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Candy Race 5k Columbus

Dublin, Ohio, United States View on map
Jul 25, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Join us for another year of the sweetest, most deliciously fun 5k around. Whether you are a first time participant or you have joined us before, you'll love the fun environment welcoming environment of Glacier Ridge Metro Park in Central Ohio! When you finish, don't be bashful to raise your arms and celebrate your accomplishment and collect a beautiful medal (oh and candy)! Make sure you smile for our photographer so you and your friends/family can enjoy your beautiful (and free) race photo for years to come!

All 5k participants, in-person and virtual will receive the following;

  • Colorful, Fun T-Shirt
  • Large, Custom Medal
  • Custom Bib Number
  • Yes...Candy!

Awards

  • 1st Place Overall Male and Female
  • 1st Place Overall Male and Female Age Groups
  • 14 and Under, 15 to 19, 20-29,30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70+

Race Start Time

  • Jelly Tot Dash - 7:55 am
  • 5k Run/Walk - 8:00 am

Pre-Race Packet Pickup - #1

  • TBD

Race Day Packet Pickup

  • Saturday July 25
  • 7:00 am to 8:00 am
  • Glacier Ridge Metro Park

How Pricing Works

5k Run / Walk

  • Participants 1 - 50:  $25
  • Participants 51 - 150:  $30
  • Participants 151 - 250: $35
  • Participants 251+ $40

Pick your distance

Running

5k Run/Walk

Jul 25, 2026 5K 8:05 AM
$30.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 16 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Dublin, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 18.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 28.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 18.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 31.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.0
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
73.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 25, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 25, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 28m

The sun rises at 6:24 AM and sets at 8:53 PM local time (EDT) in Dublin on July 25, 2026 — 14h 28m 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 — Candy Race 5k Columbus

5k Run/Walk · 215 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Candy Race 5k Columbus
Place Name Time Pace
1 Brian Monsen 17:52 5:45 /mi
2 Hadley Dimitris 18:37 6:00 /mi
3 Dominic Fertsch 18:57 6:06 /mi
4 Vilenir Almeida 19:48 6:23 /mi
5 Jack Leonard 20:08 6:29 /mi

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

All results by year

2026 edition View Results
2025 edition View Results
2024 edition View Results
2023 edition View Results
2022 edition View Results
2021 edition View Results

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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, 20 Dublin events

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