Sat, Sep 19, 2026
Pickerington, OH
This race is organized by a local nonprofit focused on child and elder protection, and the entry fee supports that work directly. The event draws participants across a wide range of ages, with age-group awards handed out after the finish. This year the organizers are also collecting canned goods for a local food pantry, with a raffle drawing tied to donations.
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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
Top 3: Isaac Hillard (19:56) · David Roepcke (20:17) · Ben Fabian (20:26)
The 10th Annual Blue Ribbon Run is in its 10th year.
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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.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 43:22, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:17:00, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
It is a small race (111 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.
The 5K winner ran 19:56 while the median finisher took 43:22. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
