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SLS Dash 5k set for Nov. 7 at Kessler Mountain Regional Park

Fayetteville Flyer·Oct 22, 2026 · 2:27 PM CT
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A Fayetteville running event that benefits a local nonprofit is back next month.

The 2026 SLS Dash 5k and Fun Run for Neurodiversity starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Kessler Mountain Regional Park. It first ran in 2022 and includes a 5K, a 1-mile fun run, music, food and other festivities.

Runners and volunteers are encouraged to dress as a favorite superhero or reuse a family-friendly Halloween costume. The course winds through the hills south of Mount Kessler, land that will eventually become the mixed-use Cato Springs Development.

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