St. Malachi Church Run
Cleveland, OH
- 5 Miler, 2 Miler
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
Join this Cleveland running tradition – the St. Malachi Church Run! It’s guaranteed to be a festive morning, filled with a Mass, miles, Irish entertainment, and outrageous clothing and costumes. Pre-race festivities will be hosted by Fox 8’s Kenny Crumpton! And don’t forget the post-race celebration, sponsored by Great Lakes Brewing … MORE
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Fun race through Downtown CLE
I have run this race 3 times and every time has been amazing. Pre-race includes Irish dancers and bag pipes. Course is through Downtown Cleveland so urban scenic. Race itself … MORE
I have run this race 3 times and every time has been amazing. Pre-race includes Irish dancers and bag pipes. Course is through Downtown Cleveland so urban scenic. Race itself supports an amazing cause, St. Malachi food kitchen. Definitely a must run race in Cleveland.
Great communication during a bad time
The race was changed to a Virtual Race due to the Corona Virus. There was great communication from the race committee with all of the changes that were made as … MORE
The race was changed to a Virtual Race due to the Corona Virus. There was great communication from the race committee with all of the changes that were made as they happened.
Great communication during a bad time
The race was changed to a Virtual Race due to the Corona Virus. There was great communication from the race committee with all of the changes that were made as … MORE
The race was changed to a Virtual Race due to the Corona Virus. There was great communication from the race committee with all of the changes that were made as they happened.
Great hometown race
This race supports a cause is important to the local area. And, St. Malachi is a Cleveland icon. Each year, thousands of runners (mostly local) come out to participate in … MORE
This race supports a cause is important to the local area. And, St. Malachi is a Cleveland icon. Each year, thousands of runners (mostly local) come out to participate in this beloved race.
Mulberry’s, a new local bar, opened up their facility,pre-race, to provide warmth, restrooms and breakfast for the runners. Afterward, they provided post-race celebration and beer. This was a real plus for a chilly day.
The race shirt was provided by Sole Clothing which is a local shirt vendor that creates and sells premium shirts so soft you could live forever in them. In fact, their shirt pushed me over the edge in signing up for this race. The registration fee was equal to the retail value of the shirt! Love the design and I love the quality. This will definitely rank up there as a favorite shirt. Now since most of us runners might not give much thought to most of our race shirts, this is saying a lot.
The course wound it’s way through downtown Cleveland. Since most of us live here, this was not a terribly exciting route. And I’m fact it went straight out and straight back. Kinda boring. But it did go over some our pretty bridges so that was redeeming.
There is no medal for this race, but there is an incredible sense of community that surrounds it. It’s a gathering of first-time runners, competitors, friends and family that all live somewhere near you whether in Cleveland proper or one of the many suburbs.
One of the best local races out there.
Fun, festive, traditional, Irish
No bag check. Some long uphills on the second half of the five miler. Around downtown to the Browns stadium and back. Relatively spacious running room. Lots of people. Doesn't … MORE
No bag check. Some long uphills on the second half of the five miler. Around downtown to the Browns stadium and back. Relatively spacious running room. Lots of people. Doesn’t start too early.