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Ottumwa, IA

Run for the Kids 5K

  • Date
  • First start9:00 AM CST
  • Location103 Church Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
  • Distances5K
  • SurfaceRoad
  • SwagT-Shirt

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Run for the Kids 5K5K9:00 AM CST$30—

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Run for the Kids 5K · Ottumwa, IA

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About Run for the Kids 5K

Lace up your tennis shoes and join us for a good cause! Ashtyn Runyon, who will turn 3 years old in November, was diagnosed with B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in June of this year and is undergoing treatment at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s hospital. All proceeds from this race will directly benefit the Runyon family. Every year for the last 12 years, Levi Ritz, a police officer with the Ottumwa Police Department, has hosted his annual No Shave November fundraiser, with proceeds benefiting a local kiddo and their family who are in the trenches of childhood cancer. This year, Levi has chosen Ashtyn Runyon and her family. Ashtyn's family include her parents, Thayne and Madyson, and her 1 year old sister, Bristyl. Ashtyn's treatments are expected to continue until 2029, with daily chemo medication at home, weekly chemotherapy at the University, followed by monthly…

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