ColtStrong 5K/1M Run & Family Fun Zone
- Date Sat 6th September 2025
- Time 8:30AM EST
- Location Sylvania, Ohio
- Price $22.70 - $38.60
- Races 5 races
- Distances 5km
Event summary
Join us for the 6th Annual ColtStrong 5K/1M Run & Family Fun Zone on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Centennial Terrace in Sylvania, Lucas! This vibrant event is not only a chance to participate in a fun and inspiring run but also an opportunity to support families battling diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a devastating pediatric brain cancer. Whether you choose to run the 5K or the 1-mile fun run, your participation helps raise crucial funds for the ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation, dedicated to funding innovative research and finding effective treatments.
For those who prefer a more festive atmosphere, the Family Fun Zone will feature a DJ, delicious local food trucks, games, and face painting, ensuring a day filled with joy and community spirit. Gather your family and friends to cheer on the runners and enjoy the exciting activities. Don’t forget to register by August 18th to secure your event shirt! Together, we can honor the memory of those we’ve lost and fuel the fight against DIPG. Join us in Sylvania for a day of hope, resilience, and fun!
For those who prefer a more festive atmosphere, the Family Fun Zone will feature a DJ, delicious local food trucks, games, and face painting, ensuring a day filled with joy and community spirit. Gather your family and friends to cheer on the runners and enjoy the exciting activities. Don’t forget to register by August 18th to secure your event shirt! Together, we can honor the memory of those we’ve lost and fuel the fight against DIPG. Join us in Sylvania for a day of hope, resilience, and fun!
Organiser's Description
We are excited to announce our 6th annual COLTSTRONG 5K/1M FUN RUN & FAMILY FUN ZONE, which will be held virtually or in-person at Centennial Terrace in Sylvania, OH! This family-friendly fun run is a great way to come together to provide HOPE for families fighting DIPG! For non-runners who want to join us please come and celebrate to cheer on the runners, and have fun in our Family Fun Zone with a DJ, local food trucks, games and face paint!
Register by end-of-day August 18th to be guaranteed a shirt!
For Virtual With Shirt participants, we will make every attempt to get your packet to you before the official event day of September 7th, but it cannot be guaranteed. Virtual Without Shirt participants will not receive a race packet.
All proceeds will go to the ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation, whose mission is to inspire and fund game-changing research to discover effective treatments for pediatric brain cancer, with an emphasis on diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).
The ColtStrong Fun Run originated in 2019 after we lost our son Colt DelVerne to DIPG. Our family and friends came together to honor our sweet boy and raise money for DIPG research to give families HOPE. We are friends with the Carr family and became a Family Partner to join them in the fight with the ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation.
This year we have joined forces locally with Sarah & Jeremy Carnes from team Emilys Army. They honor their beautiful daughter Emily. Together we WILL find a cure for this awful cancer!
Brain cancer kills more kids than any other type, and DIPG is responsible for almost half of all pediatric brain cancer deaths. With nearly 0% survival rate and less than 1% of federal cancer research funding earmarked for all pediatric brain cancer, its no surprise that the standard of care has not changed in the six decades since Neil Armstrongs daughter died of DIPG. But thanks to DIPG families and foundations like the ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation who have channeled our grief into an effort to fund game-changing research on DIPG, doctors have begun to discover break through treatments that are showing promise. They now believe that a cure will be found in our lifetime!
Register by end-of-day August 18th to be guaranteed a shirt!
For Virtual With Shirt participants, we will make every attempt to get your packet to you before the official event day of September 7th, but it cannot be guaranteed. Virtual Without Shirt participants will not receive a race packet.
All proceeds will go to the ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation, whose mission is to inspire and fund game-changing research to discover effective treatments for pediatric brain cancer, with an emphasis on diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).
The ColtStrong Fun Run originated in 2019 after we lost our son Colt DelVerne to DIPG. Our family and friends came together to honor our sweet boy and raise money for DIPG research to give families HOPE. We are friends with the Carr family and became a Family Partner to join them in the fight with the ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation.
This year we have joined forces locally with Sarah & Jeremy Carnes from team Emilys Army. They honor their beautiful daughter Emily. Together we WILL find a cure for this awful cancer!
Brain cancer kills more kids than any other type, and DIPG is responsible for almost half of all pediatric brain cancer deaths. With nearly 0% survival rate and less than 1% of federal cancer research funding earmarked for all pediatric brain cancer, its no surprise that the standard of care has not changed in the six decades since Neil Armstrongs daughter died of DIPG. But thanks to DIPG families and foundations like the ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation who have channeled our grief into an effort to fund game-changing research on DIPG, doctors have begun to discover break through treatments that are showing promise. They now believe that a cure will be found in our lifetime!
Races
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ColtStrong 5K/1M Fun Run
Incl. $3.30 Fee & ColtStrong Race Shirt
Sat 6th September 2025 (8:30AM EDT)
$33.30
OPENS SOONJoin us September 7th IN PERSON at Centennial Terrace in Sylvania, OH. Register by end-of-day on August 18th to ensure you receive a race shirt and before the price goes up on August 19th. Shirts may be available after August 18th but cannot be guaranteed prior to the event. -
VIRTUAL With Shirt (Mailed to You)
Incl. $3.60 Fee & ColtStrong Race Shirt
$38.60
OPENS SOONJoin us September 7th VIRTUALLY from anywhere! Register by end-of-day on August 18th to ensure you receive a race shirt by September 7th and before the price goes up on August 18th! Shirts may be available after this date but cannot be guaranteed. -
ColtStrong In-Person With Shirt NOT Running or Walking
Incl. $2.70 Fee & T-Shirt
Sat 6th September 2025 (8:30AM EDT)
$22.70
OPENS SOONNEW this year! We are offering an option to join us for the celebration of giving JOY & HOPE to families fighting DIPG without running or walking. Come hang out and get a shirt for just $20! ***This option does not include race timing or packet.*** -
Team Emilys Army In-Person
Incl. $3.30 Fee & T-Shirt
Sat 6th September 2025 (8:30AM EDT)
$33.30
OPENS SOONJoin us September 7th IN PERSON at Centennial Terrace in Sylvania, OH. Register by end-of-day on August 18th to ensure you receive a race shirt and before the price goes up on August 18th. Shirts may be available after August 18th but cannot be guaranteed prior to the event. -
Team Emilys Army - Virtual
Incl. $3.60 Fee & T-Shirt
$38.60
OPENS SOONJoin us September 7th VIRTUALLY from anywhere! Register by end-of-day on August 18th to ensure you receive a race shirt and before the price goes up! Shirts may be available after this date but cannot be guaranteed.
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