Sat, Oct 3, 2026
Wauseon, OH
The Steps to Safety 5K runs through Wauseon in support of domestic violence awareness, organized by a local child and family advocacy center alongside the county's domestic violence task force. The course is open to runners and walkers alike, and the crowd tends to include families and people who show up as much for the cause as for the miles.
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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.
5K · 2025 results
Top 3: Gabriel Mansfield (22:22) · Justin Galbraith (24:58) · Thomas McGilvery (26:14)
The Steps to Safety 5k has been held every year since at least 2024. 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 Jul 27, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 38:00, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:03:43, 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 (23 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 22:22 while the median finisher took 38:00. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.