Jungle Jog 5k Run and Walk

As one of Rochester's most established 5K races, this and & walk event attracts over 850 runners each year! Also a Rochester runner of the Year race and the only 5K that charts a course through the Zoo, this race is family-friendly and welcomes participants of all ages to run, walk, stroll, and roll through historic Seneca Park and the Zoo. 

Learn more about sponsorship opportunities!

Recruit your friends, family, and co-workers to join in on the fun and race with you to raise additional donations as a group or go solo all for a wildly great cause. Supporting Seneca Park Zoo Society helps fund the many education and conservation action programs here at the Zoo, in our community and around the world. 

Raise and Earn Exclusive Prizes

Stay tuned, fundraising levels and exciting prizes to be announced this spring!

 

 

Remember to pick up your packet before the race!

• Thursday, July 17, from 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. in the Seneca Park Zoo parking lot, 2222 St. Paul Street, Rochester NY 14621
  
  
• Saturday, July 19, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Medved Running and Walking, 3400 Monroe Avenue, Rochester NY 14618

The race-day packet includes your bib number and any giveaways (t-shirt, medal) that were included with your registration. If you are unable to pick up your packet before the race-day, please contact us directly at events@senecazoo.org.

We continue the commitment to our mission of conserving wildlife and wild places by keeping this a ‘cupless’ race. We are encouraging all participants to bring a full bottle of water with them to use during the race. We will provide one refill station along the 3-mile route and at the finish line. Participants will enjoy refreshments in the Wegmans Lodge post-race. To learn more about our conservation efforts, click here.

Water stations available for bottle or cup fill-up at the Starting Line, and mid-way through the race. 

Exclusive Jungle Jog water bottle sticker available for purchase that ties together all three animals! Donations of $3 for one or $5 for two. All funds raised go back to our education and conservation programs!

The Kids Fun-Run is welcome to all kids 10 and under! No cost to participate, and each runner will receive a Fun-Run medal. 

The Fun-Run will take place after the 5k at 9:45 or after the last runner/walker completes the race. Please note: the road will close at 7:30am, any Fun-Run participants need to be in the park by that time, we do not allow late entry. 

 

 

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Jungle Jog is once again in the Rochester Runner of the Year Series for 2025! Rochester Runner of the Year Series is presented through the Greater Rochester Track Club and is a set of select races, usually twelve, that occur between March and November. 

Learn more about the Seneca Park Zoo Society's commitment to connect with, care for, and conserve wildlife and wild places.

Seneca Park
2222 St. Paul Street
Rochester, NY US 14621

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