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Autism Awareness 5k

Name: Autism Awareness 5k
Start: 2026-04-24
End: 2026-04-24
Location: Wheeling, West Virginia

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calendar_today 24 Apr, 2026

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About the Event

April is Autism Awareness month. This walk is to bring awareness to the many people with Autism Spectrum Disorder and raise money for supports and sensory enhancements for self-contained, autism classes in Ohio County Schools.

The race begins at 5:30 PM on Friday, April 25, 2025.
*Same day registration begins at 4:00PM on race day.
*This is an out and back 5k beginning and ending at Wheeling Middle School in Wheeling, WV.

*Top 5 male and female in both runner and walker divisions will receive an award.
*$30 race fee for early registration and guaranteed shirt when registration is completed by April 10th 2025.
*Same day and late registration will be 35$ with t-shirts at a first come first served basis.
There will be music, food and drinks for all participants. The race will be chip timed by Miles of Smiles Timing Service.

Races Offered

Autism Awareness 5K Ruck

Apr 24, 2026

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Distance — Autism Awareness 5K Ruck

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17:30

Autism Awareness 5k Run

Apr 24, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Autism Awareness 5k Walk

Apr 24, 2026

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17:30

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Wheeling.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 6.6° / 18.3°

wb_sunny 3.4° / 15.3°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 11.4 /

water_drop 68.7%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 6.6° / 18.3°

wb_sunny 3.4° / 15.3°

air 11.4 km/h

water_drop 68.7%

About Wheeling

Wheeling, also known as the "Friendly City" or the "Nail City", is a city of 26,000 people in West Virginia. Wheeling is known for having more Victorian architecture than any other city in the United States.