rain Day race is scheduled for Saturday, July 23 鈥� a prelude, of sorts, to Waynesburg鈥檚 Rain Day fest the following week.
Kids are invited to race in the one-mile fun run before competitors gather at the starting line at the intersection of High and Porter streets shortly before 9 a.m.
The start gun goes off at 9 a.m. sharp, and it鈥檚 off to the Rain Day races.
Whether you鈥檙e first or last, as long as you cross the finish line, there鈥檚 a free hot dog waiting, courtesy of Greene County Habitat for Humanity.
Davin said he hopes to cheer at least 200 racers across the finish line on July 23.
鈥淥ur goal is to get it back underway. Two years is a long time to be out. We don鈥檛 want it to drop off,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e鈥檇 love to see a couple hundred participants. That might be a little ambitious for this year.鈥�
Davin said other local race organizers are reporting an uptick in runners and walkers, though entries aren鈥檛 quite hitting pre-COVID numbers. The race is an important event not only because it brings the community together, but because 100% of the proceeds benefit the local Habitat for Humanity.
Since 1985, Greene County Habitat for Humanity has worked on 68 projects locally and served more than 250 county residents by providing affordable housing, Davin said.
To register for the race, visit https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Waynesburg/GreeneCountyHabitatforHumanityRainDayRace.
Brochures are also available to download on the Greene County Habitat for Humanity website, and can be turned into the nonprofit before race day. Learn more about Habitat for Humanity and sign up for the Rain Day Race at https://gchpa.com.