This August, the Shawshank Hustle returns to Shawshank State Prison in Mansfield, OH for the 6th running of this epic race! This event has become wildly popular for its fun and unique giveaways and the medal, its no pressure and fun atmosphere on the course which makes it great for first time racers and experienced runners alike and the unforgettable venue at the filming site of The Shawshank Redemption! After experiencing a QUICK sell-out in 2019, we know that many runners from around the country have earmarked this event as a Must-Do so you’ll want to sign up quick to secure your spot!
The Shawshank Redemption was filmed at fourteen sites in and around Mansfield Ohio with The Ohio State Reformatory serving as the primary location as The Shawshank State Prison at the Ohio State Reformatory. Featuring filming sites along the race route, actor autographs, T-shirt, custom medal, on-site Shawshank Redemption movie, food, music, water stations, electronic chip timing, costume contest, tour of the Ohio State Reformatory, a ride on the Carrousel and After Party at the Phoenix Brewing Company! Starting and ending at the Ohio State Reformatory, this family fun race welcomes 2,500 runners, walkers and those pushing strollers!
The Shawshank Hustle race course starts and finishes at The Ohio State Reformatory and covers 4.6 miles. Along the way you will view and have opportunities to visit and get pictures at the following filming sites:
* The Bissman Building which served as The Portland Daily Bugle and Brewer Hotel
* Carrousel Antiques which was the Pawn Shop window that Red looked through at the compass that would help him find the oak tree
* Brook’s Bench where Brooks sits down on the bench in Central Park to feed the birds, hoping his friend Jake (his pet crow) will show up to say hello, but he never does
* Shawshank State Prison: main filming site of The Shawshank Redemption. You can tour cell blocks, prison yard, iconic front entrance in addition to Andy’s escape tunnel, The Warden’s office with safe and desk, The Parole Board room and the Brewer Hotel room where “Brooks was here” is carved.
The course will take place on closed to traffic city streets from the Reformatory to The Carrousel District in Downtown Mansfield and back. Roads will be closed to traffic for your safety. Please make your spectators, fans, and family members aware of road closures. The course will offer rolling hills in a commercial area and a final Road to Redemption hill back to The Reformatory. All roads are paved and the course does cross railroad tracks twice. While race officials make every effort to alert the Railways that there will be an event crossing the tracks on our race date and time, we cannot guarantee that the race will not be impeded by a crossing. In this instance, there will be no adjustment to race times to accommodate any delays.
There will be four on course water stops. Mile 1, Mile 2, Mile 2.7, Mile 3.6. There is a two-hour limit on the course. Course will reopen to traffic at 10:00am.
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Such an interesting and fun race!
This was my first year running this race and it was one of the coolest races ever. The course has a lot of hills but dotted with movie land marks … MORE
This was my first year running this race and it was one of the coolest races ever. The course has a lot of hills but dotted with movie land marks the whole way and after the race you get a free entry into the prison. Such an interesting place and everyone was so friendly and fun. I could spend all day here. After the race the town is very cute and has many small good restaurants.
You'll be reformed
The race starts and ends at the Mansfield Reformatory where the movie Shawshank Redemption was filmed. There are several movie landmarks along the route that are well-marked and available for … MORE
The race starts and ends at the Mansfield Reformatory where the movie Shawshank Redemption was filmed. There are several movie landmarks along the route that are well-marked and available for photo opportunity. The town itself is very quaint and one of its pride-and-joys is a carousel which you will pass (you also get free tickets to ride it, post race). There are a few good hills, which adds to the nicety of the course. After the race, you get a ticket to tour the Reformatory, now defunct and in a state of disrepair (or renovation, more accurately).
Oh, and at the expo (a very little one), you can meet an actor from the film.
I would recommend watching the movie before and after the race. The race was great, but the tour afterward was even better because it is full of surprises. I would definitely repeat this one.