Race for Kids 2025

About the Event

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 21. 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.

Races Offered

Virtual 1 Mile Walk

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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00:00

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$20.00

Virtual 5K Run

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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$20.00

5K Run

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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08:30

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$25.00

Spectator Ticket- Race Shirt NOT Included

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — Spectator Ticket- Race Shirt NOT Included

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08:30

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$10.00

Spectator Ticket- With Race Shirt

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — Spectator Ticket- With Race Shirt

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08:30

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$21.00

1 Mile Walk

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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08:45

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$22.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for June in Cleveland.

thermostat Temperature

17.3° / 23.3°

wb_sunny Feels like

16.0° / 23.6°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

12h 3m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

13.8 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Very High (8.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

76.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

05:53

nightlight Sunset

21:00

About Cleveland

Learn more about the host city, Cleveland.

Cleveland is a culturally diverse city on the shores of Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. Recreational, cultural and educational opportunities are abundant throughout Northeast Ohio. You'll find world-class museums, cultural events, professional sports, and amusement parks. Places Rated Almanac ranks the area second in recreational options out of 354 US metro areas. This region ranks fifth in the nation in number of major cultural resources per one million residents.