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🏃♂️ Fairborn Community Park 5K & 10K + 1 Mile Fun Run
📍 Fairborn Community Park
Join us for a scenic and family-friendly race through one of Fairborn’s most beautiful outdoor spaces! The Fairborn Community Park 5K & 10K + 1 Mile Fun Run offers runners and walkers a smooth, paved path course surrounded by mature trees, open green spaces, and peaceful park views.
🌳 Course Description
The 5K and 10K and 1 Mile Fun run routes take place entirely on a well-maintained paved path, making it ideal for runners of all experience levels. The course winds through shaded park trails, gentle curves, and open stretches perfect for finding your stride.
5K Course: A fast, scenic single-loop (or out-and-back depending on setup) route designed for beginners, families, and seasoned runners looking to set a personal best.
10K Course: Double the distance, double the challenge! The 10K follows the 5K route with an extended second loop, giving runners more time to enjoy the park’s natural beauty while testing endurance on the smooth paved surface. Finisher medals & Tshirt (If Registered by March 8th)
1 Mile fun run - a perfect distance for runners and walkers of all ages to join in the fun. St.Paddys Day Merch.
🎉 Race Day Highlights
Clearly marked course
Family-friendly atmosphere
Post-race refreshments
Whether you’re chasing a PR, training for a bigger event, or simply looking for a fun way to stay active, the Fairborn Community Park 5K & 10K & 1 Mile Fun Run is the perfect race for you.
Registration: $25 by March 8th will include short sleeved St.Paddys Day Shirt. If registered after March 8th no shirt included.
Overall Winner for 5k, 10k and 1 mile fun run will get an award. All runners will get a finisher medal
Come run, walk, and celebrate community at Fairborn Community Park — we’ll see you at the starting line! 🏁
Start time 8am
Registration starts 7:30
Whether you are considering a trail run for the first time or looking for a unique place to run, then this race is for you!
The Fossil 5K & 10K Trail Runs will take place within Oakes Quarry Park in Fairborn, Ohio.
Where can you find world-class fossil beds, old-growth forest, a native-grass prairie, and miles of hiking trails combined with some of the most stunning natural vistas in the area? Oakes Quarry Park has all of this and more. The 190 acre park, formerly a rock quarry, features one of the world's largest and most diverse collections of marine organism fossils from the Silurian age - a time when the area was covered with warm, shallow seas.
Someone commented that it doesn't look like Ohio, more like South Dakota or the surface of the moon!
The course uses the two-mile rim trail around the park and the middle trail that cuts through the center of the park. There is no pavement on the trail, the ground is a mixture of bedrock, stones and dirt. Depending on the amount of rainfall prior to race day, you will mostly likely encounter some ankle-deep puddles and mud. The trail is considered grade 2 moderate, which means that you can continually run or jog with concentration.
To learn more about the park and fossils, and to see a trail map, click on this link:
https://fairbornoh.myrec.com/info/facilities/details.aspx?FacilityID=14707
After the race enjoy some goodies and sample some award-winning Knights Dynamite Chili!
And of course, you can hike the fossil trail and search for some of your very own fossils!
5k Run/Walk for Lily
April 12, 2026 - 10:00am
Fairborn Middle School Track
The 2nd Annual 5k run/walk for Lily (Clingner) will be Sunday, April 12, 2026, at 10:00 am. Lily tragically passed away in a car accident on December 16, 2022. The money collected from the race will go towards Lily's Scholarship fund. They will be awarded to Fairborn graduates in Lily's honor.
Registration: $30.00 (Including Race T-Shirt if registered by 3/30/26) All participants will receive a medal made by We Care Arts!
Questions about the race - Krissy Day 937.718.8972 [email protected]
Rock the Quarry Trail Run
📍 Oakes Quarry Park – 1267 E Xenia Dr, Fairborn, OH 45324
Join us at Oakes Quarry Park in Fairborn, Ohio for a scenic and challenging trail run through limestone cliffs, wooded trails, and beautiful quarry views.
Choose your challenge with a 5K, 10K, or 15K distance. Whether you're new to trail running or looking for a tougher adventure, this race offers rugged terrain, scenic trails, and an unforgettable spring running experience.
🏃 Race Distances:
5K • 10K • 15K
⏰ Race Start: 8:00 AM
📝 Race Day Registration Opens: 7:30 AM
💲 Registration:
$30 if registered by April 6th – includes a short-sleeve Race shirt.
Registrations after April 6th will not include a shirt.
🏆 Awards:
Overall winners in the 5K, 10K, and 15K will receive special award.
All runners will receive a finisher medal
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.
High School: We also welcome our High School runners! Our high school students will be running a 2 mile race.
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.
Makeup Date Information: 6/7/2026
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
High School
Challenger
Share your running photos with our community! Find us on Facebook @HealthyKidsRunning or Instagram @healthykidsrs!
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May the course be with you
📍 Oakes Quarry Park – 1267 E Xenia Dr, Fairborn, OH 45324
Join us at Oakes Quarry Park in Fairborn, Ohio for a scenic and challenging trail run through limestone cliffs, wooded trails, and beautiful quarry views.
Choose your challenge with a 5K, 10K, or 15K distance. Whether you're new to trail running or looking for a tougher adventure, this race offers rugged terrain, scenic trails, and an unforgettable spring running experience.
🏃 Race Distances:
5K • 10K • 15K
⏰ Race Start: 8:00 AM
📝 Race Day Registration Opens: 7:30 AM
💲 Registration:
$30 if registered by May1st – includes a short-sleeve Race shirt.
Registrations after May1st will not include a shirt.
🏆 Awards:
Overall winners in the 5K, 10K, and 15K will receive special award.
All runners will receive a finisher medal
A Race To Remember
📍 Oakes Quarry Park – 1267 E Xenia Dr, Fairborn, OH 45324
Join us at Oakes Quarry Park in Fairborn, Ohio for a scenic and challenging trail run through limestone cliffs, wooded trails, and beautiful quarry views.
Choose your challenge with a 5K, 10K, or 15K distance. Whether you're new to trail running or looking for a tougher adventure, this race offers rugged terrain, scenic trails, and an unforgettable spring running experience.
🏃 Race Distances:
5K • 10K • 15K
⏰ Race Start: 8:00 AM
📝 Race Day Registration Opens: 7:30 AM
💲 Registration:
$30 if registered by May 18th – includes a short-sleeve Race shirt.
Registrations after May 18th will not include a shirt.
🏆 Awards:
Overall winners in the 5K, 10K, and 15K will receive special award.
All runners will receive a finisher medal
This race will be on Monday Memorial Day. Let us make this a race to remember.
📍 Oakes Quarry Park – 1267 E Xenia Dr, Fairborn, OH 45324
Join us at Oakes Quarry Park in Fairborn, Ohio for a scenic and challenging trail run through limestone cliffs, wooded trails, and beautiful quarry views.
Choose your challenge with a 5K, 10K, or 15K distance. Whether you're new to trail running or looking for a tougher adventure, this race offers rugged terrain, scenic trails, and an unforgettable spring running experience.
🏃 Race Distances:
5K • 10K • 15K
⏰ Race Start: 8:00 AM
📝 Race Day Registration Opens: 7:30 AM
💲 Registration:
$30 if registered by June 1st – includes a short-sleeve Race shirt.
Registrations after June 1st will not include a shirt.
🏆 Awards:
Overall winners in the 5K, 10K, and 15K will receive special award.
All runners will receive a finisher medal
📍 Oakes Quarry Park – 1267 E Xenia Dr, Fairborn, OH 45324
Join us at Oakes Quarry Park in Fairborn, Ohio for a scenic and challenging trail run through limestone cliffs, wooded trails, and beautiful quarry views.
Choose your challenge with a 5K, 10K, or 15K distance. Whether you're new to trail running or looking for a tougher adventure, this race offers rugged terrain, scenic trails, and an unforgettable spring running experience.
🏃 Race Distances:
5K • 10K • 15K
⏰ Race Start: 8:00 AM
📝 Race Day Registration Opens: 7:30 AM
💲 Registration:
$30 if registered by June 27th – includes a short-sleeve Race shirt.
Registrations after June 27th will not include a shirt.
🏆 Awards:
Overall winners in the 5K, 10K, and 15K will receive special award.
All runners will receive a finisher medal
🧟♂️🏃♀️ The Run For Your Life
Presented by Run Ohio Races LLC
Are you fast enough to survive the zombie apocalypse?
Join Run Ohio Races LLC for The Run For Your Life, a thrilling, interactive running event where survival is the ultimate goal! This isn’t just a race — it’s a test of speed, strategy, and nerves.
🏁 How It Works
Participants can choose to register as either a Survivor or a Zombie:
🏃 Survivors
Survivors will run the course wearing a flag football belt.
Along the route, infected zones will be clearly marked on the course map.
Zombies may be lurking in these zones, ready to grab your flags!
If you reach the safe zone at the finish line with all your flags intact, you officially survive the zombie apocalypse.
Lose one or more flags? You’ve been infected… but you still finish the race!
🧟 Zombies
Zombies do not run the course.
Their mission is to stay within designated infected zones and try to capture flags from Survivors.
Costumes and creative zombie looks are highly encouraged!
🏅 Finisher Rewards
All runners receive a finisher medal, whether you survive or get infected.
Bragging rights included!
🗺️ Course Details
The course will feature clearly marked infected zones.
Zombies are restricted to these zones to keep the event safe and fun for everyone.
🎉 Why Run?
Fun for runners of all speeds
Interactive, high-energy experience
Perfect for friends, families, and teams
A unique twist on a traditional race
Do you have what it takes to outrun the undead?
Sign up today and Run For Your Life!
🧟♂️🏃♀️ The Run For Your Life
Presented by Run Ohio Races LLC
Are you fast enough to survive the zombie apocalypse?
Join Run Ohio Races LLC for The Run For Your Life, a thrilling, interactive running event where survival is the ultimate goal! This isn’t just a race — it’s a test of speed, strategy, and nerves.
🏁 How It Works
Participants can choose to register as either a Survivor or a Zombie:
🏃 Survivors
Survivors will run the course wearing a flag football belt.
Along the route, infected zones will be clearly marked on the course map.
Zombies may be lurking in these zones, ready to grab your flags!
If you reach the safe zone at the finish line with all your flags intact, you officially survive the zombie apocalypse.
Lose one or more flags? You’ve been infected… but you still finish the race!
🧟 Zombies
Zombies do not run the course.
Their mission is to stay within designated infected zones and try to capture flags from Survivors.
Costumes and creative zombie looks are highly encouraged!
🏅 Finisher Rewards
All runners receive a finisher medal, whether you survive or get infected.
Bragging rights included!
🗺️ Course Details
The course will feature clearly marked infected zones.
Zombies are restricted to these zones to keep the event safe and fun for everyone.
🎉 Why Run?
Fun for runners of all speeds
Interactive, high-energy experience
Perfect for friends, families, and teams
A unique twist on a traditional race
Do you have what it takes to outrun the undead?
Sign up today and Run For Your Life!
🧟♂️🏃♀️ The Run For Your Life
Presented by Run Ohio Races LLC
Are you fast enough to survive the zombie apocalypse?
Join Run Ohio Races LLC for The Run For Your Life, a thrilling, interactive running event where survival is the ultimate goal! This isn’t just a race — it’s a test of speed, strategy, and nerves.
🏁 How It Works
Participants can choose to register as either a Survivor or a Zombie:
🏃 Survivors
Survivors will run the course wearing a flag football belt.
Along the route, infected zones will be clearly marked on the course map.
Zombies may be lurking in these zones, ready to grab your flags!
If you reach the safe zone at the finish line with all your flags intact, you officially survive the zombie apocalypse.
Lose one or more flags? You’ve been infected… but you still finish the race!
🧟 Zombies
Zombies do not run the course.
Their mission is to stay within designated infected zones and try to capture flags from Survivors.
Costumes and creative zombie looks are highly encouraged!
🏅 Finisher Rewards
All runners receive a finisher medal, whether you survive or get infected.
Bragging rights included!
🗺️ Course Details
The course will feature clearly marked infected zones.
Zombies are restricted to these zones to keep the event safe and fun for everyone.
🎉 Why Run?
Fun for runners of all speeds
Interactive, high-energy experience
Perfect for friends, families, and teams
A unique twist on a traditional race
Do you have what it takes to outrun the undead?
Sign up today and Run For Your Life!
🧟♂️🏃♀️ The Run For Your Life
Presented by Run Ohio Races LLC
Are you fast enough to survive the zombie apocalypse?
Join Run Ohio Races LLC for The Run For Your Life, a thrilling, interactive running event where survival is the ultimate goal! This isn’t just a race — it’s a test of speed, strategy, and nerves.
🏁 How It Works
Participants can choose to register as either a Survivor or a Zombie:
🏃 Survivors
Survivors will run the course wearing a flag football belt.
Along the route, infected zones will be clearly marked on the course map.
Zombies may be lurking in these zones, ready to grab your flags!
If you reach the safe zone at the finish line with all your flags intact, you officially survive the zombie apocalypse.
Lose one or more flags? You’ve been infected… but you still finish the race!
🧟 Zombies
Zombies do not run the course.
Their mission is to stay within designated infected zones and try to capture flags from Survivors.
Costumes and creative zombie looks are highly encouraged!
🏅 Finisher Rewards
All runners receive a finisher medal, whether you survive or get infected.
Bragging rights included!
🗺️ Course Details
The course will feature clearly marked infected zones.
Zombies are restricted to these zones to keep the event safe and fun for everyone.
🎉 Why Run?
Fun for runners of all speeds
Interactive, high-energy experience
Perfect for friends, families, and teams
A unique twist on a traditional race
Do you have what it takes to outrun the undead?
Sign up today and Run For Your Life!