Fri, Aug 14, 2026

Toledo Pride Niteglo 5K

Toledo, OH

Registration openAnnual since at least 2024

5K1 Mile

About the Toledo Pride Niteglo 5K

This is an evening race, starting at dusk, which gives the whole thing a different feel from a typical weekend morning 5K. The course starts and ends at Promenade Park, which also serves as the heart of the Pride weekend festivities, so there is music and crowd energy at both ends of the run.

Packet pickup runs the couple of evenings before the race at a local running store, or you can grab it at the park during the registration window on race evening. The post-race scene is the Pride festival itself, already underway around you when you cross the finish.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2025 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 · 2025 results

87finishers

18:22winner

36:03median

1:04:22cutoff

Top 3: Justin Riffle (18:22) · Steve Hart (19:36) · Justin Camuso-Stall (20:50)

1 Miles · 2025 results

32finishers

13:24winner

22:57median

27:26cutoff

Top 3: C. Marsh (13:24) · C. Marsh (13:24) · Alex Marsh (13:25)

The Toledo Pride Niteglo 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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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

5K8/14/2026 19:00$30

1 Mile8/14/2026 19:00$10

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Common Questions About the Toledo Pride Niteglo 5K

Will I finish last at the Toledo Pride Niteglo 5K?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 36:03, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:04:22, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Toledo Pride Niteglo 5K a good first 5K?

It is a small race (87 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 Toledo Pride Niteglo 5K?

The 5K winner ran 18:22 while the median finisher took 36:03. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.