The Shady City Race

Get ready to run, jog, or walk at the 3rd Annual Shady City Race on the Jim Simmons Memorial Trail in Marysville, Ohio!

Test your pace on this tree-lined, chip-timed, paved trail race. Choose from the Leafy Loop 5K, the Tree Line Trek 10K, or the Sapling Dash for kids.

Whether you're a pro runner or it's your first race, we'd love to see you at the finish line!

The Sapling Dash Kids Run is a out and back course, which is about .25 miles.

Help us give back! A portion of the proceeds go to Blessings in a Backpack. 100% of the proceeds from the donation page (click the donate button above) go to Blessings in a Backpack.

The Blessings in a Backpack program in Marysville, Ohio, provides non-perishable food every week throughout the school year for children who might benefit from supplemental nutrition. We currently serve five elementary schools — Edgewood, Mill Valley, Navin, Northwood, and Raymond — plus Creekview Intermediate School and the Mini Monarch Academy.

Every ‘blessing’ bag we send home for the weekend includes, at minimum, two breakfast items, two entree/protein items, and two healthy snacks. We also send extra items home for long weekends and extended breaks to help keep bellies full until kids return to school.

We are 100% community-funded, meaning we couldn’t do what we do without the support of individuals, groups, churches, businesses, and organizations committed to ending childhood hunger and food insecurity alongside us. Thanks to the generous support of our community thus far, we’ve been able to serve anywhere from 140 to 285 kids per year since we started in 2012, and we are committed to standing in the gap for families in Marysville, Ohio, for many years to come.