The Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run is the original festive race for charity. It’s where you can strut your stuff in your favorite holiday costume and FEEL GOOD about DOING GOOD. Together, we’ll jingle all the way to a cure – and have a fantastic time every step we take! Bring a team of friends, family and co-workers to run or walk. Get your jingle on and spread the Spirit of Yes: Yes to having fun and celebrating what you love. Yes to living life to the fullest. Yes to conquering arthritis for good. 100% of your registration fee and fundraising go to a great cause!
Runners
DAYTON LEFTOVER TURKEY TROT 5k/10k
What a great way to have fun over the Thanksgiving Weekend with family and friends!
Running and walking in the beautiful Eastwood MetroPark in Dayton, Ohio.
The races kick off with the Kids Fun Run at 8:50 am followed by the 5k and 10k starting at 9:00 am.
Miamisburg Turkey Trot
Same great course, same great crowd, brand new Riverfront Park! Join us, and thousands of your closest friends and be a part of the Miami Valley’s greatest Thanksgiving Tradition
Sweetest Day Chocolate + Beer 5k/10k
Races
5K or 10K option
Event pricing (5K/5K Couple/10K)
Through August 31
5K $35
Couple 5K $70
10K $40
Run, Stroll & Roll to support We Care Arts on August 3rd!
Whether you are an active runner, a walker, or in a wheelchair – you are very welcome to join on this year’s Run, Stroll & Roll 5k on August 3, 2019. This special 5k event benefits We Care Arts, a local nonprofit that believes in the healing power of creating and producing art that transforms physical, developmental and mental challenges into a future rich with possibilities!
This 5k is fully accessible and intended for all levels of physical ability. All participants will receive a hand-crafted, one of a kind medal, created by one of the client artists, and an exceptional “swag bag” filled with goodies by event sponsors. Each 5k participant bag also includes a voucher for one free admission to the Arts & Drafts Festival event held later that same day. Top male and female in the 5K receive a hand-painted mug!
The 5k starts at 8am, with participant registration beginning at 7am. Race Day sign up will be available at the registration tent on the Kettering Rec Center parking lot side of Indian Riffle Park, 2900 Glengarry Drive in Kettering. Sign up for the race here:
How To Go?
August 3, 2019. Check-in at 7am, RUN, STROLL and ROLL begins at 8:00 am! Registration and parking on the Kettering Recreation Complex side, 2900 Glengarry Drive, Kettering, Ohio
Registration fees
June 1 through July 26, 2019
$30 (shirt included, save $5 and select no shirt)
July 27 through race day
$35 (shirt not be guaranteed)
$15 Fun Run, Stroll, and Roll
Sign up or get more info here: https://5kwecarearts.itsyourrace.com
Awards
Each participant will receive a hand-crafted ceramic medal created by the clients at We Care Arts and a free entry to We Care Arts ARTS and DRAFTS celebration that evening. Below are two examples of the unique medals participants will receive.
Glen Helen Earth Day 5k-10k
Celebrate Earth Day by running or walking this scenic woodland course. Proceeds support our land stewardship and environmental education efforts. Register early at glenhelen.org ensure your spot; race-day registration available at 8am. 5K: $25, 10K: $30.
Tour de Donut
For its third year in Troy, the Tour de Donut ride will once again start and end around the square of historic downtown Troy on Saturday, August 24, 2019.
Last year’s event in Troy brought in 2700 riders, the largest participation number to date. Being Ohio’s largest one-day bicycle event, 2018 cyclists traveled to the Tour de Donut from 28 states and Canada.
For 2019, the Tour de Donut once again welcomes Be The Match as their official charity partner. For the runners/walkers out there, Be The Match invites you to participate in the Buckeye Donut Dash. This 5k will begin in downtown Troy at 8:30am on Saturday, August 24, 2019 running simultaneously with the Tour de Donut. The Buckeye Donut Dash raises funds to help patients in need of a bone marrow transplant. With your support in fundraising, you help more patients afford transplants, add potential marrow donors to the Be The Match Registry and make more life-saving research possible.
The Tour de Donut is a unique bicycle event in which participants’ ability to eat donuts is just as important as their ability to ride their bicycle. During this timed bicycle event, riders visit donut stops along the course. For each donut the rider will eat (and keeps down), five minutes will be deducted from their ride time. The Glazer, a special donut stop, will return by popular demand. Each donut eaten at this stop is worth a ten minute deduction in ride time. A competition will be held between area donut shops during the Troy Strawberry Festival in June to choose the coveted special glazer donut.
Traditionally there have been three distances offered for the Tour de Donut, 16, 32, & 64 miles, but in 2019, an additional distance will be introduced. A 10-mile ride on the bike path will be offered for those beginners or young riders who want to participate, but do not feel comfortable riding on the road with other riders due to car traffic.
The Donut Mini will return with one donut stop. The Full will offer two donut stops. And, for the experienced cyclist, the Double D Challenge will have three donut stops. New this year, the winner of each category for each ride will receive a Championship Jersey compliments of Kettering Health Network.
A free children’s bike ride will take place at 8 a.m. on N. Market Street. Anyone interested can register the day of the event at The Rec parking lot in downtown Troy. All children participating will receive a free T-shirt, finisher medal and all the donuts and milk they care to eat courtesy of Orthopedic Associates of Southwest Ohio.
Due to packet pickup on Friday, August 24th, an evening event has been designed to welcome riders, runners and residents to this beautiful area. This event, “Donut Jam”, will highlight bands, a donut eating contest, beer and food trucks, many children’s activities and the popular shops and restaurants in downtown Troy.
Saturday’s festivities will begin early with registration starting at 5:30 am. Not to worry, breakfast foods will be available throughout downtown and at food trucks. Everyone will be gearing up for the 8:30 am start of both the Tour de Donut and the Buckeye Donut Dash. More musical entertainment and children’s activities, along with a visit by the Columbus Zoo, will be a delightful way to spend the morning.
Online registration is open for both Cyclists and runners/walkers.
Volunteers are needed in a variety of areas including Tour de Donut set-up, the children’s activities area and beer pouring from 11am – 11pm on Friday, August 23 and from 8am – 2pm on Saturday, August 24. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the Miami County Visitors Bureau at 937-339-1044.
Dayton Pub Run
The FREE Runners Plus and Key Sports Pub Runs are simply a way to enjoy running and the local breweries in Dayton.
Our group route is about five miles, though you welcome to go more or less. Walkers and all abilities of runners are welcome! We’ll typically have demo shoes, door prizes, and prizes for showing up.
33rd Annual Resolution Run
Race with the 2018 Women’s Cross Country State Champions!
5k Awards: Top 3 male and female in each division, 13 & under, 14-19, 20-29,30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+
Turkey Trot- It’s a Holiday Tradition!
Are you a fast runner? ? We still love ya if you’re not (we’re definitely not either!), but if you are:
? The winners of this year’s Turkey Trot (first male and female overall and masters) will receive a $100 gift card to Runners Plus!
?♂️?♀️ The top 5 male and female finishers in each age group will receive a custom designed medal!
Veterans Day 5K Run/Walk/Roll
Check-in and registration: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm at the Theater in Building 305, race start 2:30pm (Recreation Building)
Awards: 1st male and female $50 (add $50 if course record), 1st male and female (40+) $40 (add $40 if course record). Top 3 in following age groups receive
Howl 5K Run/Walk benefits Miami Valley Pet Therapy Association
Race Info:
Join us at Indian Riffle Park for the Howl Happening, benefitting Miami Valley Pet Therapy Association.
Registration and packet pickup info:
Race day registration and packet pick up will begin at 8am and the 5K will start at 9am. Race will have a tiered start.
1. Runners
Popcorn 5K Run & Fitness Walk
NEW THIS YEAR *Kids Fun Run Obstacle Course*
Kids ages 10 and under are invited to run in an obstacle course sponsored by The Goddard School. Kids who preregister by August 30 will receive a t-shirt and medal. Each adult preregistered for the 5k will receive one free kids fun run registration.
Brokeman’s 3rd Annual Dayton Endurance Run
Brokeman’s Running is a local grass roots running movement aiming at taking the glitz and swag out of the racing scene and bringing back the focus on community, the beauty of the grind, and the promotion of physical and mental health.
Still Time To Register For Breast Wishes 5k for Kelli
How to Go?
What: 5k for Kelli Run/Walk
When: August 18, 2018 at 9am
Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma Walk
The Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma walk is an event to raise awareness and funds to help research efforts and provide patient support and education. Scleroderma, which means “hard skin”, is a chronic connective tissue disease classified as one of the autoimmune rheumatic diseases. It can cause a thickening and tightening of the skin and damage to internal organs including the lungs, heart, kidneys, esophagus, and gastrointestinal tract. Medications and treatments can help with symptoms, but no cure exists for Scleroderma.
An estimated 300,000 persons in the United States have Scleroderma. Approximately four times more women than men develop the disease. The exact cause or causes of Scleroderma are unknown, and although medications can sometimes help, there is no cure.
Help us as we seek to increase understanding about treatment and management of scleroderma. Bring your family and friends on Saturday, August 4, 2018, to run or walk and enjoy a 50/50 drawing, DJ, kids activities and prize raffle to support a great cause. Register Online. Light snacks will be provided. Feel free to bring a picnic lunch. Rain or Shine!
Fairborn Community Park 691 East Dayton-Yellow Springs Road Fairborn OH 45324
Registration: 9:00am-10:30am
Opening Ceremony: 10:30am
Fun Run & Walk: Immediately after Prize Raffle: 12:00pm
Routes: 3/4 mi., 1.5 mi. or 5k
Children 12 and under are free. Childrens size T-shirts are available to purchase online only for $5.00.
Pets on leashes are welcome.
Team Captains raising over $100 will be entered into a raffle for a 7 day Florida stay for up to 6 people. One raffle ticket for each $100 raised