Dull’s Tree Farm hosts Great Pumpkin Run

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Dull’s Tree Farm in Thorntown will be the idyllic setting Sept. 29 for a fall 5K race, The Great Pumpkin Run.

Participants will wind through a trail that covers the farm grounds. Afterward, they can end their day at the farm celebrating fall with wagon rides, apple cider, corn mazes, pumpkin picking and more.

“This is our third year hosting the run,” said Lucas Dull, manager of the fall season for Dull’s Tree Farm, called Dull’s Pumpkin Harvest. “We usually end up with a little over 2,000 participants. The point is to do a fall-themed run.”

Participants can add an extra challenge to their run for an additional fee.

“Some of the runners will carry pumpkins with them throughout the run,” Dull said. “They call that the ‘tough pumpkin.’”

At the end of the race, participants receive fall-themed finishing gifts.

“They get a small pumpkin and a glass of apple cider after the run,” Dull said. “Runners come onto the farm for free after the run to enjoy the rest of the day.”

Dull’s Pumpkin Harvest opened in 2014 on the tree farm property. Two years after opening, it launched the pumpkin run.

“The race organizers reached out to us and asked if we would be interested,” Dull said. “We’re still fairly new to the fall business, so we use it as exposure for our farm. We thought it would be a great way to get some people out here who might not know about us before.”

Sour Fish Events, created in 2012 by Courtney and Erik Young, organizes The Great Pumpkin Run across the U.S. Starting in Cincinnati, the races have expanded every year and are in 11 cities this fall. The event is a unique take on a typical 5K run/walk.

“There are a lot of people that just come and run and leave, the runner-type who just go to different runs,” Dull said. “Then there are a lot of local people who will come out, do the run and then stay at the farm and make a day of it.”

Registration is $40 per person. To register, visit runsignup.com/Race/IN/Thorntown/Indianapolis.


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