3 events in Cleveland, Ohio

Who We Are: Healthy Kids Running Series is a five (5) week running program in the spring and fall for kids Pre-K through 8th grade. Each HKRS Series takes place once a week and offers age-appropriate running events including the 50 & 75 yard dashes, the 1/4 mile, the 1/2 mile and the 1 mile run. Kids will earn points for each race they complete based on their finish.

Pricing: The registration fee covers the entire five (5) weeks of the Series which includes race bibs for each week, a runner shirt, a finisher medal and any sponsor giveaways. Registration is non-refundable and non-transferable. Online Early Bird registration increases three weeks prior to the first race event.

Challenger: This Series offers a Challenger Division which is an adaptive 75 yard race for children with disabilities and/or special needs. This allows for parents, siblings, and friends to be on the course with runners to provide support as well as bringing their own supportive devices such as crutches, braces, wheelchairs, etc. to be used by runners.

Single Day Racing: Single day race registration opens one hour prior to the start of each race. The registration fee covers one single race to be run on the day of registration. ALL single day registrations should be completed onsite at the race location. Single day racers will have the option to upgrade to the full series (see tab on the left side of the page for instructions). There is a strict no-refund and no-transfer policy.

Awards: All participants receive a medal on Week 5! Trophies will be awarded to the overall top finishers in each of the divisions listed below (broken out by boys and girls respectively):

Kindergarten & 1st Grade

2nd & 3rd Grade

4th & 5th Grade

6th to 8th Grade

Challenger

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Race Day Timeline

7:30 A.M.: Registration Opens

8:30 A.M.: 5K Run Participants begin their course

8:45 A.M.: 1 Mile Walk Participants begin their course.

9:30 A.M.: Awards Ceremony. For those who choose to not stay for the award ceremony, all results will be shown at this link following the final participant completing the race.

10:00 A.M.: Zoo opens for guests

Ready to participate? Here’s how:

• Join us in-person for the 5K or 1-Mile Walk on June 20th. Participation includes a T-shirt and free entry to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo for the day. Does your whole family want to participate? Select the 1-Mile Walk and choose multi-person pricing for a discount on registration for the whole family.

• Participate from home, or your favorite trail, by registering for the virtual 5K or 1-Mile. Complete your distance wherever you’d like between June 16-21 and enter your time online. You will receive your Race for Kids T-shirt in the mail prior to the event week.

Fundraise

Fundraise on behalf of the Clubs! Whether you are participating in-person, virtually, or not able to attend at all, you are able to make a big difference for our kids. Set up a personal fundraising page and share it with family and friends. To get started, click on the donate dropdown at the top of the page and select "Become a Fundraiser". To get started on your page, click here.

All proceeds help to provide safe, fun places for kids, ages 6-18, to go after school throughout Northeast Ohio.