11th Annual Donut Dash 5K

🍩 Welcome to the Donut Dash!

Your favorite things all in one place: running and donuts! Whether you are a runner, a walker, or a donut-enthusiast, this is the event for you! We are excited for our 11th annual Donut Dash 5K and Mini-Donut Dash ½ Mile for Kids, with the course leaving and finishing at Eagle Ridge Academy in Minnetonka.

• Course: This route is an accurately measured 5K course, is chip- and mat-timed.
• Event Features: There will be complimentary chair massages, DJ music, giveaways, and fun youth activities.
• Post-Race: Enjoy refreshments and snacks, including mini-donuts!
• Special Offer: Thanks to Chick-fil-A at Knollwood, each 5K finisher will receive a coupon for a free Chick-fil-A sandwich!

👕 Participant Perks

All 5K registrants will receive a commemorative 2025 Donut Dash tech shirt (tri-blend), post-race refreshments and snacks, and DONUTS. Mini-dashers will receive a 2025 Donut Dash shirt (100% cotton), participation medal, and bag of mini-donuts.

📍 Event Details

To view ROUTE: https://www.eagleridgeacademy.org/donut-dash-5k/

To view photo gallery from 2024 Donut Dash: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.985391525814504&:type=3

🏃‍♀️ Training Tips

Never done a 5K? There are apps out there to help you work your way up to a 5K: Endomondo, Runkeeper, Runtastic, Nike+ Run Club, Map My Run, Zombies, Run!

🎓 Beneficiary

Proceeds will benefit Eagle Ridge Academy, offering a time-tested, Classical Liberal Arts education to students in grades K-12.

💰 Pricing Information

5K Pricing:

• $35: Student and Alumni 5K (through May 7)
• $40: Student and Alumni 5K (Same Day Registration: May 10)
• $40: Adult 5K Registration (through April 11)
• $45: Adult 5K Registration (April 12 - May 7)
• $50: Adult 5K Registration (Same Day Registration: May 10)

Kids Mini Donut Dash 1/2 Mile Pricing (Kids 10 and younger):

• $20: Mini-Donut Dash Pricing (through April 11)
• $25: Mini-Donut Dash (April 18 through May 10)

Online Registration Ends 05/7/2025 at 9 p.m.

All registrations are non-refundable.

📝 Registration Information

To register via mail with cash or check (written to FERA), please visit this link to download the registration brochure, and return with your payment to Eagle Ridge Academy.

📅 Packet Pick-Up

Packet pick-up is on Friday, May 9 from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. at Eagle Ridge Academy, 11111 Bren Rd. W, Minnetonka, MN, or on race day, May 10, starting at 7:15 a.m.

🤝 Volunteering Opportunities

Not interested in running? Consider volunteering! We need more than 80 volunteers to make this event run smoothly. Sign up will be available in late January.

🔔 Shirt Order Deadline

Please note that the shirt order will go in on 4/11/2025 so registrations after 4/12/2025 are not guaranteed a shirt (or a shirt in their preferred size). We will do our best to accommodate requests based on limited overages ordered.

💖 Donation Information

If you do not wish to run but would like to make a 100 percent tax-deductible donation to Friends of Eagle Ridge Academy to help support student enrichment and Classical Education, please click here.

Friends of Eagle Ridge Academy, a 501(c)(3) foundation, exists to solely support and sustain the future of Eagle Ridge Academy.