Big Footer 5K and Walk helps support at raise awareness for Special Olympics Lake County.
Course Description: The 3.1 mile course is paved and runs through the Lake County Board of DD/Deepwood Campus near the Great Lakes Mall in Mentor. It includes one hill.
Persons over the age of 70 years or those in the military receive FREE registrations. Runners/walkers who dress up like Big Foot receive FREE race entries.
Entry with ID only. No bikes or rollerblades.
Participants are given an original Big Footer T-shirt, a race packet, and a pancake breakfast. There are prizes for race day contests, such as spotting the most Big Foots or receiving a flag from Big Foot himself.
Race Categories: Male and female categories are divided by age group.
Race Packet Pick-Up:
Friday - 3:00 PM -7:00 PM at Second Sole Mentor 8791 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, OH
Saturday - 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM at Lake County DD Foley Fieldhouse 8121 Deepwood Boulevard, in Mentor, Ohio
Race Morning - 7:30 AM 8121 Deepwood Boulevard, in Mentor, Ohio
Race Start: 8:30 AM
Mar 29, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:30
$25.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for March in Mentor.
Mentor is a city in Lake County, Ohio.
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