Held Sat, Sep 12, 2026

Marion Popcorn Festival 5K

Marion, OH

Race finishedAnnual since at least 2022

2026 Results View race page

Next year's date is not listed yet. This page updates when it is.

About the Marion Popcorn Festival 5K

The course starts at the corner of Main and Church Street, right in the heart of Marion, and ties into the town's annual Popcorn Festival. The race finishes before the festival gets going around you, so there is a natural reason to stick around after you cross the line. Age group awards go deep into both ends of the age range, including the youngest and oldest runners out there.

Packet pickup runs the evening before the race at a fitness center on Mt Vernon Ave. The start area is easy to find, sitting at a named downtown intersection rather than tucked away in a park.

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2026 Results

Going by the 2026 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 · 2026 results

114finishers

1:32winner

32:04median

56:11cutoff

Top 3: Joe Montgomery (17:20) · Jon Ferguson (18:10) · Pablo Salinas (19:10)

The Marion Popcorn Festival 5K 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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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 Sep 23, 2026.

Common Questions About the Marion Popcorn Festival 5K

Will I finish last at the Marion Popcorn Festival 5K?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 32:04, and the last recorded finisher came in around 56:11, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Marion Popcorn Festival 5K a good first 5K?

It is a small race (114 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 Marion Popcorn Festival 5K?

The 5K winner ran 1:32 while the median finisher took 32:04. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.