Sat, Sep 5, 2026
New London, OH
The course runs out from a local park to a reservoir and back, passing a golf course along the way. It is not flat: rolling hills show up throughout, so expect to work in both directions. There is water at the turnaround point, which breaks the route into two clear halves.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
· 2025 results
Top 3: Aiman Scullion (15:05) · Jacob Ondash (15:18) · Alex Ralston (16:29)
The Firelands 5K Road Race has been held every year since at least 2023. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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Almost certainly not. Half the race field finished slower than 28:07, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:01:58, 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 (131 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 race, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The race winner ran 15:05 while the median finisher took 28:07. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.