Run for Recovery

🏃‍♂️ Run for Recovery

We hope you will join us this year at our annual Run for Recovery, where we will also celebrate Recovery Resources’ 70th-year platinum anniversary!

📅 Schedule

• 7:00am: Open Registration and Packet Pickup Begins
• 7:15am: Zoo Gate Opens, Community Tables Open
• 8:15am: Opening Ceremonies @ Palava Hut
• 8:25am: Kids' Fun Run

⏰ Start Time

• Registration/Packet Pick Up: 7:00am
• 5K Run/Walk: 8:30am
• One Mile Wellness Walk: 8:50am

🛤️ Distances

• 5K: Run/Walk
• One Mile: Wellness Walk

⏱️ Timing

• 5K: Chip Timed
• One Mile Wellness Walk: Not Timed
• Virtual Runners: Submit Your Results HERE

📝 Registration

• Pre-Registration: Until Thursday, August 7 at midnight.
• 5k: $35 (race day: $40)
• 1 mile not timed: $20 (race day: $25)
• Registration after August 2: T-shirts are not guaranteed and sizes are subject to availability!

🎁 Participants Receive

• Shirt: A short-sleeved t-shirt
• Refreshments: Post-race refreshments
• Zoo Admission: Enjoy the Zoo all day!
• Entry: MUST PICK UP YOUR WRISTBAND AT REGISTRATION AND ENTER THE ZOO BY 10AM!

🏅 Awards

1ST PLACE RUN MEDALS FOR FEMALE & MALE IN THE FOLLOWING AGE BRACKETS:

• Under 10
• 10-19
• 20-29
• 30-39
• 40-49
• 50-59
• 60+

🤝 Volunteers

Volunteer with us and help make the race great! Sign up HERE

🎉 Supporters

Supporters wanting to cheer on runners/walkers will need to register for the event. There is a "Supporter" option when registering.

ℹ️ More Information

For more information regarding the 2025 Run for Recovery, contact advancement@recres.org.

For more information regarding the race, contact Hermes Sports & Events at (216) 623-9933 or at roadracing@hermescleveland.com.

🌐 Event Details

Join us at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on August 9, 2025. For more information and to register, visit Run for Recovery.