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For the first time since 2020, the 5K and Kids Fun Run return to Hoff Woods Park (556 McCorkle Blvd.) ahead of the Spring Eggstravaganza egg hunt Saturday, March 28.
While supplies last, registrants will receive a race t-shirt, finisher medal, and a swag bag with items from local businesses. Sign up early to be sure you receive these items! The first 350 to sign up will receive a medal.
The Bunny Hop is a timed 5k.
After the race, stay for the FREE Eggstravaganza. Enjoy inflatable games, a photo area with the bunny and an egg hunt. Sensory bins from the Play Spot will also be available. This event will also feature breakfast-themed food trucks.
Early Packet Pickup: Takes place on Friday, March 27 at the Westerville Community Center, 350 N Cleveland Ave, Westerville, OH 43082
Schedule: Race Day, March 28
8 a.m. - 5K run
9 a.m. - Kids Fun Run
10:30 a.m. - Ages 3 and under egg hunt
11 a.m. - Ages 4-5 egg hunt
11:30 a.m. - Ages 6-8 egg hunt
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Celebrate America's 250th Birthday and get your July 4th holiday moving with the Rotary Club of Westerville’s Independence Day 5K at 8 AM Saturday, July 4!
As it has since 2021, the 5K will take place at the Westerville Sports Complex, 325 N. Cleveland Ave. The race at the Sports Complex begins our day-long celebration of the Fourth, with our other dawn-to-dusk events including the big State Street Parade (10:30 AM), Free Concert and Food Truck Festival (5-10 PM) and Patriotic Fireworks Display (10 PM). Proceeds of the race will benefit local veterans and first responders organizations. An Honor Guard presentation will start the event at 7:30 AM. Our traditional Kids Fun Run sprints will take place at 7:45 AM -- a change to BEFORE the 5K from past years. The Race course travels on paved multipurpose trails through the Sports Complex property, under Cleveland Avenue, along the Westerville Community Center property, down to Heritage Park, and back to the finish/start line at the Sports Complex, adjacent to the new Veterans Memorial Plaza. Participants in the 5K receive an event T-shirt, race medal and other goodies. Kids Fun Run participants
receive a medal. The event is pre-registration only.
Packet pickup will be from noon-6 p.m. the two days prior to the race, July 2 and July 3, at the Polaris Fleet Feet store, 1270 E. Powell Rd. There will be NO Race-Day Registration.
The race at the Sports Complex begins our day-long celebration of the Fourth, with our other dawn-to-dusk events, including:
Honor Guard Presentation (7:30 a.m.)
Kids Fun Run Sprints (7:45 a.m.)
The big State Street Parade (10:30 a.m.)
Free Concert and Food Truck Festival (5-10 p.m.)
Patriotic Fireworks Display (10 p.m.)
Our 5th annual Night of Hope will take place on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at the Westerville North High School Cross Country Course and McCann Stadium. The evening will feature 5K and 1 Mile races on the Westerville North Cross Country Course, and Family Fun Run around the track. The evening will promote mental health awareness and celebrate the lives of those we've lost to suicide. The evening will also feature Mental Health partners who will have information on their services and resources.
This year, our Top Overall Male, Female and Non-Binary finisher will receive an award!
All the money raised at the event will go directly towards supporting Westerville Education Challenge's initiatives in Westerville City Schools including: Hope Squad (at all high schools & middle schools), RoX, WEB (Where Everyone Belongs), Twinkle's Care, student scholarships, and Parent Prep.
For more information about these initiatives visit https://westervilleeducationchallenge.org
WE ARE BACK IN WESTERVILLE FOR 2026!
Sign up today for the 5th Annual Sloane Swanton Research Run! This is a 5K run/walk that will take place on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at the Westerville Sports Complex! That's right! We are thrilled to announce that we are moving back home to Westerville this year for this wonderful event! The 5K will start at 9 am and the Kids Fun Run (approx. 100 meters long and just for fun) will take place at 8:45 am. We are also excited to offer a virtual 5K option again this year for those who cannot attend on race day but would still like to support Pediatric Chordoma Research. Click the "Sign Up" button for more information. We hope to see you in August!
Sloane's Story
On May 26, 2021, the Swanton family's lives changed forever. Their youngest daughter, Sloane, was diagnosed with a 1 in a million brain tumor called a Pediatric Clival Chordoma. There is no treatment protocol for chordoma, especially in children. Sloane underwent 2 brain surgeries, 3 rounds of chemotherapy and was placed on a ventilator twice. The tumor started responding to chemo and Sloane regained her ability to move on her own, to breathe on her own and to even begin acting like a toddler again. Unfortunately though, the tumor stopped responding and started to grow despite all of the medical interventions she received. Sloane lost her battle to chordoma on September 14, 2021 at only 18 months old. Please join us in raising money to support Pediatric Chordoma Research through the Sloane Swanton 5K Research Run. Every dollar raised will help us move closer to finding a way to treat pediatric chordoma and develop new chemotherapy drugs to target those specific tumor cells. Her fight is our
fight now, her legacy is to help other children beat this horrible disease.
Sloane Elizabeth Swanton
March 5, 2020 - September 14, 2021
USA Swimming Club. 161 members.