Christmas Parade spectators cheer on Rudolph runners to kick off the holidays

Westerville's Christmas season sprints into the city Dec. 4 with the Rudolph 5K Run/Walk hosted by the Westerville Lions Club.Hank Stonerook, Weste...

November 26, 2022
2:48 AM

Westerville's Christmas season sprints into the city Dec. 4 with the Rudolph 5K Run/Walk hosted by the Westerville Lions Club.Hank Stonerook, Westerville Lions Club member, said holiday-dressed runners and walkers start the 5K at 2:30 p.m. from North State Street and County Line Road, south to Electric Avenue, where they turn around and head back north to the finish line.What makes the run unique, he said, is that after the last runner turns around at State Street and Electric Avenue, the Westerville Christmas Parade starts and proceeds north on State Street to St.

Marla K. Kuhlman