Cleveland Heights Happy 5k & 10k
About this race
It's back! The City of Cleveland Heights and its merchants invite you to the 9th annual Happy 10k, 5k & 1 Mile Fun Run. This chip-timed road running event will take you through the best of Cleveland Heights, including the Lee Road and Coventry merchant districts. Flat and fast with plenty of crowd support along the way, proceeds for the event go to support the Cleveland Heights Youth Scholarship Fund.
This run is open to all ages and abilities, as well as a chip-timed race for the competitive runner. Dress up for your run and you'll automatically be entered into the happiest costume contest around. Happy dogs and strollers welcome too!
SATURDAY PACKET PICK UP:
- 1 to 4pm at the Wine Spot*
- *you may also pick up race morning.
Sunday Race Day Schedule
- 8:00 - Race Day Pick Up and Registration Begins
- 9:15a - 1 Mile Fun Run Begins
- 10:00a - 5k & 10k begins
- Awards to follow! Planning around 10:50am.
Your 10k, 5k & 1 Mile Includes:
- Soft-fit, Happy T-shirt (optional purchase for 1 Mile)
- Happiest Finisher Medal to all runners
- Happy Race Bib!
- 1 beverage ticket
- Race photos
- Chip Timed race and awards
Come for the RUN & Stay for the FUN!
Course Map: LINK TO COURSE
Awards and Prizes
- Top Finishers Awards with added Prizes from Urban Haven!
- Top 3 Male and Female
- Top 3 Age Group 10 and Under, 11-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, and 80 & Over
Pick your distance
Running
10k Run
5k Run/Walk
1 Mile Fun Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cleveland, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:27 AM and sets at 7:03 PM local time (EDT) in Cleveland on October 4, 2026 — 11h 36m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2026 results — Cleveland Heights Happy 5k & 10k
702 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 10k Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julian Meyer | 33:06 | 5:20 /mi |
| 2 | Joseph Spero | 37:38 | 6:04 /mi |
| 3 | Charlie Prince | 37:55 | 6:07 /mi |
| 4 | Ted Tso | 38:25 | 6:12 /mi |
| 5 | Andrew Kapferer | 38:45 | 6:15 /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, 124 Cleveland events
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