ORRRC Wingman 10k

WHEN : Saturday, 25 July 2026 (Arrive No Later Than 8am for 8:30am Start!) Please arrive at the race site no later than 8am to ensure you make the race start at 8:30 am. Due to our staggered start based on age/gender, we cannot accept late registrations. WHERE : EJ Nutter Park in Beavercreek: 865 Factory Road, Beavercreek, OH 45434 ( map ) COURSE : Flat, Paved Course Along the Creekside Trail ( course map ) Why The WingMan 10k? On 21 July 2008, our nation lost six of its military heroes in a B-52 crash off the coast of Guam. One of those heroes was my best friend, Joshua Shepherd, who I called my “WingMan” and who commissioned with me just a few years earlier. At his funeral, several of his friends committed to completing the Air Force Marathon the next year in his honor, and from then forward, every year I have tried to honor his memory by both doing something positive and by running a race on the anniversary week of his passing. In 2014 I combined those ideas and became the race director for a new ORRRC race — the WingMan 10K — one that I hope will honor him and the values he taught me: be a friend to everyone, chase your goals, and never leave someone behind. I hope that you will join us and bring a friend to our race to remember a great father, brother, son, and most of all a great friend, as well as all of those who have given their lives serving our great nation! — Eddie Weaver Race Concept The WingMan 10K is all about meeting fellow runners and teamwork! Therefore, we have a unique race structure to encourage you to meet others and cheer them on as your team works to beat the other teams! TEAMS – Each runner will be randomly assigned one of six teams (yellow, green, blue, orange, red, or purple) and each walker will be assigned one of two teams (black or gray), and given a wrist-band of that color. Team assignments will be randomized to make sure the numbers-per-team are approximately even. WORRIED ABOUT NOT BEING COMPETITIVE? – That’s ok! We have non-competi