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Run Wild

calendar_today 14 May, 2027 – 15 May, 2027

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Run Wild

About the Event

Join Fort4Fitness and the Fort Wayne Zoo for Run Wild on Friday, May 14th AND/OR Saturday, 15th, 2027! The route will have multiple terrains: concrete, wooden bridges, grass and gravel. Be prepared for it all as you travel through Africa, Australia, through Stingray Bay and past the Peacock Cafe. Participants will receive a commemorative race shirt, timing bib, free entry to the Fort Wayne Zoo on Saturday following the 5K and a finisher medal.

Participants should enter through the entrance on Sherman Blvd on race day. The new Goshen Road entrance will be closed.

The Zoo paths are narrow in some areas, so there will be a participant cap. There will be NO Day of Registration on Saturday. Please see Packet Pick-Up details here: Participants | Fort4Fitness

Spectators will also be allowed into certain areas inside the front gates during the race (main plaza to the Africa tunnel area), but not beyond the barriers set up. 5K participants can use their race bib to gain free reentry into the Zoo on Saturday, May 15th, 2027, following the completion of the 5K on Saturday morning at 9 AM.

Due to the all-terrain nature of this course, runners under the age of 10 should be accompanied by an adult also running in the event.

Proceeds go to the Fort Wayne Zoo. For the safety of our animals, dogs and other pets are not permitted. Service animals must check in at Zoo guest services prior to the race.

Races Offered

Run Wild 5K - Friday PM

May 14, 2027

straighten

Distance — 4.8K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

18:30

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$40.00

Run Wild 5K - Saturday AM

May 15, 2027

straighten

Distance — 4.8K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

07:00

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$40.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Fort Wayne.

thermostat Temperature
16.7° / 27.7°
wb_sunny Feels like
15.9° / 26.5°
light_mode Avg sunshine hours
11h 45m
water_drop Avg rainfall
2.8 mm
ac_unit Avg snowfall
—
air Avg wind speed
12.3 km/h (Gentle breeze)
opacity Sweat loss rate
High
terrain Course conditions
Hard and dry surface
sunny Max UV Index
Very High (8.0)
humidity_mid Humidity
64.2%
wb_twilight Sunrise
06:08
nightlight Sunset
21:13

About Fort Wayne

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Fort Wayne is a city in the northeastern part of Indiana, a state of the United States of America. It is 30 minutes from the western Ohio border and 70 minutes from the southern border of Michigan. With a population of around 260,000 in the city and 615,000 in the metropolitan area, it's Indiana's second largest city.

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