Crops & Cows 5K Challenge Course

09/12/2025

📸 We’ve gathered up a collection of photos from our event, captured through a variety of lenses and perspectives. Take a look and relive the fun! https://ericadavis.smugmug.com/2025-Crops-Cows-Course-Fayette-Co-Farm-Bureau

09/11/2025

🎥 Huge shoutout to Elevate Creative for capturing all the smiles, mud, and memories at South Plymouth Pumpkins! From age 4 to 67, everyone had a blast on the farm—and thanks to you, we’ll be reliving the fun for years to come. 🎃
👉 Full photo album linked in the comments!

09/10/2025

What.A.Day! Check out the recap reel!

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09/09/2025

🥇🏃‍♀️ Competitive Heat Champions 🏃‍♂️🥇

We’re excited to announce the winners of the Crops & Cows 5K Challenge Course – Competitive Heat! These athletes powered through mud, crops, cows, and every obstacle we threw their way.

✨ Male Division✨
🥇 1st – Coby Hughes (Sabina) – 23:24
🥈 2nd – Kevin Paisley (Orient) – 24:40
🥉 3rd – Todd Peterson (Sabina) – 24:58

✨ Female Division✨
🥇 1st – Taylor Watkins (New Carlisle) – 34:29
🥈 2nd – Tricia Overholser (Springfield) – 35:38
🥉 3rd – Chelsie Baker (Wash CH) – 37:37

👏 Huge congratulations to all our winners and to every single runner who took on the challenge! You crushed it. We look forward to seeing you again next year!!

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09/08/2025

09/07/2025

🌽🐄 What. A. Day! 🏃‍♂️🎉
So proud of the Fayette, County Farm Bureau board for pulling off the very first Crops & Cows 5K Challenge Course—with 122 participants (with more than 145 registered) charging through fields, past pumpkins, over hay bales, and yes… even through the cows’ backyard. 🐮💪
This was a HUGE undertaking, all to help connect consumers with the farmers who feed us. 🌾❤️
Big thanks to South Plymouth Pumpkins & the Persinger family for being the perfect hosts and to our rockstar committee for pulling it all together. An extra big shoutout to our amazing volunteers who kept runners on track and cheered them through every twist, turn, and obstacle.

09/06/2025

Today’s Crops & Cows Challenge is more than just a race—it’s about connecting people to the farm. Fayette County Farm Bureau created this event to remind us where our food really comes from. 🌾🐄

Farmers face obstacles every day—droughts, floods, equipment breakdowns, rising costs, and long hours. Today, as runners tackle their own challenges out on the course, we’re celebrating the hard work it takes to put food on our plates.

👏 Let’s cheer them on and give thanks for the farmers who keep America fed!

09/06/2025

Good news for race morning! Platform Coffee House and Flappers, House of Flapjacks will be on-site at the Crops & Cows Challenge. Come early, grab breakfast, and enjoy the morning on the farm!

09/05/2025

The pumpkin barn will be open tomorrow ~ Be sure to stop in after the race and purchase some fall decor!

09/03/2025

🎉 WooHoo! We are beyond excited — the turnout for our inaugural Crops & Cows Challenge has exceeded expectations! Thank you all for jumping in with us. 🙌

Here’s what Race Day looks like:
📋 8:00 AM – Registration opens
🏃 9:00 AM – Competitive Heat
🏃‍♀️ 9:30 AM – Non-Competitive Heat #1
👟 10:00 AM – Non-Competitive Heat #2 + Kids (we may add a separate kids’ heat depending on final numbers!)
🏅11:00 AM - Awards

👉 Things to know:

You will get dirty (and maybe a little muddy 😉). Don’t worry — we’ll have a wash rack on-site. Pro tip: bring a towel!

We’ve got more racers than medals 🏅, but no one leaves empty-handed — everyone goes home with a 🎃 pumpkin!

Fuel up after your run: Flappers Pancake Truck + Platform Coffee House will be serving up the good stuff, with seating available.

Don’t forget to stop by the Pumpkin Barn and support South Plymouth Pumpkins while you’re here!

We can’t wait to see everyone at the farm for a fun-filled, muddy, pumpkin-powered day! 🌽🐄🎃

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