Stay Alive 5K & 1 Mile Walk

Stay Alive 5K & 1 Mile Walk takes place in Painesville, Ohio, on November 8, 2026. Both events go off at 9 a.m.: a 5K (3.1 miles) for runners and a 1-mile walk for anyone who prefers the shorter route on foot.

Sending the run and the walk out together makes this an easy event to bring a group to, since nobody stands around waiting for a second wave. Use the 5K as a late-season fitness check: after a summer of easy running, three or four weeks of short, faster repetitions will have you ready to push. Newer runners can walk-run the distance without any pressure, and the mile is a real option rather than a token one. Give yourself ten minutes of easy jogging first so the opening half mile does not come as a shock.