Sun, May 9, 2027

Summit Metro Parks Mother's Day 5K

Munroe Falls, OH

Opens Nov 16, 2026Annual since at least 2018

Entry is $20 now and rises to $25 after Jan 14, 2027, so registering before then saves $5.

About the Summit Metro Parks Mother's Day 5K

The course circles Munroe Falls Lake a couple of times on asphalt, so you get the same lakeside scenery on each pass. The route shares the park entrance road, which means the gate actually closes to traffic until runners clear the second loop. Strollers are welcome, and leashed dogs can cheer from the sidelines.

Packet pickup runs the day before the race at F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm in Akron, with a race-morning option as well. Age group awards here are a little different: top finishers get their names engraved into a brick paver walkway, and overall winners take a personalized brick home with them.

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Summit Metro Parks Mother's Day 5K 2026 Results

Going by the 2026 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 Results · 2026

538finishers

17:47winner

41:40median

1:21:40cutoff

Top 3: Tristan Roach (17:47) · Lee Chandler (18:00) · Alysia Rogers (18:44)

The Summit Metro Parks Mother's Day 5K has been held every year since at least 2018. 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 Nov 12, 2026.

Distances & Start Times

5K5/9/2027 08:00$20

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Common Questions About the Summit Metro Parks Mother's Day 5K

Will I finish last at the Summit Metro Parks Mother's Day 5K?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 41:40, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:21:40, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Summit Metro Parks Mother's Day 5K a good first 5K?

A field of 538 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 Summit Metro Parks Mother's Day 5K?

The 5K winner ran 17:47 while the median finisher took 41:40. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.

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