COURSE: A beautiful scenic loop course (3.1 miles) on paved trails through the Boone County Arboretum.
PACKET PICK-UP & REGISTRATION: Pick up your race number and packet on Friday, April 24th from 12:00pm - 6:00pm at Tri-State Running (Florence Location) or prior to the race on Saturday morning, beginning at 7:30am.
ENTRY FEES (ALL CATEGORIES):
$25.00 Pre-registration (No shirt)
$35.00 Pre-registration with newly designed shirt
$30.00 Race Day (No shirt)
ENTRY FEE KIDS FUN RUN:
$5 Pre-registration (no shirt)
$15.00 Pre-registration (with shirt)
RACE DAY REGISTRATION: Opens at 7:30 a.m. at the Boone County Arboretum, 9190 Camp Ernst Road, Union KY.
RACE: Race will start at 9 AM!
**Please, no strollers or dogs in race**
DIRECTIONS: From Interstate 75, take KY 18, Exit 181, and head west toward Burlington. Travel approximately 3 miles. Exit on right, then turn left overtop of KY 18 and onto Camp Ernst Road. Go 4.5 miles. Boone County Arboretum at Central Park is on the left.
KIDS FUN RUN: Kids 7 and under, immediately following completion of 5K.
5K RUN CATEGORIES: Male and Female:
15/under, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80/over.
5K WALKERS: Male & Female: 29/under, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80/over. Walkers must walk the entire distance. Any participant who plans on running through any part of the course must register as a runner.
AWARDS: Top 2 overall males and females, runners and walkers. Overall award winners are not eligible for age division awards. Also, the top two females/males in each age category win an award. Awards provided by Tri-State Running Company.
FOLLOWING THE RACE: Refreshments, awards, participant door prizes.
RESULTS: Official race results will be posted online and can be found at https://bcarboretum.org/events/dogwood-dash.
Apr 25, 2026
Distance — 3.1 Miles
Type — Running
09:00
$25.00
Apr 25, 2026
Distance — 3.1 Miles
Type — Running
09:00
$35.00
Apr 25, 2026
Distance — Kids Run (No Shirt)
Type — Running
09:00
$0.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Union.
Union is a home-rule-class city in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 7,416 as of the 2020 United States census. The area was rural until residential growth in the 1990s and 2000s. Union is located 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Cincinnati, Ohio.
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