Run for the Dogs - St. Louis
Run for the Dogs - St. Louis logo

Run for the Dogs - St. Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States View on map
Sep 06, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

Run for the Dogs 5K features a fast, flat, and scenic course and proceeds from this event support a local rescue!  

Join us on  Sunday, September 6, 2026 at 9:00 am  for an exciting event that features the scenic views of Queeny Park and supports a local rescue.  With awesome swag for all dog lovers and runners, this race is a sure thing for a great doggy good time!  This race is timed and scored by J3 Timing.  Results will be posted at www.J3Timing.com.     

Registration Includes:

  • T-Shirt 
  • Finisher Medal
  • Dog Charm
  • 5k Run/Walk Entry
  • Chip Timed Race Bib
  • Live Race Results
  • Finisher Photographs
  • Finish Line Treats For Humans and Dogs!
  Can I Run with My Pet?  Absolutely!  We are running to support pets, pet lovers, and animal charities!  So you can run or walk with or without your pet!  All pets that are participating must be on a short lead and well behaved. Can I participate virtually?     Yes, click here to register for our Virtual Run for the Dogs. Start Time:  All Participants will start at 9:00AM. Packet Pickup: will be on race day beginning 1 hour prior to race start time.

Pick your distance

Running

5k

Sep 06, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$45.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Saint Louis, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 18.2° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 28.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 18.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 31.9°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
68.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 6, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 6, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 48m

The sun rises at 6:34 AM and sets at 7:23 PM local time (CDT) in Saint Louis on September 6, 2026 — 12h 48m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

Reviews

Done this event?

If you've participated in this event, share your experience with other runners

2026 results — Run for the Dogs - St. Louis

5k · 271 finishers

View all results
Leading finishers of the 2026 Run for the Dogs - St. Louis
Place Name Time Pace
1 Wyatt Bauman 21:15 6:50 /mi
2 Jake Smith 22:18 7:11 /mi
3 Matthew Soo 22:23 7:12 /mi
4 David Maessen 24:13 7:48 /mi
5 Neve Martin 24:23 7:51 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

All results by year

2026 edition View Results

Other races near Saint Louis

Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months

Find upcoming events by distance:

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, 115 Saint Louis events

Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.