SLS Dash 5K for Neurodiversity

SLS Dash 5K for Neurodiversity takes place in Fayetteville on November 7, 2026. The 5K run/walk starts at 9:05 a.m. and a one-mile fun run follows at 9:10 a.m., a staggered pair of starts that lets a family enter both without anyone having to choose. The 5K covers 3.1 miles and is open to runners and walkers alike, so the field spreads across a wide range of paces.

Nothing about this one demands a heavy training block. If you can already run 20 to 30 minutes without stopping, you are ready for the 5K; if you cannot yet, six weeks of run-walk intervals will close the gap comfortably. Runners with a time goal can use the mile as a warm-down afterwards. The one-mile start is late enough that you should be at the venue well before 9:00 a.m.