Premier Health is excited to announce the 26th annual African American Wellness Walk (AAWW)! Continuing with our, “Moving Hearts & Soles” theme, the 5K walk/run will be a hybrid event, with both a virtual and an in-person option. The in-person 5K walk will take place at Jake Grossnickle Memorial Park (Behind Miami Valley Hospital North) (137 Heathcliff Rd, Englewood, OH 45322) on Sunday, Oct.4., with a program at 2:30 p.m., followed by the 5K walk at 3 p.m.
Last year’s AAWW had more than 1,900 participants.
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The theme of this year's African American Wellness Walk is: "Moving Hearts & Soles".
Registration for the 5K walk is free.
This is a hybrid event. Participants may participate virtually and/or in-person.
In-Person Walk Date: Sunday, October 4, 2026
In-Person Walk Time: Gates open at 2:30 PM. The walk begins at 3:00 PM. Full agenda coming soon.
In-Person Walk Location: Jake Grossnickle Memorial Park, 137 Heathcliff Rd, Englewood, OH 45322
Oct 04, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
14:30
$0.00
Oct 04, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
14:30
$0.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Englewood.
Learn more about the host city, Englewood.
Dayton is the birthplace of aviation: the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, lived here and perfected their design for the first practical aircraft. It is also home to one of the few multi-site National Parks in the U.S., the Dayton Aviation Heritage Park. There are several things to do and see in the city and its suburbs.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of 26th Annual African American Wellness Walk: Moving Hearts & Soles.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Lisa Lisa | — | |
| 🥈 | Kristin Cunningham | — | |
| 🥉 | Ese Ayisire | — | |
| 4 | Pamela Smith | — | |
| 5 | Chris Poole | — | |
| 6 | Dawn Hipp | — | |
| 7 | Brittany Baird | — | |
| 8 | Melissa Kerr | — | |
| 9 | Kelly Trimble | — | |
| 10 | Adrianne Salyers | — | |
| 11 | Kimberly Shope | — | |
| 12 | Chris Grell | — | |
| 13 | Corey Rindler | — | |
| 14 | Anedra Burns | — | |
| 15 | Angie Elleman | — | |
| 16 | Dean Yoho | — | |
| 17 | Lisa DiSalvo | — | |
| 18 | Annette Doogan | — | |
| 19 | Lindsay Miller | — | |
| 20 | Brian Beck | — | |
| 21 | Janay Postell | — |
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