More Than Just Running at Sunday's Fur Fun Love-A-Stray 5k

The weather report is in: Beautiful weather is expected for this year's Fur Fun 5k on April 28.

The Fur Fun 5k will start at Avon Lake High School at 9 a.m. Last year, more than 350 participated in the race and walk.

Dog walks will be held hourly from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. A pet fair and business fair as well as “Rescue Row" is open from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Raffles, prizes and gift cards will be awarded and the event will also feature kids games and entertainment. Sign up for the race here.

The event features more than running. In addition to a custom technical t-shirt (guaranteed to pre-registered only), attendees, including those not running, can enjoy music by the DJ Crew, the Umami Moto food truck on site,
kids games and entertainment and a raffle. Click HERE for a list of raffle items.

Enjoy free post race massages by Stags Family Wellness and post-race food sponsored by Brueggers Bagels, Earth Fare, Starbucks, and Fragapane Bakery.

Love-A-Stray is a non-profit, all volunteer, no-kill organization dedicated to helping homeless animals, including animals in Avon and Avon Lake.

Contest winners will have designs displayed

Andrea Scheetz, Love-A-Stray Fur Fun Event Coordinator, said a contest to design this year's T-shirts pulled entries from artists from all age levels.

All of the designs entered will be displayed at the event.

Kayla Panigutti's submission will be used for the 5k race shirts.

Chris Clark's entry will be used for the dog walk. The design in its entirety will be on draw string bags given to dog walk participants and the image only (without the surrounding text) will go on bandannas to be worn by adoptable dogs from all the rescues who will be present at the event.