Embrace the Pace
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Embrace the Pace
Embrace the Pace is a community running event organized by Connecting for Kids at Liberty Playground in Independence, Ohio. The event on August 22, 2026 offers multiple timed and non-timed races and provides on-site resources and accessible amenities.
Distances offered include:
- 5K chip-timed, includes shirt, finisher medal, draw-string bag and chipped bib
- One-Mile chip-timed, includes shirt, finisher medal, draw-string bag and chipped bib
- Kids' Race (with shirt) non-chip bib, includes shirt and finisher medal
- Kids' Race (no shirt) non-chip bib, includes finisher medal
Registrations for the 5K and one-mile events include a donation to the City of Independence for adapted playground equipment; remaining proceeds support Connecting for Kids family programs. Fees vary by event; registration opens June 15, 2026, and closes August 22, 2026. The last day for a guaranteed event shirt is August 10, 2026. Packet pickup takes place at the Kiwanis Pavilion at Liberty Playground.
The event includes top male and female and age group prizes for the 5K, with two prize options including an age-restricted option. Additional on-site features include an inclusive after-race dance party with hot dogs, resource tables, a mobile sensory unit, free kinesiology taping, adult changing table and accessible parking. Dogs are permitted on leash. The kids' race has heats for children using wheelchairs, walkers, gait trainers or other mobility aids. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
