Gem City Classic 5K - Dayton, Ohio - Running

The Gem City Classic 5K is a Running race in Dayton, Ohio consisting of a Kids Run/Fun Run and 5K.

The Inaugural Gem City Classic 5K will be the final race in the Miami Valley Road Race Series, which includes the Historic Germantown 5K and the Crossroads 5K! The race takes place at beautiful Island Metropark where it makes a fast and very flat loop into Downtown Dayton passing Dragon Stadium before return back to the park via Riverside Drive. Your entry includes,

New Balance Tech Tee
Custom finisher medals with sublimated ribbons (the medals connect magnetically to the medals from the Historic Germantown and Crossroads 5Ks to create the shape of Ohio)
Handmade in the USA wooden awards for overall, masters, and age group awards
Certified and fast course that parallels the Mad and Miami Rivers!
Chip Timing
Custom Race Bibs
Great selection of post-race food
Live music by Hey There Morgan
A portion of race proceeds supports Family of Addicts
There is also a 1K Kid's Run presented by Dayton Children's Hospital (event is untimed). All registered children will receive,
Customer finisher medal
Custom race bibs
Post-race food
Awards for the following divisions,
Top Three Overall Male & Female
Top Three Master's Male & Female
Age Group Divisions: 14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+