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Big Dog Heatwave 5 Miler
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Big Dog Heatwave 5 Miler

Columbus, Georgia, United States View on map
Jul 18, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

Location: Start @ Lake Oliver Marina @ 5501 River Rd; Finish @ Big Dog Uptown on 11th St.
Distance: 5 Miles
Date: July 18, 2026
Course: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6113923351/
Race Start Time: 8:00 AM
Cost: Early-Bird Registration: $30 through July 3; Price increases to $40 on July 4 - July 17; No race day registration!
Award Categories: 1st, 2nd & 3rd overall; 1st Masters; under 14, 15-19, 10-year age groups up to 70+; Male / Female in all categories
T-Shirt: To be guaranteed a shirt be registered by July 10th at 12 noon
Description: A point to point 5 mile race! We suggest parking near the finish with a friend and take one car to the start line. THERE WILL NOT BE BUSES TO TAKE YOU TO THE START OR FINISH LINE. 

Packet Pick Up: At Big Dog Fleet Feet at 12 W 11th Street on Friday, July 17th from 12 - 6 PM  ONLY

Part of the CRR Summer Series. If registered for Summer Series do not need to sign up for individual race.

Beneficiary: Lifebridge Child Advocacy YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2egjSTCXVY

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Running

5 Miler

Jul 18, 2026 8K 8:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Columbus, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 23.3° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 33.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 23.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 45.9°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
13.5
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.1mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
73.8%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 18, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 18, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 01m

The sun rises at 6:45 AM and sets at 8:46 PM local time (EDT) in Columbus on July 18, 2026 — 14h 01m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — Big Dog Heatwave 5 Miler

5 Miler · 283 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Big Dog Heatwave 5 Miler
Place Name Time Pace
1 Blake Simms 28:09 5:38 /mi
2 Cornelius Green 29:12 5:50 /mi
3 Micah Boots 29:50 5:58 /mi
4 Chad Scanlon 30:11 6:02 /mi
5 Nicholas Traxler 30:20 6:04 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 64 Columbus events

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