Buckeye Sun Trail Run
About this race
The Buckeye Sun & Moon Trail Runs take place at Alum Creek State Park in Galena, Ohio. Run in the morning or at night...or Both!
The Buckeye Sun Trail Runs are for the early risers looking for a fun trail run along side the participants of the Last Buckeye Standing Backyard Ultra that will take place using the same 4.167 mile course. The Buckeye Moon Trail Runs bring you a unique night event for all trail lovers!
Both the Buckeye Sun & Buckeye Moon four options for distances:
7K = 1 loop (4.167 miles)
13K = 2 loops (8.167 miles)
20k = 3 loops (12.167 miles)
26k = 4 loops (16.167 miles) with a 5-hour time limit
Interactive Course Link
Here is interactive link to course: Click here to view course map
Check-in & Parking
Check-in is located at the Start/Finish area just south of the trail entrance at the Boat Launch area.
Parking - There is ample parking at the Galena Boat Ramp off Africa Rd. Please park in designated area in parking lot. Do not park in the grass or along the road.
Pick your distance
Trail running
7K Trail Run
1 loop
13K Trail Run
2 loops
20K Trail Run
3 loops
26K Trail Run
4 loops
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Galena, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:36 AM and sets at 8:37 PM local time (EDT) in Galena on August 8, 2026 — 14h 01m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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2026 results — Buckeye Sun Trail Run
26 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the 7K Trail Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole Hatmaker | 33:11 | 7:58 /mi |
| 2 | Emily May | 40:11 | 9:39 /mi |
| 3 | Emma Williams | 41:56 | 10:04 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- 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, 2 Galena events
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