Welcome to the inaugural Wagon Wheel Challenge Virtual 5k! Join your fellow Zips in the coming months and compete against each other, as well as the school down the road, Kent State University. Sign up today and receive a free Swag bag that includes a draw string bag, water bottle, rally towel, sunglasses, and car eye visor clip courtesy of our sponsors:

• Crystal Clinic
• ComDoc
• Downtown Akron Partnership
• Army ROTC
• Piada
• ActNow

Registration for the Virtual 5k is $25 dollars with proceeds being donated to the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank. The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank is dedicated to providing food and other essential items to member hunger-relief programs in eight Northeast Ohio counties: Carroll, Holmes, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas and Wayne. Their mission is to lead a collaborative network that empowers people to experience healthy and hunger-free lives. They distribute food to feed people, and advocate, engage and convene the community in the fight to end hunger. For more info, visit their website at https://www.akroncantonfoodbank.org/

Between March 22, 2021 and June 18, 2021, register and post your time to see if you can compete with best that the Wagon Wheel Rivalry has to offer! Looking for the ideal route for the 2021 Wagon Wheel Challenge Virtual 5k? See the Route Map below as our friends at Downtown Akron have provided the route so you can get outside and support local downtown Akron businesses.

Thanks to our corporate partners – Crystal Clinic, ComDoc, Downtown Akron Partnership, Army ROTC, Piada, and ActNow!