From the Organizer
On your Barks, get set, go! Join over 1,000 dogs and their people for a 10K, 5K, or 2K run/walk benefiting animals in need. NEW this year: the “Fast Furless 5K” (no dogs).
Family- and senior-friendly event with vendor booths, canine activities, contests, and prizes. Kids 12 & under participate free (registration required).
Pre-registration: $35 adults (13–64), $25 seniors (65+). Day-of registration increases $5.
Distances & Pricing
Race Location
About This Sport
Endurance Grid is here to help you understand the sport, decide if it's the right fit, and learn how to prepare. For course distances, logistics, and race-day specifics, always defer to the race organizer's event page.
The 10K is the distance where running stops feeling like a starting point and starts feeling like a sport. Long enough to require a real training block. Short enough that race day is fully manageable for a first-timer who's put in the work.
Race day energy at a 10K is community at its best — strangers cheering you by name, people moving toward the same goal, an atmosphere that solo training can't replicate. It's fast enough that you'll spend the whole race pushing rather than managing your effort.
This is also the distance that builds the base for everything else. Most athletes who go on to run half marathons, do triathlons, or compete in HYROX started here. What you need: running shoes fitted to your stride, a training plan, and the race on your calendar. The registration is what makes the deadline real.
How long to train: 4–8 weeks for most fitness levels.
From 5K to marathon, running races are the most accessible entry point into endurance sport. There's a distance for every fitness level and a community at every start line.
Coming Up
2026 Happy Valley Fun Run and Walk
Timberline Marathon
Firecracker Run
STRIDE 5k Run/Walk - Bush's Pasture Park
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Bark in the Park
May 17, 2026