Sat, Sep 5, 2026

Alicia's Closet 5K

Dublin, OH

Registration openAnnual since at least 2025

5K100m

About the Alicia's Closet 5K

The race starts and finishes at a community recreation center, with a course designed to be accessible to strollers and wheelchairs, which gives it a wide, smooth feel underfoot. It benefits a nonprofit that runs a free store for foster families, so the cause is local and specific. Younger kids have their own shorter run on the same morning.

Packet pickup happens at the recreation center the two evenings before race morning, which takes pressure off the start. A virtual option exists for anyone who wants to run from home and still support the cause.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.

5K · 2025 results

118finishers

19:48winner

44:53median

1:23:04cutoff

Top 3: Matthew Cooper (19:48) · Adam Goellner (19:55) · Eli Creed (20:19)

The Alicia's Closet 5K has been held every year since at least 2025. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.

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Median

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How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

Distances & Start Times

5K9/5/2026 09:00$40

5K9/5/2026 00:00$40

100m9/5/2026 08:45$10

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Common Questions About the Alicia's Closet 5K

Will I finish last at the Alicia's Closet 5K?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 44:53, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:23:04, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Alicia's Closet 5K a good first 5K?

It is a small race (118 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the Alicia's Closet 5K?

The 5K winner ran 19:48 while the median finisher took 44:53. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.