Get Your Rear in Gear
Oct 10Cincinnati, OH5K
21 mi from Lakota Optimist Club’s Run for Youth, the same weekend as Lakota Optimist Club’s Run for Youth, registration open
Aid stations, cutoffs and pacing in one plan, with the timeline your crew follows. Crew invites and race-day updates come with a Race Pass.
Build my planSaturday, October 10
Race Starts at 10:00 am
Lakota Plains Jr School
"Register by September 17, 2026 for free race shirt" T-shirts are not guaranteed after this date.
Runners must arrive no later than 9:15 am to ensure receiving race number and getting to starting line in time for start of race. Late arrivals may experience traffic delays and arrive late for the start.
1.5 mile race for elementary age students
Awards for the first 3 boy & girl finishers of each grade
Ribbons for all finishers
Race will take place Rain or Shine
Registered Adults are welcome to accompany their students. Adult times will appear on the results but no awards will be given.
Register by September 17th to receive a T-Shirt on the day of the race.
Registration opens
Feb 20, 2026
Registration closes
Oct 7, 2026
Standard ends
Oct 7, 2026
Race day
Oct 10, 2026
Current price
$25
Standard
Ends
Oct 7, 2026
Registration openings and major changes, like a new date or a cancellation.
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Oct 10Cincinnati, OH5K
21 mi from Lakota Optimist Club’s Run for Youth, the same weekend as Lakota Optimist Club’s Run for Youth, registration open
Oct 24Middletown, OH5K
8 mi from Lakota Optimist Club’s Run for Youth, 2 weeks after Lakota Optimist Club’s Run for Youth, registration open
Oct 17Mason, OH5K
6 mi from Lakota Optimist Club’s Run for Youth, 1 week after Lakota Optimist Club’s Run for Youth, registration open
Oct 17St. Leon, IN5K
30 mi from Lakota Optimist Club’s Run for Youth, 1 week after Lakota Optimist Club’s Run for Youth, registration open
Straight-line distance
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Oct 10Toledo, OH5K
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Oct 10Akron, OH100 mi, 50 mi
Oct 10Cardington, OH5K
Oct 10Cleveland, OH5K, 1 mi
Oct 10Lockbourne, OH5K
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Oct 10Cincinnati, OH5K
Oct 10Akron, OH5K
Oct 17Mason, OH5K
Oct 31Mason, OH5K
Oct 24Middletown, OH5K
Nov 7Lebanon, OH24 hr, 6 hr
Oct 24Warren, OH50 mi, 30 mi +2
Oct 17Reading, OH5K
Oct 17Hamilton, OH5K
Oct 17Hamilton, OH5K
Oct 24Hamilton, OHHalf Marathon, 10K +2
Nov 14Hamilton, OHHalf Marathon, 10K +2
Oct 10Germantown, OH5K, 1 mi
Oct 7Lexington, KY
Oct 9Elizabethtown, KY
Oct 9Albion, IN150 mi, 100 mi +1
Oct 9Frankfort, KY3K
Oct 10Avon, IN5K
Build your aid station plan, organize your crew, and dial in your nutrition strategy. Everything you need to finish strong.
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