From the Organizer
🏅 Super Hero Dash & Kids Fun Run! 🏅
Dust off your capes, lace up your sneakers, and get ready for a day of pure fun!
This isn’t your average, high-stress race. There are no timers, no pressure, and no intense leaderboard. Whether you run like Flash, jog, walk, or push a stroller, this day is all about celebrating the everyday hero in all of us. Bring the whole family out for a morning of movement, laughter, and a touch of magic!
📅 Event Schedule
• 8:30 AM – Check-in opens & Face Painting begins! 🎨
• 9:15 AM – The Mighty Kids Dash (Ages 10 & under) ⚡
• 9:45 AM – The 5K Fun Run/Walk Start 🚀
🎈 Event Highlights
- We are growing and looking for vendors !
🎨 Superhero Transformation Station
Arrive early to get fully into character! We’ll have a free face painting station set up before the race starts. Get some lightning bolts on your cheeks, a hero mask over your eyes, or your favorite emblem painted on so you can fly through the course in style.
Enjoy light refreshments & Free Children's Books
⚡ The Mighty Kids Dash
Before the main event, our littlest heroes get their chance to shine! This is a short, super-fun dash perfect for the kids to show off their lightning-fast speed. Every single child who participates takes home a special finisher prize to celebrate their heroic effort!
🏃♂️ The "All Heroes" 5K (Not Timed!)
Our 5K course is fully open to your own pace. Want to power-walk and chat? Perfect. Want to jog while wearing a cape? Awesome. Because this event is completely untimed, you can just focus on having fun, enjoying the music along the course, and making it to the finish line smiles-first.
🌟 What to Wear?
Costumes are highly encouraged but totally optional! Come dressed as your favorite comic book superhero, a real-life hero (like a nurse, firefighter, or teacher), or just sport your brightest, most colorful activewear.
Events
Weather
It's too far out for a forecast, so here's what weather on this date is normally like in the area. A race day forecast will replace this as race week approaches.
Typical High
86°
Typical Low
64°
Chance of Rain
22%
Based on US Climate Normals data from St Charles 7 Ssw, 4 mi from the venue.
Host City
Population
293,109
as of 2023
City Elevation
471 ft
Nearest Airport
STL
St. Louis Lambert International Airport · 9 mi
Time Zone
Central Time
From Endurance Grid
A big city race. Expect multiple lodging options and plenty to do the day before.
Race Location
Your Next Start Line
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Coming Up
Pretty in Pink 5k !
2 miles away
Swifty Fun Run - 1 mile | 5k | 10k | 13.1 mile
Less than a mile away
Drink MO Beer 5k | 10k | 1 MILE
2 miles away
EducationPlus Family Fun Walk/Run
Less than a mile away
From Endurance Grid
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With running, there's a distance for every fitness level, a community at every start line, and nothing beats the feeling of crossing a finish line you trained for.
Running is an endurance sport that rewards consistency, and showing up every week compounds in ways that will surprise you.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Be a Hero 2026 !
Aug 30, 2026