African American Wellness Walk: Moving Hearts & Soles
About this race
Premier Health is excited to announce the 26th annual African American Wellness Walk (AAWW)! Continuing with our, “Moving Hearts & Soles” theme, the 5K walk/run will be a hybrid event, with both a virtual and an in-person option. The in-person 5K walk will take place at Island MetroPark (101 East Helena Street, Dayton, OH 45407) on Saturday, Sep.12., with a program at 7:30 a.m., followed by the 5K walk at 8 a.m.
Last year’s AAWW had more than 1,900 participants.
The theme of this year's African American Wellness Walk is: "Moving Hearts & Soles".
Registration for the 5K walk is free.
This is a hybrid event. Participants may participate virtually and/or in-person.
In-Person Walk Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026
In-Person Walk Time: Gates open at 7:30 AM. The walk begins at 8:00 AM. Full agenda coming soon.
In-Person Walk Location: Island MetroPark, 101 E Helena St, Dayton, OH 45407
Sponsors and Vendors
Please check back for an updated list of sponsors soon!
If you would like to become a sponsor, please email Adrian Taylor ataylor@premierhealth.com
More information to follow regarding the AAWW!!!!!
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26th Annual African American Wellness Walk (Virtual)
26th Annual African American Wellness Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Dayton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:15 AM and sets at 7:50 PM local time (EDT) in Dayton on September 12, 2026 — 12h 35m of daylight.
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2026 results — African American Wellness Walk: Moving Hearts & Soles
26th Annual African American Wellness Walk (Virtual) · 21 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Lisa | 45:00 | 15:00 /mi |
| 2 | Kristin Cunningham | 1:00:00 | 31:45 /mi |
| 3 | Ese Ayisire | 1:01:00 | 16:29 /mi |
| 4 | Pamela Smith | 1:02:08 | 17:21 /mi |
| 5 | Chris Poole | 1:03:12 | 21:04 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
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