Anderson 5k Run/Walk
About this race
Join us for the third annual Anderson 5K Run/Walk!
This event was created to raise money for the Kayla Anderson Scholarship Fund that provides scholarship awards to graduating Vandalia Butler High School seniors.
Sarah and Kayla Anderson, along with two other neighbors, were tragically and senselessly killed in their Butler Township homes on 8/5/22. This event rocked the entire community. Shortly after, support came in from all over the city and surrounding communities and the Kayla Anderson Scholarship Fund was created. The family hopes to see this scholarship fund bless many students for many years to come and also honor Sarah and Kayla’s lives, leaving a legacy of loving others well and living their lives to the fullest.
To learn more about Sarah and Kayla as well as the scholarship fund/ways to donate, visit www.sarahandkayla.org
Run/Walk participants will receive water, a granola bar and a chance to win fun door prizes!!
If you would like to donate items to be given to race participants, reach out to tmketchen@gmail.com
Registration:
Now through September 16, 2026
- $30 - Adults (19 and older, includes shirt if registered by 9/16 at 11:59pm)
- $20 - Students (18 and younger, includes shirt if registered by 9/16 at 11:59pm)
- $20 - Shirt only (Pick up at race, No Mailing Option)
September 17th through September 25th
- $30 - for everyone (shirt not guaranteed)
Race Day
- $35 - for everyone (shirt not guaranteed)
Schedule:
- 7:30am - Registration opens
- 8:45am - Registration closes
- 9am - 5K starts
- 10am - Awards
- 10:30am - Race timing stops and course closes
Parking and Location:
- Vandalia Rec Center, 1111 Stonequarry Rd Dayton, OH 45414.
Dogs are not permitted
Awards:
- Top OVERALL male and female runner
- Top males and females in the age groups 9 & under, 10-14, 15 – 19, 20 – 29, 30 – 39, 40 – 49, 50 – 59, 60 and over.
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Running
5k Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Dayton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:28 AM and sets at 7:27 PM local time (EDT) in Dayton on September 26, 2026 — 11h 59m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Anderson 5k Run/Walk
5k Run · 113 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunter Rieck | 20:17 | 6:33 /mi |
| 2 | Anthony Jiovani | 20:49 | 6:43 /mi |
| 3 | Robert Maki | 21:12 | 6:50 /mi |
| 4 | Kyler Kreusch | 21:37 | 6:58 /mi |
| 5 | Andy Early | 22:37 | 7:18 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- 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)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 53 Dayton events
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