Be a Hero 2026 !

About the Event

🏅 Super Hero Dash & Kids Fun Run! 🏅

Dust off your capes, lace up your sneakers, and get ready for a day of pure fun!

This isn’t your average, high-stress race. There are no timers, no pressure, and no intense leaderboard. Whether you run like Flash, jog, walk, or push a stroller, this day is all about celebrating the everyday hero in all of us. Bring the whole family out for a morning of movement, laughter, and a touch of magic!

📅 Event Schedule

• 8:30 AM – Check-in opens & Face Painting begins! 🎨

• 9:15 AM – The Mighty Kids Dash (Ages 10 & under) ⚡

• 9:45 AM – The 5K Fun Run/Walk Start 🚀

🎈 Event Highlights

- We are growing and looking for vendors !

🎨 Superhero Transformation Station

Arrive early to get fully into character! We’ll have a free face painting station set up before the race starts. Get some lightning bolts on your cheeks, a hero mask over your eyes, or your favorite emblem painted on so you can fly through the course in style.

Enjoy light refreshments & Free Children's Books

⚡ The Mighty Kids Dash

Before the main event, our littlest heroes get their chance to shine! This is a short, super-fun dash perfect for the kids to show off their lightning-fast speed. Every single child who participates takes home a special finisher prize to celebrate their heroic effort!

🏃‍♂️ The "All Heroes" 5K (Not Timed!)

Our 5K course is fully open to your own pace. Want to power-walk and chat? Perfect. Want to jog while wearing a cape? Awesome. Because this event is completely untimed, you can just focus on having fun, enjoying the music along the course, and making it to the finish line smiles-first.

🌟 What to Wear?

Costumes are highly encouraged but totally optional! Come dressed as your favorite comic book superhero, a real-life hero (like a nurse, firefighter, or teacher), or just sport your brightest, most colorful activewear.

Races Offered

Kids Dash

Aug 30, 2026

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Distance — Kids Dash

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09:15

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$25.00

5k

Aug 30, 2026

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Distance — 5k

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Type — Running

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09:45

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$45.00

5k virtual

Aug 30, 2026

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Distance — 5k virtual

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Type — Running

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09:45

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$45.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Saint Louis.

thermostat Temperature

20.5° / 29.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

21.8° / 31.1°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 18m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.7 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

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air Avg wind speed

8.9 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Very high

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

High (7.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

70.4%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:15

nightlight Sunset

19:52

About Saint Louis

Learn more about the host city, Saint Louis.

St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while its metropolitan area, which extends into Illinois, had an estimated population of over 2.8 million. It is the largest metropolitan area in Missouri and the second-largest in Illinois. The city's combined statistical area is the 20th-largest in the United States.