Funky Monkey Glow Run
About this race
Join us for the 2026 Funky Monkey Glow Run benefitting the Rc3 Strong Community Campaign! This run will be fast, flat, funky, and fun! Wear your funkiest glow gear! It will be dark! Medals for all finishers and place medals in the 5K! Place medals for 12 and under / 50+ in 1 mile race. Strollers and walkers welcome at the back of the pack. Runners ages 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Packet and Race Number Pick-up – 5pm – 7:45pm Fri. 10/2/26
5K and 1 mile start: 8:00pm
This is a timed race! Terra Running Company is providing race timing. RACE NUMBERS MUST BE PICKED UP 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO RACE IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A FINISH TIME.
SHIRTS! 5k runners receive a short sleeve performance shirt, 1 milers a short sleeve cotton shirt.*
*Guaranteed shirt date 9/18/26. All registrations after this date may not receive a shirt on the day of the race, but will receive one within 2 weeks of race and must be picked up.
COST:
o 5K - $30 (after 9/18: $35)
o 5K 18 & under and College Students- $25 (after 9/18: $30)
*$5/runner Group discount for 5K teams of 6 or more
o One Mile Walk/Run - $20 (after 9/18: $25) (no group discount)
Pick your distance
Running
5k
1 mile
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Dayton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:35 AM and sets at 7:22 PM local time (EDT) in Dayton on October 2, 2026 — 11h 46m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Funky Monkey Glow Run
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- Dayton 5K Races 4 races
- Dayton Running Calendar 2026 4 races
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, 4 Dayton events
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