Donut Dash 5K - Minnetonka
About this race
Your favorite things all in one place: running and donuts! Whether you are a runner, a walker, or a donut-enthusiast, this is the event for you! We are excited for our 12th annual Donut Dash 5K and Mini-Donut Dash ½ Mile for Kids, with the course leaving and finishing at Eagle Ridge Academy in Minnetonka This route is an accurately measured 5K course, is chip- and mat-timed, and takes you on a picturesque run or walk, just north of Bren Road. There will be complimentary chair massages and rock tape applications, DJ music, giveaways, fun youth activities and obstacle course, post-race refreshments and snacks, and mini-donuts! 5K finishers will receive a free Chick-fil-A meal. Fun for all ages!
New this year: Purchase your signature Donut Dash 5K sticker decal (3"x2") to proudly display on your water bottle. Add it on at check-out.
All 5K registrants will receive a commemorative 2026 Donut Dash tech shirt (tri-blend), post-race refreshments and snacks, and DONUTS. Mini-dashers will receive a 2026 Donut Dash shirt (50/50% poly/cotton), participation medal, and bag of mini-donuts.
To view ROUTE: https://www.eagleridgeacademy.org/page/donut-dash
To view photo gallery from 2025 Donut Dash: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1513004443053207&type=3
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Proceeds will benefit Eagle Ridge Academy, offering a time-tested, Classical Liberal Arts education to students in grades K-12.
5K Pricing*:
$35 Student and Alumni 5K (through May 6)
$40 Student and Alumni 5K (Same Day Registration: May 9)
$40 Adult 5K Registration (through April 2)
$45 Adult 5K Registration (April 3 - May 8)
$50 Adult 5K Registration (Same Day Registration: May 9)
Kids Mini Donut Dash 1/2 Mile Pricing*:
(Kids 10 and younger)
$20 Mini-Donut Dash Pricing (through April 2)
$25 Mini-Donut Dash (April 3 through May 10)
Online Registration Ends 5/6/2025 at 9 p.m.
All registrations are non-refundable.
To register via mail with cash or check (written to FERA), please visit https://www.eagleridgeacademy.org/page/donut-dash to download the registration brochure, and return with your payment to Eagle Ridge Academy.
Packet pick-up is on Friday, May 8 from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. at Eagle Ridge Academy, 11111 Bren Rd. W, Minnetonka, MN, or on race day, May 9, starting at 7:15 a.m.
Not interested in running? Consider volunteering! We need more than 100 volunteers to make this event run smoothly. Sign up will be available in late January.
*Please note that the shirt order will go in on 4/3/2026 so registrations after 4/2/2026 are not guaranteed a shirt (or a shirt in their preferred size.) We will do our best to accommodate requests based on limited overages ordered.
If you do not wish to run but would like to make a 100 percent tax-deductible donation to Friends of Eagle Ridge Academy to help support student enrichment and Classical Education, please click here.
Friends of Eagle Ridge Academy, a 501(c)(3) foundation, exists to solely support and sustain the future of Eagle Ridge Academy.
Pick your distance
Running
Mini-Donut 1/2 Mile Dash
For Kids Only - 10 and younger: Participants will receive a 50/50% poly/cotton t-shirt, a medal, and mini-donuts. Shirt orders will go in 4/3. Please register no later than 4/2 in order to ensure a shirt.
5K Adult
5K participants will receive a race shirt (tri-blend, men's unisex and youth sizing), post-event refreshments, snacks, and donuts! Shirt orders go in 4/3. Please register no later than 4/2 in order to ensure a shirt.
Student 5K/ Alumni 5K
5K participants will receive a race shirt (tri-blend, men's unisex and youth sizing), post-event refreshments, snacks, and donuts! Shirt orders will go in 4/3. Please register no later than 4/2 in order to ensure a shirt.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Minnetonka, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:51 AM and sets at 8:28 PM local time (CDT) in Minnetonka on May 9, 2026 — 14h 37m of daylight.
Course
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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, 1 Minnetonka event
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