
The Run For Your Life 5k/10k Series - The Final Stand is a running race on October 24, 2026 in Fairborn, OH, with entry fees from $35 to $45.
From the Organizer
🧟♂️🏁 Run For Your Life: The Last Stand
Presented by Run Ohio Races
Survivors…
If you’re hearing this, you’ve made it further than most.
Week after week, you’ve fought through the chaos. You’ve outrun the infected. You’ve carried messages, secured supplies, and never backed down.
And now… it all comes down to this.
Thanks to your bravery, we successfully recovered the blood supply. Our scientists have worked around the clock—and we have incredible news:
The cure works.
But we’re not safe yet.
The infected still roam the zone, and time is running out.
🚨 FINAL MISSION:
Transport the cure through the last remaining infected territory and deliver it to Fairborn Community Park, the ground zero of Run Ohio Races Headquarters.
There, we will mass distribute the cure and put an end to the outbreak… once and for all.
⚠️ Be warned:
The infected are more aggressive than ever
The path will test your endurance, speed, and teamwork
This is our last chance
💉 Failure is not an option.
🏃♀️ Run fast. Stay together. Survive.
Because tonight…
we take back our world.
🧟♂️🏃♀️ The Run For Your Life
Presented by Run Ohio Races LLC
Are you fast enough to survive the zombie apocalypse?
Join Run Ohio Races LLC for The Run For Your Life, a thrilling, interactive running event where survival is the ultimate goal! This isn’t just a race — it’s a test of speed, strategy, and nerves.
🏁 How It Works
Participants can choose to register as either a Survivor or a Zombie:
🏃 Survivors
Survivors will run the course wearing a flag football belt.
Along the route, infected zones will be clearly marked on the course map.
Zombies may be lurking in these zones, ready to grab your flags!
If you reach the safe zone at the finish line with all your flags intact, you officially survive the zombie apocalypse.
Lose one or more flags? You’ve been infected… but you still finish the race!
🧟 Zombies
Zombies do not run the course.
Their mission is to stay within designated infected zones and try to capture flags from Survivors.
Costumes and creative zombie looks are highly encouraged!
🏅 Finisher Rewards
All runners receive a finisher medal, whether you survive or get infected.
Bragging rights included!
🗺️ Course Details
The course will feature clearly marked infected zones.
Zombies are restricted to these zones to keep the event safe and fun for everyone.
🎉 Why Run?
Fun for runners of all speeds
Interactive, high-energy experience
Perfect for friends, families, and teams
A unique twist on a traditional race
Do you have what it takes to outrun the undead?
Sign up today and Run For Your Life!
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
63°
Typical Low
39°
Chance of Rain
32%
Based on US Climate Normals data from New Carlisle, 11 mi from the venue.
Host City
Population
34,506
as of 2023
City Elevation
901 ft
Nearest Airport
DAY
James M. Cox Dayton International Airport · 13 mi
Major Hub
CMH
John Glenn Columbus International Airport · 61 mi
Time Zone
Eastern Time
From Endurance Grid
A mid-size host city. Enough lodging and amenities to keep race weekend easy, without big-city sprawl.
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Coming Up
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3 miles away
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3 miles away
The Run For Your Life 5k/10k Series- The Outbreak
Less than a mile away
The Run For Your Life 5k/10k Series - The City Collapsed
Less than a mile away
Plan your trip
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The Run For Your Life 5k/10k Series - The Final Stand
Oct 24, 2026