D-Day Legacy 5k

🇺🇸 D-Day Legacy 5K Run: Honoring Noody & McBride 🏃‍♂️

Run for Freedom. Run for Legacy.

🛩️ About the Event

Join us for the D-Day Legacy 5K Run: Honoring Noody & McBride, a powerful tribute to two legendary WWII veterans—Bob Noody and Dan McBride—as part of the D-Day Conneaut Airborne Operation. These heroic men were members of the Greatest Generation, risking everything for the freedom we enjoy today. Now it’s our turn to run in their honor.

Starting just outside the historic Conneaut Airport, in partnership with Vest Up 4 The Fallen (Give2Those.org) and W & R Vets, this one-of-a-kind event invites you to walk, run, or ruck through a living legacy—celebrating courage, sacrifice, and brotherhood that helped shape our world.

🥇 Finishers' Rewards

First 150 people to cross the finish line will be guaranteed a race medal.

📅 Event Details

• Date: Friday, August 15, 2025
• Location: Conneaut Airport, Conneaut, OH
• Ceremony Start: 12:00 PM (EST)
• Race Start: 12:30 PM (EST)

🎁 Fundraising Perks

If you fundraise $250 or more you will receive exclusive swag!!!!

📝 Registration & Bib Pickup

• Bib Pickup: Friday, August 15, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
• T-Shirt Deadline: Register by August 1st to guarantee your commemorative race tee!

🌟 Why Participate?

Your steps help support veteran outreach and memorial initiatives that preserve the stories of heroes like Noody and McBride for generations to come. Every stride you take keeps their memory alive.

👟 Come Join Us

So lace up. Show up. Let’s run not just for fitness—but for freedom, remembrance, and gratitude.

🔗 More Information

Visit the official race page for more details.