Habitat For Humanity Run

Providence Presbyterian Church
and
Central South Carolina Habitat for Humanity
want to thank everyone who came out to make this event a great success!
The walkers, the runners, the kids who built dog houses, the volunteers, the awards and the pancakes -- those were just a few of our favorite parts. What was yours?
We'd love to hear from you. Please send your review on this year's event to jcovington@criticalmassofcolumbia.com

All three races (5K, 10K and 15K) were part of Columbia Running Club's 2012 Tour de Columbia!

Look out for 2013's Habitat for Humanity Run/Walk
(aka "Hammer the Hills").
It will be our TENTH birthday!

One of our favorite photos from the Build A Doghouse! event:

These girls stuck it out until Julep, the cutest beagle ever, had a new home
made from leftovers from a recent Habitat for Humanity build.
Thank you, girls!

Why? 100% of the proceeds of the Habitat for Humanity Run/Walk goes to support the Central South Carolina Habitat for Humanity to build homes in the Cayce/West Columbia area. An added benefit is to increase awareness of Habitat for Humanity, a world-wide, Christian organization that works in partnership with God and people everywhere to build decent, affordable houses in which people can live and grow into all that God intended. Habitat for Humanity challenges people of compassion to provide support - through tax-deductible donations, no-interest loans and volunteer labor - to build or renovate simple, decent houses for the inadequately sheltered. Construction is a partnership venture between volunteers and future homeowners. Houses are sold at no-profit and with a no-interest mortgage paid over a 15- to 25-year period. House payments are recycled into a fund for Humanity used to build more houses.

Where? Start and finish lines are at Providence Presbyterian Church, 1112 Hummingbird Drive, West Columbia, South Carolina. The 10K and 5K courses run through the vista-filled, friendly neighborhood behind Providence Presbyterian Church - between Hwy. 378 and the Saluda River, along rolling hills, long creeks and beautiful scenery.

For a downloadable course map, click here

Parking Map:

There will be volunteers to help guide you to park in the designated areas around the church. Do NOT park in the field ACROSS from the back from the church. Parking is permitted directly behind the church (next to the playground). Please refer to this map as to where parking is permitted. There will be many parking volunteers to help guide you, so please watch for them.

1) Online by clicking , or

2) Download a registration form by clicking HERE. Mail to the address below with your check, or bring it with you to late-registration and packet pick-up on Friday, Oct. 5, 4:30pm-6:00pm, or Saturday, Oct. 6, 6:30am-7:30am. -- both at Providence Presbyterian Church.

Late-registration and packet pick-up will be at
Habitat Run/Walk, c/o Providence Presbyterian Church, 1112 Hummingbird Drive, West Columbia, SC 29169

Events and Costs (all events include a packet):

15K Run - $30 up to August 1st, $35 up to October 3rd, $40 October 4-6

10K Run - $25 up to August 1st, $30 up to October 3rd, $35 October 4-6

5K Run - $20 up to August 1st, $25 up to October 3rd, $30 October 4-6

5K Walk - $15 up to August 1st, $20 up to October 3rd, $25 October 4-6

Youth 5K Walk-Hop-Skip (ages 5-10 years) - $5

Build A Doghouse! (ages 5-13 years) - $5

All mail-in registration forms must be postmarked by the above dates for the corresponding registration rates to apply.

Early-bird rates are available.

BUILD A DOGHOUSE!

New this year is an event for kids (5+ years) or adult-kids (ha!) to build dog houses using kits supplied by the Central S.C. Habitat for Humanity, all made with leftovers from recent house builds. Immediately after the start of the Run/Walk events, we'll move over to the other side of the front parking lot for this event.

Can you believe that for every ONE house that Central S.C., there is enough left over to build SEVEN dog houses? There will be approx. five kids per house, four houses, which means we only have 20 registrations for this event. This event is $5 each. Again, it's all for a good cause! It will take approx. two hours of everyone's help to build these four dog houses, and there will be adult supervision from the Central S.C. Habitat for Humanity,
so let's make some homes for some sweet pups out there who need a break from the weather.

Afterwards, the Providence Presbyterian Youth Group will sell these dog houses for $20. If your dog doesn't need a dog house, you can convert it to be part of a chicken coop. Keeping chickens in urban areas is becoming more and more popular for fresh eggs, etc. Something to think about...

8:00am 5K Walk, 5K Run, 10K Run, 15K Run, Youth 5K Walk-Skip-Hop events START
8:05am Build A Doghouse! START
Participants will be grouped according to their event behind the start line on Hummingbird Drive.

8:45am Pancake breakfast OPENS in Providence Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall

9:20am 5K and 10K Awards Ceremony (must be present to accept award or someone can claim it for you at the awards ceremony)

9:50am 15K Awards Ceremony (must be present to accept award or someone can claim it for you at the awards ceremony)

Pancake breakfast:
For those of you have an affinity to food, and when the menu is a dealbreaker for you, take a look at what we'll be serving on Saturday at the post-race breakfast for all participants and their families (opens at 8:45am):

The breakfast is available for participants and their families on a first-come, first-serve basis -- until we run out.

Even though the breakfast is free, donations at the serving area will be gladly accepted.

Hospitality Areas:
There will be space inside the Providence Presbyterian Church's Fellowship Hall, as well as an area outside, for gathering and socializing of participants, volunteers and sponsors. Be sure to visit the Central South Carolina Habitat for Humanity table (this event's beneficiary) for more information on how they help build homes for families in need throughout the Midlands.

Come on out! You'll meet some fun, new people, enjoy a few pancakes, and "hammer the hills!"