5K versenyek St. Thomas közelében

Run for Resilience is a community walk/run in London, Ontario, held in Springbank Park in October. It offers a 10K run, a 5K walk/run, and a 1K community walk, allowing participants to choose from a short family-friendly outing to a longer run. All routes stay inside the park, keeping the event contained and easy to follow. Runners, walkers, families, and supporters share the same event day, with a focus on participation at every pace. The race also raises support for accessible mental health care for neurodivergent individuals, giving the distances a purpose beyond finishing.

Tails on Trails is a dog-friendly charity trail race at Bechtel Park in Waterloo, run in late spring and hosted by Run Waterloo with the Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth. Runners can choose a timed 5K race, a 2.5K fun run or walk, or a 200m Pup Run for kids and puppies. The main distances are open to solo runners and human-dog teams. The course uses Bechtel Park trails beside Waterloo's dog park. The loops are short enough for walkers, first-timers, and canicross teams, as well as people aiming for a faster run. The first edition raised $16,000 for the Humane Society and had over 200 dogs running with their humans. Entry includes snacks, a shirt, a finisher medal, and swag. Medals are awarded to runners and canine teams, ribbons to Pup Run kids, and extra fundraising options are available for individuals or teams.

Halloween Haunting takes place in late October at Springbank Park in London, Ontario, with all race distances contained within the park. The SoleScience Race Series event offers participants four distance options: 10k, 5k, 2.3k, and a Kiddy Trot for children. The event begins in the morning and is designed for families and regular runners alike, featuring shorter distances alongside the longer road races. The 10k course consists of two loops on paved roads and bike paths, while the 5k is a single loop on similar surfaces. The 2.3k route utilizes the roadways in the west end of Springbank Park, and the Kiddy Trot covers the final 300 meters of the race path. All routes follow the park’s paved pathway system alongside the river, are traffic-free, and are clearly marked and marshalled. Costumes are a key element of the day: participants are encouraged to wear costumes while racing, with costume awards exclusively for those running in their outfits. Additionally, every child completing the Kiddy Trot receives a goodie bag at the finish line.

A Kicking PancreAS™ 5K London, ON-ben egy 5K run/walk, amit Springbank Gardensnél rendeznek, a Guy Lombardo Pavilion közelében, Wonderland Road South-on, London, Ontario városában. Novemberben, késő délután rajtol. A check-in egy órával a start előtt nyit, a pálya pedig 90 minutes-ig marad nyitva. Jöhetsz bármilyen szintről: első 5K, családi laza menet, charity team, vagy akár PB-próba is simán belefér. A London-i esemény a Kicking PancreAS™ sorozat része, amely a pancreatic cancer awareness, a betegek támogatása, az egészségügyi edukáció és a Canadian research javára gyűjt. A résztvevők bibet, swaget és finisher medalt kapnak. A hangulat purple, glow-in-the-dark theme köré épül, és a jelmez kifejezetten ajánlott. Az összes befolyt pénz Canada-ban marad. A fundraising goal kicsivel CA$47,000 fölött van, a cél 265 résztvevő, az előző, rekordot hozó kiadás után. A nevezés létszámlimites, és race day előtt le kell zárni, mert helyszíni nevezés nincs.