11 walking events in Wichita, Kansas

WELCOME

Grab your lucky shoes and join us for the 5th Annual Wichita State Engineering 5K Run/Walk. The 5K is open to all Wichita State University students, College of Engineering students, faculty, staff, and community members to celebrate National Engineering Week. The race course guides runners through the WSU Innovation Campus.

DETAILS

Race participants will receive a shirt and a special edition race medal. Awards will be given at the award ceremony after the race to the top 3 male and top 3 female runners of each category: WSU Students, Faculty/Staff, Community, and Alumni.

The AWARDS CEREMONY with snacks, water, and a celebration! This will take place once all runners and walkers are done but will start no later than 10:30 am. Proceeds from this race will be donated to the College of Engineering to help students financially throughout their college experience. This course is USTAF-certified.

Refer-A-Friend Rewards!

After you sign up, use your unique referral link to invite your friends to join. Get money off your registration fee by having 5 friends sign up using your unique referral link! Students will receive $10 off their registration, and community members, alumni, and faculty/staff will receive $15 off their registration.

Packet Pick-Up

• Friday, February 27th

• 5 pm-7 pm

• John Bardo Center Lobby

• Saturday, February 28th

• 7:30 am-8:45 am

• John Bardo Center Lobby

Directions:

To the John Bardo Center: Google Maps

The race begins at 9:00 am, and the awards ceremony will occur at 10:30 am. Award categories to be announced.

Previous Race Results:

2025 Race Results

2024 Race Results

Run for fun. Run for impact. Run with purpose.

Join us for the 32nd annual Easter Sun Run on Saturday, April 4 at Sedgwick County Park in Wichita!

🏃‍♂️ Lace up and get ready for an unforgettable experience at the Easter Sun Run—one of the Midwest’s premier 10K and 2-mile run/walk events! Whether you’re racing for the win, enjoying a fun jog with friends, taking a relaxing stroll (and earning a medal for it!), or bringing the family for the Easter Family Fun Zone, this event has something for everyone.

Beyond the finish line, your participation makes a real difference! The Easter Sun Run is a major fundraiser for Youth Horizons, a faith-based nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of 200 local youth and their families through mentoring, residential care, and advocacy programs.

Run for fun. Run for impact. Run with purpose.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Saturday, April 4

Sedgwick County Park

9:00 a.m. - 10k race

11:00 a.m. - Jeff Wenzel 2-mile run/walk

Run solo or build a team and multiply the fun - everyone receives a T-shirt and finisher's medal. The fastest among us win cash awards!

And the CASH AWARD goes to...

10K

Top 3 - Male

Top 3 - Female

Jeff Wenzel Memorial 2-mile

Top 3 - Male

Top 3 - Female

Master's Award - ages 40-59 - both 10k and 2-mile

Top Male

Top Female

Senior Grand Master - 60+ - both 10k and 2-mile

Top Male

Top Female

Medals and certificates awarded for Top 3 Male and Top 3 Female by age categories.

Teams

All teams of 10 or more that register get a $10 discount per registrant AND the team's name printed on the back of their Easter Sun Run shirts for free (if registered by March 16).

The discounted TEAMS pricing kicks in when the 10th person registers. All past registrants and all future registrants will receive the $10 discount at that time. This discount extends until noon on Friday, April 3.

Trophies for the fastest team, largest team, largest church team, best team spirit, and more!

Easter Family Fun Zone

Bring the entire family and join us for the annual Easter egg hunt, fun inflatables for the kids, yard games, cotton candy and popcorn, and a free BBQ lunch with hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, and more. It's festive family fun for a memorable day in the park!

Important to Know

1. All registration closes at 12 p.m. on Friday, April 3.

2. All teams of 10 or more receive a $10 discount per participant. Refund applied after 10th team member registers. Discounts can only be used once (no combining early-bird and team discounts).

3. Teams of 10 or more get their team name printed on race t-shirts if registered by the end of the day on March 16.

Packet Pickup

When:

• Wednesday, April 1, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

• Thursday, April 2, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

• Friday, April 3, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Where: 125 S. Washington, Suite 200

If you are unable to participate, please consider your registration as a donation to Youth Horizons. Proceeds support youth and their families in our mentoring and foster residence ministries. For questions about the event, please call (316) 262-8293.

PACKET PICK-UP: Friday, April 10, noon to 5 p.m. at Wichita First Church of the Nazarene (1400 E. Kellogg Drive). Packets may also be picked up on race day starting at 7:30 am at the race information table near the starting line.

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? For the ninth year in a row your entire registration fee goes toward building borehole wells and providing clean water education to villages in Africa. After 8 years, we now have 51 Wichita borehole wells in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Kenya, DR Congo, Benin, Ivory Coast and more--each one bringing abundant clean water to thousands of people every day. This water is life. We use this precious resource many times each day without thought or effort. Yet many people around the world don’t enjoy this luxury because they don’t have easy access to water and possibly no access to clean water. Many women and children around the globe spend hours each day in search of water; their lives revolve around this task. Often the water they collect is contaminated and causes diarrhea, which is the leading cause of illness and death around the world. Many organizations are working to eradicate this problem by building safe wells in communities one village at a time. Access to clean water

reduces illness and death, increases school attendance, builds gender equality, diminishes scarcity conflicts and improves impoverished communities. Yes, water is life.

Wichita Clean Water 5K partners with Nazarene Compassionate Ministries in Africa to bring life to villages through the construction of safe wells and clean water education. Many villages try to survive by fetching water from irrigation dams. Since these dams are meant for irrigation, the water is contaminated with diesel from pipes and generators. The water in these dams are further contaminated by animals, who also use this water source. Additionally, villagers bathe, do laundry and clean utensils in this dirty water. Community members often suffer from diarrhea and other waterborne diseases. Many women and children walk over 2½ miles to collect this dirty water.

Your race entry will help bring more borehole wells and water education to even more villages. You can make a life-changing difference to a community of people by registering for the Clean Water 5K and inviting your friends to join you. Together, we can install a safe well and be a part of something much bigger than ourselves.

This event is honoring Blood Cancer and our Honored Hero's that are battling Blood Cancer. ALL PROCEEDS GOES TO Blood Cancer United formally known as LLS. The mission is clear: to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, and myeloma, while simultaneously enhancing the quality of life for patients and their families through education, research, and advocacy.

This event is a fun-family event with a timed 5K Run/Walk and untimed 1/5k Mile Run/Walk at Exploration Place, Food & Entertainment, and an opportunity to help support blood cancer diagnosis treatments at Blood Cancer United known as (LLS).

Event Fee: $40.00 Pre Registration | $50.00 Day of Registration -- Shirt & Medal - Food, Drinks, and Entertainment!

Race Schedule:

Arrive 15-30mins before for registration

8:00AM- Race Starts-5k & family walk (untimed)

Event will include:

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Contact:

Vanessa Mouer: 2026 Leadership Committee for Blood Cancer United

[email protected] & 316-258-7684

2026 Visionary of the Year Nominee: Jaime Seipel

Learn More About Blood Cancer United

Join us for the Superhero 5K and Walk

Unleash your inner hero on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Sedgwick County Park! Don your favorite superhero costume and run, walk, or soar to make a difference for Wichita's Littlest Heroes. This family-friendly event brings the community together to support children battling life-threatening medical conditions. Whether you're racing for the win or strolling with loved ones, every step helps provide hope and assistance to the incredible families we serve.

Expect a day of fun, inspiration, and community spirit as we champion the real heroes among us! Wichita's Littlest Hereos is an amazing local organization aiding children in our very own community battling life alteriing pediatric diagnosis's! WLH provides financial assistance, hospital visits, free fun famiily events, parent facebook page, zoo/museum memberships and so much more! This event is a fun-family event with a 5K Run/Walk that will feature DJ Carbon, Facepainting, Bouncy houses, vendor, food and drinks!

When: April 25, 2026

Where: Sedgwick County Park

Why: Because heroes unite to make a difference

Question: Is it supposed to be DO NOT STOP, or DONUT STOP? Answer: YES!

Like Running or Walking? Love Donuts? This race is for you! Join us for the annual DoNot Stop Half Marathon, 5k/10k! A donut-themed event that is perfect for the whole family.

The fun includes -

• Great Swag - designer shirt & custom medal

• Chip-timing with live results and awards

• Free photos

• Delicious donut waiting at the finish line

• Plenty of fun!

Grab your friends and family, you are not going to want to miss this one!

Can't make the race? No problem! We offer a virtual race option where you can run anywhere, at any time, and still earn the fun swag!

*Youth-based pricing for the 5k/10k, 12 & Under are only $15

• Half - Marathon registration includes a custom bib, designer shirt, and an awesome finisher medal!

• 10k registration includes a custom bib, designer shirt, and an awesome finisher medal!

• 5k registration includes a custom bib, designer shirt, and an awesome finisher medal!

• 1 Mile registration is untimed and includes a custom bib, designer shirt, and an awesome finisher medal!

• The kid's dash is a fun, untimed dash for our kiddos ages 10 and under. Registration includes a mini bib, youth-sized shirt, and a specifically crafted medal for our kids' dash event! (If your child wants to run the kid's dash, and doesn't want the SWAG, they are welcome to run with us on race day for free!)

**Register by midnight on Thursday, two Thursdays before race day, to guarantee your shirt!

It's time to Conquer the Campus with the 3rd annual 1-mile and 5k run, walk and stroll and kids fun run on Saturday, May 16th at our Wichita campus.

It's fun for all paces and ages so sign up with your immediate family or a friend and join your co-workers for the event. Entry is free and all participants who register by April 1st will receive a race t-shirt and finisher medal. We'll have post-race fun at the finish line with food, games, and more for everyone to enjoy.

The events will be chip timed and top finisher medals will be awarded in designated age categories (only the 5k). Age groups: 19 & Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+

• Deadline to sign up is April 1, 2026 (Guarantees t-shirt and medal)

• Packet pick-up will be May 13th-15th on the Koch campus

• The 5k starts at 9:00 AM, followed by the 1-mile event at 9:10 AM, and the Kids Run (200 meters) starts at approximately 10:00AM (following the 5k)

Map Routes

9:00AM- 5k: CTC 5K - MapMyRun

9:10AM- 1 Mile: CTC 1 Mile - MapMyRun

10:00AM- Kids Fun Run: CTC Kids 200m - MapMyRun

Light the Path is more than a walk—it’s a moment to come together as a community, lighting the way for God to move through prayer, praise, and unity. As we walk side by side, we create space for hope, connection, and faith to shine bright in our city.

Families, friends, and neighbors will gather to walk in unity, lift their voices in praise, and create space for powerful moments of prayer and connection.

The experience doesn’t stop at the walk—enjoy live music, food trucks, onsite community resources, and local vendors throughout the event. Community leaders will join together in prayer, covering our city, our families, and this moment with hope and purpose. Whether you come to walk, worship, connect, or simply be present, Light the Path is a celebration of faith, unity, and community in motion.