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Home > Beat Michigan 5K 7th Annual Beat Michigan 5K - Nov. 16th, 2008Welcome! The Beat Michigan 5K is a race held the Sunday before the Michigan game on The Ohio State University campus. The two main goals are to raise funds for a local charity, Neighborhood Services, Inc., and to kick off the most spirited week on campus. The race is organized by the Ohio Gamma Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honorary. Please see below for more information on the race or click on any of the links in the menu at left to find out more about our chapter.
Race Overview
Registration InformationRegistration is now open for the Seventh Annual Beat Michigan 5k. The online registration is at the Premier Races website. About Neighborhood Services, Inc.Neighborhood Services Inc. (NSI) is the only food and clothing pantry for the OSU Campus area. They serve an average of 1700 of OSU's neighbors each month with food, clothing, and emergency financial assistance. 31% of these people are children, 14% are elderly, and 10% are homeless. In addition to this they provide special seasonal programs which include Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets, school supplies and new clothing, Christmas toys, and Easter baskets. The work of NSI is done primarily by volunteers with almost 93% of their budget going towards the services they provide. There will be boxes for donations to NSI available at the registration tables on race day. You can make additional donations to NSI when registering online at Premier Races. About Tau Beta PiTau Beta Pi is the national engineering honor society. The Ohio Gamma chapter at OSU is one of 220 chapters around the country. Members are in the top one-eighth of their junior class or the top one-fifth of their senior class and in the College of Engineering. In addition to recognizing the academic success of our members, Tau Beta Pi is also very active as a service organization. Each year we sponsor numerous service events ranging from this charity run to work with Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics, and local retirement homes.Course MapThis year's race will start and finish at Kottman Hall on the west side of the OSU campus. Click on the map below to download a PDF file with the full size map. Race ResultsRace StatisticsIn the past five years we have had over 2500 participants and we have generated over $30000 for NSI. Help us make this year even better and sign up today!!! Contact UsAny questions or concerns about registration can be directed to suchocki.4@osu.edu. Please do not hesitate to contact us; it will be much easier to address concerns and/or fix problems before the race. Thank You!The Ohio Gamma chapter, Tau Beta Pi |