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Please note: The deadline to be guaranteed a t-shirt is May 3. We will have some extra, but cannot guarantee a shirt to everyone. Please see the registration table after the race to inquire.
5K RACE/WALK: 8:30 a.m. (South/historic side of Zoo)
ZOO FOR ALL WALK (Accessible): 9:00 a.m. (North side of Zoo)
KIDS’ FUN RUN: 9:45 a.m. (in front of Aquarium)
LOCATION: Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way
PARKING: Participants must enter through Anthony Wayne Trail entrance! Parking is included with entry fee.
Leap into fun and fitness at the Toledo Zoo's Dart Frog Dash!
The Toledo Zoo’s Dart Frog Dash is for the whole family! It offers an accurate 5k race with prizes, chip timing, a non-competitive 5k walk, Kids’ Fun Run and accessible Zoo For All Walk. The 5k course takes participants through the neighborhood to the west of the Zoo, through Tembo Trail and into the Main Plaza. The Kids’ Fun Run and Zoo For All Walk are within the safety of Zoo grounds.
All Dart Frog Dash registrants are welcome to stay at the Toledo Zoo for the day free of charge with parking included on race day (Anthony Wayne Trail lot).
The Zoo For All Walk at Dart Frog Dash offers a non-competitive walk focused on fun and access for all! This option is designed with inclusivity in mind.
We are working with the Toledo Police Department to ensure that street closures follow a "rolling pattern" so that as the last participant passes, the street will reopen and traffic will return to normal as quickly as possible. Please make adjustments to your schedule to avoid any inconvenience.
PACKET PICKUP INFO:
Registrants are HIGHLY encouraged to pickup their packet at Dave's Running. However, as an alternative, packets will be available for pickup on race morning beginning at 7am inside the Zoo.
Dave's Running
5700 Monroe St, Sylvania, Ohio
May 14 & 15, 3 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
For Questions, call 419-385-5721 ext.2078
5k run or 1 mile walk honoring stroke survivors and their family members
Located in downtown Toledo at Promenade Park
Run along the Maumee River front, across the Cherry Street Bridge and through the beautiful Glass City Metropark
100% of registration, donations, and raffle proceeds will go directly into The ProMedica Foundation Stroke Patient Assistance Fund. The fund is able to cover the cost of medications, health equipment, health supplies, transportation to and from appointments, and rent/utilities for patients with limited financial means as a result of their stroke.
Your Entry Includes:
Entrance to the 5K Run/1 Mile Walk
Bib Chip Timing
BE FAST Stroke 5k T-Shirt
Snacks and Drinks
Post race meal
Free Stroke Risk Assessments including blood pressure screenings
Stroke Educational Material
Entrance into the community resource fair with multiple vendors
Face painting/balloon animals
DJ and photography
Kids Fun run will start at 9:30am and is a 100 yard dash.
Walk will start at 9:45am.
Run will start at 10:00am.
Registration Fee is $25.00 per participant until 11:59 on 9/25/2026.
Price increase to $35.00 per participant on 9/26/2026.
Registration is free for stroke survivors.
Silent auction and raffle items will be available! Raffle starts at 11:30am following the Awards Ceremony
Race shirts are not guaranteed after September 25, 2026
You must be present to receive your shirt. Shirts will not be mailed unless you are a virtual participant
UToledo Health and the Eleanor N. Dana Cancer Center are excited to invite the community to join us for our 2nd Annual Breast Cancer Awareness 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run Sunday 10/18/26 from 10am to 12pm. Friends and families are welcome to walk or run, either 1 mile loop or 3.1 Mile course, and everyone is encouraged to wear pink breast cancer awareness gear! Hosted at the Eleanor N. Dana Cancer Center 1325 Conference Dr, Toledo Ohio, 43614
Mammogram screening information and other informational tables will be set up for participants from 9am to 10am, with the 5K and fun run starting at 10am on a timed 3.1 mile course through the beautiful UTMC Health Science Campus.
THANKSGIVING TRADITION
presented by First Solar
The annual Dave’s Turkey Chase 5K, presented by First Solar is the ideal Thanksgiving day family fun run/walk. With media sponsor WTOL 11 in Downtown Toledo, the event also includes a one mile walk, a kids run and a virtual option -- all to benefit Cherry Street Mission Ministries.
The 5K and 1 Mile events start outside the Glass City Center at Summit St./ Jefferson, heads past 5/3 Field, onto Huron St. passing by the Huntington Center and continues across Cherry St, then back onto Summit St. to the finish in front of Promenade Park.
Bring Donations for Cherry Street Mission — The most needed items are travel sized personal hygiene items and men's and women's undergarments (new only please). Join us in showing thanks by giving to help others, and burn off the day’s extra calories in the process.
FAMILY PACKAGE PRICING
Register for the 5K together to receive a discounted rate (minimum registrants = 4).
Start Time: 9:00am
Course Open: 1.5 hours
Maximum Field: 5,500 Runners
Minimum Age: 6 on Race Day
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