Race Day 7:15: a.m. Last Minute Registration & Packet Pick Up Open 8:15 a.m. Last Minute Registration & Packet Pick Up Close 8:30 a.m. 5K Start 10:00 a.m. Course Closes
Option 1: Get your packet mailed right to your door for $12.99 (limited time availability)
Option 2: Packet pick up details will be posted at least 2 weeks prior to the event. Option 3: Event day packet pick up (not suggested).
Participant gear must be picked up at pre-event packet pick up or on event day. If you do not pick up your participant gear there will be a fee to have it mailed to you: Post-race event gear registration
Clickhere to download the live participant tracking app,RaceJoy. Experience race day like never before! Track your race progress while on course. Your family and friends can track your progress and directly send you motivational support while you’re racing.
Start/finish line: Voice of America MetroPark 7850 VOA Park Dr. West Chester Township, OH 45069
Parking: On-site parking. Free parking to Butler County residents. $5 parking fee charged by Voice of America MetroPark for non-Butler County residents.
A winner medal will be awarded to the top 3 participants, male and female, in each age group and overall for the 5K. Participant must be present on event day to receive medals.
Join in the excitement as a volunteer. All volunteers receive a free event shirt for volunteering. Volunteers will help at water stations, participant check-in, course marshaling and many other places.
If you can’t find your volunteer confirmation e-mail, which is sent 2 weeks prior to the event, please contact us at 224-757-5425 or the e-mail address below. Or simply meet at the volunteer check-in located at the start/finish line on event day at 7:00 a.m. For more information email: cocoaclassic@ohioruns.com
This event is chip timed. Your “chip” is integrated with your bib. You must wear your bib on your front across your stomach to be electronically timed.
Runners and walkers can participate in this event as long as the participant can finish within the event time limit, see schedule above.
All participants are required to read and sign the event waiver form.
All event shirts are cold wash and hang dry.
Participant gear must be picked up at pre-event packet pick up or on event day. If you do not pick up your participant gear there will be a fee to have it mailed to you: Post-race event gear registration
It is the participant’s responsibility to make sure that they do not impair their ability to hear, see, sense, and detect present or potential hazards and dangers.
Like most live sporting events, this ticket/registration is non-refundable.
If at any time you are in need of assistance throughout the event please notify a volunteer or course monitor.
If you ordered your race packet to be mailed to you, it will typically arrive 1 – 4 days before the event. It will be sent to the address you entered in during registration.
No dogs. Strollers are allowed for walkers & joggers only, must start in the back of the starting corral and the parent/guardian must sign a waiver on behalf of their child(ren) in the stroller.
The event will start rain, snow or shine. The event could be delayed due to lightning or other dangerous conditions. Above schedule is weather dependent. Trail conditions could be variable.
You can transfer to a different distance within the same race up to 3 days before the event. If you are transferring to a more expensive race you’ll have to pay the difference of the registration fees.
You can transfer your registration/bib # to another participant for $6 up to 3 days before the event.
You can defer your registration to next year’s race or any other OhioRuns.com’s race for $6 up to 17 days before the event. After that, you can still defer for $15 until the day prior to packet pick up. All deferment requests must be sent via e-mail and please include your name, the event your currently in and which event you would like to defer into.
You can manage your event shirt size and any other add-ons up to 10 days before the event.