Sat, Oct 3, 2026
Plain City, OH
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This race is held at Glacier Ridge Metro Park and benefits the Central Ohio Spina Bifida Alliance, a volunteer-run nonprofit focused on supporting and raising awareness for those affected by spina bifida. The park setting gives it a natural, open feel, and the course draws families and participants who have a personal connection to the cause alongside those who just found it and wanted to show up.
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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: Jacob Lofton (22:30) · Jason Whitcomb (22:32) · E. Spoon (25:07)
The Walk, Run and Roll 5k has been held every year since at least 2014. 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 36:07, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:02:25, 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 (27 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 22:30 while the median finisher took 36:07. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
