Sun, Aug 23, 2026

Gift of Life Walk & Run

Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Registration openAnnual since at least 2022

5K1 Mile

Entry is $40 now and rises to $45 after Aug 20, 2026, so registering before then saves $5.

About the Gift of Life Walk & Run

This race is held at Blossom Music Center, an outdoor music venue with open grounds that give the morning a different feel than a typical road race. The cause is organ, eye, and tissue donation, and the crowd reflects that: donor families, transplant recipients, and people still waiting are all part of the field. A shorter walk option runs alongside the timed course.

Packet pickup is available at a Lifebanc office on a couple of weekday mornings before race day, or at the venue once registration opens on race morning. Post-race, there are food trucks on site. The pre-race ceremony includes live music and entertainment from a local pro basketball team's performance crew.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2025 results, this is a decent-sized 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

306finishers

18:17winner

37:11median

1:17:19cutoff

Top 3: Cooper Gregg (18:17) · Rhett Peters (20:19) · Jeff Sharkey (20:50)

The Gift of Life Walk & Run has been held every year since at least 2022. 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

5K8/23/2026 09:00$40

1 Mile8/23/2026 09:00$40

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Common Questions About the Gift of Life Walk & Run

Will I finish last at the Gift of Life Walk & Run?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 37:11, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:17:19, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Gift of Life Walk & Run a good first 5K?

A field of 306 is big enough that you will have company at your pace without feeling lost in a crowd. 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 Gift of Life Walk & Run?

The 5K winner ran 18:17 while the median finisher took 37:11. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.