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Spring Tonic

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calendar_today 25 Apr, 2026

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sell $20.00 – $30.00

About the Event

New this year - the race will start and finish on the new multi-use trail in Vernon and we will have access to outdoor restrooms accessible near the start area! Participants 5 & under can register for free (must be accompanied by an adult) and participants ages 6-17 can register for 50% off!

 

Run or walk a Jennings County tradition with a spring in your step! The Jennings County Running Club is teaming up with the Jennings County Historical Society and Friends of Historic Vernon to bring you the Spring Tonic 5K Run & Walk and the Tea Time 1-Miler. The 5K will start and end at the Vernon Gym and include a scenic run through the Town of Vernon and the countryside along the Muscatatuck River. The 1-Miler will take participants through the Vernon Cemetery. Proceeds will go towards Vernon Gym building improvements!

Races Offered

Spring Tonic 5K Walk & Run

Apr 25, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$30.00

Tea Time 1-Miler

Apr 25, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$20.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Vernon.

Temp (°C)
Feels Like (°C)
thermostat 8.2° / 19.3°
wb_sunny 4.6° / 16.3°
Wind (km/h)
Humidity (%)
air 13.6 /
water_drop 66.7%

About Vernon

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Vernon is a town within Vernon Township and the county seat of Jennings County, Indiana, United States. With a population of just 236 in the 2020 census, it is the smallest county seat by population in the state of Indiana, lying just south of the much larger North Vernon. It sits on a peninsula as it is nearly surrounded by the Muscatatuck River. Vernon is the only Indiana town with an elected mayor and an elected town marshal. As of 2025, Bradley Bender is the mayor and Britt Burgmeier is the marshal.

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