Shawshank Hustle to draw 3000 to Mansfield - Mansfield News Journal
On Saturday, 3,000 people from 35 states are registered to participate in the Shawshank Hustle, a 7K event for runners, walkers and fans of “The Shawshank Redemption” film, according to Jodie Snavely, of the Mansfield-Richland County Convention &... The Shawshank Hustle is Saturday morning and will begin and end at the Ohio State Reformatory, where much of the movie was filmed in 1993. The route, which takes participants downtown Mansfield, takes less than an hour to run, said Snavely, who... Roger Bowersock, who operates the nonprofit Rocketship Sports Management, earlier said all proceeds will support the Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society, which operates the prison-turned-museum on Ohio 545. The race, which begins at 8:30 a.... The route begins at OSR on Ohio 545, and follows (right) Longview Avenue, (left) Main Street, (left) North Park Street, to (left) Diamond Street, a right onto Longview and left onto Ohio 545 to OSR. Snavely said she hopes downtown merchants and residents will come out to cheer the Shawshank Hustle participants on. “We hope they come back and shop and eat and explore,” she said of the visitors to Mansfield. Source: www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com
