Stairs for Strides 5K
About this race
Support NAMI Greater Wheeling and raise awareness for mental health by kicking off your morning at 9:00 AM with our STAIRS FOR STRIDES 5K or Family Friendly Mental Health Mile throughout East Wheeling! Each participant will receive a sweat head band, wristbands, & participation coin for doing the 5K or the 1 Mile.
For our Stairs for Strides 5K climb up 350 STAIRS to show that MENTAL + PHYSICAL = HEALTH! Our Family Friendly Mental Health Mile has no stairs.
Stay after the race and join us from 10 AM-6 PM for our WHEELING FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL @ Heritage Port, Wheeling.
Enjoy your lunch & dinner from over 20 food trucks and vendors while checking out the mental health resources available in our community!
Schedule:
Friday, May 8:
NAMI's downtown Wheeling office at 1035 Chapline Street, Wheeling, WV 26003
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM - Prepacket Pickup
Saturday, May 9:
Heritage Port, 1200 Greater Wheeling Trail, Wheeling, WV 26003
8:00 AM - Registration & Packet Pickup
9:00 AM - 5K Run/Walk, 5K Competitive Walk, & Family Friendly Mental Health Mile Starts
10:00 AM - Food Trucks Open
10:30 AM - Awards Ceremony
Awards:
5K Run/Walk:
Top 3 Overall Female & Male
Top 3 Female & Male in each of the following Age Groups 14-Under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, & 70+
5K Competitive Walk:
Top 3 Overall Female & Male
Top 3 Female & Male in each of the following Age Groups 14-Under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, & 70+
Pick your distance
Running
5K Run
Walking
5K Competitive Walk
Family Friendly Mental Health Mile
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Wheeling, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:14 AM and sets at 8:24 PM local time (EDT) in Wheeling on May 8, 2027 — 14h 10m 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
Results — Stairs for Strides 5K
Other races near Wheeling
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
5k Monster Dash
Oglebay Twinkle Trot 5k
Wheeling Turkey Trot
Helping Heroes Veterans Day 10K
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Wheeling
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Wheeling 5K Races 11 races
- Wheeling Running Calendar 2026 14 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, 16 Wheeling events
Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.