Thank You for Running with Us!

May 9th, 2026

A collage of pictures forming the words "Oto Specht School 5K Run" with scenes of children gathering, children running, horse riding activities, and people on ponies outdoors, indicating a school event involving outdoor activities and a 5K run.

Each year we invite the wider community to experience our beautiful campus of forests, fields, and farm through our 5K race to the Farm (and Back). This joyful community event brings together runners, families, neighbors, and friends for a race through our grounds, followed by a lively finish-line celebration for the whole family with music, food, games and prizes.

Proceeds from the event support theOtto Specht School Tuition Assistance Fund, helping ensure that more students can access the opportunities and beautiful learning environment our school provides.

A boy wearing a beige shirt with the number 72 on it is running through a finish line at an outdoor race event. There are people in the background, some holding flags, and trees with green leaves, indicating it might be spring.
Children participating in an outdoor hay-crawling activity, with one girl wearing a medal and race number, and others watching or helping.
Two men holding hands while running outdoors on a wet paved path, surrounded by green trees and grass, with an 'EXIT ONLY' sign on the grass at the side of the path.
A young boy playing the cello in an outdoor setting, with a woman playing the violin nearby, under a canopy, with a person in the background adjusting equipment and surrounded by green trees.
A group of musicians performing outdoors under a canopy with a banner reading 'O T T O V S P E C H T' hanging above them. The band includes guitarists, a drummer, and a woman singing into a microphone.

Logistical Information: 

Warm-Up: 9am at Wulsin Field

Race Start: 10am at Wulsin Field

Start Line: Green Meadow’s Wulsin Field

Finish Line (and Finish Line Fun): Fellowship Community Hand and Hoe Lawn

The Course: The course begins at Green Meadow’s Wulsin Field (307 Hungry Hollow Rd.) and ends at the Fellowship Community Hand and Hoe (241 Hungry Hollow Rd.) - there is parking available near both the start and finish (see below).

Parking: Best Parking: Please try to arrive before 9:30am to park on the Auditorium Lawn (260 Hungry Hollow Rd.) or in the Holder House Parking Lot.

Prizes! Top runners in 5 age categories receive medals and prizes.

All finishers under 12 receive medals!

2026 Sponsors

Year of the Horse

Hagedorn Family

Wambua Family

Jose Perez and Family

Marisol Freuman & Freuman Family

Crane Family

Chicken Run

Pavone Family

Sophia Pisano

Logo of HALMAR International with a stylized globe and blue lines.

Golden Goose

Flying Pig

Outline map of the United States with the words "Made by Immigrants" written across the middle.

Friend of the Farm

Hand-drawn logo with a blue bird and black outline above the word "ARTC" in large hand-drawn letters. The word "NIYACK" in bright blue capital letters is written below.
Logo with the words 'Admin Service' in blue and black text, with gray diagonal lines in the background.

James & Suzanne Aisenberg

Adam Swartz


Hand-drawn map of a farm with a barn labeled "DURYE FARM," surrounded by areas marked as "APPLE ORCHARD" and various other buildings and paths.

5K Race Map

Thank You to Our Community!