The Lesley E. Smith Memorial 5K
About this race
This event honors Lesley E. Smith, an incredibly devoted former member of UD EMS and our UD community who passed away from epilepsy in 2008. All proceeds from this event will be donated to The Epilepsy Foundation. Join us in raising money for an amazing cause as you walk/run with our community. Free food and awesome prizes from our sponsors will be provided! We appreciate all of the support and cannot wait to see everyone there!
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The 20th Annual Lesley E. Smith Memorial 5K
This event honors Lesley E. Smith, an incredibly devoted former member of UD EMS and our UD community who passed away from epilepsy in 2008. All proceeds from this event will be donated to The Epilepsy Foundation. Join us in raising money for an amazing cause as you walk/run with our community. Free food and awesome prizes from our sponsors will be provided! We appreciate all of the support and cannot wait to see everyone there!
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Based on 1 year of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Dayton.
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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, 49 Dayton events
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