Kicks4Kids 5K Run/Walk

Name: Kicks4Kids 5K Run/Walk
Start: 2026-07-11
End: 2026-07-11
Location: Parkersburg, West Virginia

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Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States

calendar_today 11 Jul, 2026

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sell $30.00

About the Event

The race was started in 2011 by a local firefighter, Andy Nestor to provide free athletic shoes to local students in need. The success of the program was overwhelming. River City Runners and Walkers Club coordinate with local school nurses to identify children in need of quality athletic shoes but financially unable to get the shoes. The program is 100% free.

Our mission is to motivate children to get outside and move, maybe join a sports team or just run and play. We hope to change the image of West Virginia from an unhealthy, sedentary lifestyle to an active, healthy culture starting with our future - the children of WV and surrounding areas.

To date RCRW have given out hundreds of athletic shoes since 2011.

Help us continue this amazing program by supporting the K4K night race this year!

Special thanks to our sponsors: WV Central Credit Union, Premier Dental, McDonough Foundation, Harry Deitzler

Races Offered

Kicks4Kids 5K Walk

Jul 11, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

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21:00

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$30.00

RRCA State Championship Kicks4Kids Run

Jul 11, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

21:00

sell

$30.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Parkersburg.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 20.3° / 30.7°

wb_sunny 22.1° / 32.1°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 7.8 /

water_drop 73.1%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 20.3° / 30.7°

wb_sunny 22.1° / 32.1°

air 7.8 km/h

water_drop 73.1%

About Parkersburg

Parkersburg is a city of 30,000 people in West Virginia. It was known as "Newport" when it was founded, later to be renamed Parkersburg in 1810. The city sits where the Little Kanawha River meets the Ohio river; the town of Belpre lies just across the river in Ohio. Among Parkersburg's more famous residents is Morgan Spurlock, director of the 2004 film Super Size Me; the city's film connections continued with the 2006 film Bubble, which was filmed in the area and starred local residents. The area also has a long history with oil drilling, and is the home of the first documented commercial use of oil in the US.