The name Mississinewa, pronounced “Miss-SIN-uh-wah”, is a Miami Indian word, or “Mis-chis-in-wah,” meaning “water on a slope”. Native American folklore and history run deep in this region. Visitors quickly note that the name Frances Slocum is everywhere. As the story goes, Frances was a young Quaker child when she was …
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The name Mississinewa, pronounced “Miss-SIN-uh-wah”, is a Miami Indian word, or “Mis-chis-in-wah,” meaning “water on a slope”. Native American folklore and history run deep in this region. Visitors quickly note that the name Frances Slocum is everywhere. As the story goes, Frances was a young Quaker child when she was abducted by the Delaware Indians. She grew up with the tribe and took the name “Maconaquah”, meaning “Young Bear”. She later married a chief and was fully integrated into the culture, language and ways of her new Native American life. She was found nearly 60 years later by her brothers, but chose to stay with her Native American family, including her four children, until her death at age 74.
This paved country road course is perfect for both the beginner and the veteran runner.
The Route follows many miles of the Frances Slocum trail. This is the trail used by the Delaware Indians.
The course will start and finish in Somerset, a town that edges the Mississinewa.
This event will be chip timed using Ipico Sports disposable bib chips.
For maps and course route visit the website. https://runtheresevervoir.weebly.com/
This event will benefit kids with cancers.
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Summer time country half
Good flat half marathon in the summer heat. Real small and on country roads. Good training half for fall marathons. Out in the middle of no where in central Indiana. … MORE
Good flat half marathon in the summer heat. Real small and on country roads. Good training half for fall marathons. Out in the middle of no where in central Indiana. Kind of pricey at $60. Finisher medal given but really not worth it. Nice flat course. Some water stops were manned some were self serve. People / volunteers / race director (all 2 or 3 of them) were really nice. Minor traffic on roads during race.
Run this race if you are in the area and want to do a summer time distance run