Columbus Botanical Gardens 5K
About this race
Location: Columbus Botanical Gardens 3603 Weems Rd, Columbus Ga 31909
Date: Saturday 5/2/26 Time: 8 am
Course: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6630501221
Cost: $30 until 4/17/26; $35 (4/18/26 - 4/30/26 @ 6pm); $35 (5/1/26 12-6 pm); $40 @Race Day Registration from 645 - 745 am onsite at race
Part of CRR Classic Series. If signed up for Classic Series do not need to sign up for individual race.
To be guaranteed a commemorative race shirt be registered by 4/17. Shirts not guaranteed after this date.
Join us on May 2, 2026, for The Columbus Botanical Gardens 5K. We will have a 5K run that winds through the trails around Lake Heath and of course our very own trails at the Columbus Botanical Gardens. Run or walk this scenic 5K and leave with a not only a sense of accomplishment, but a unique award which keeps with the theme of the CBG.
Each year, we will celebrate a different flora. This year 2026 is the year of the Marigold.
The first 325 to cross the finishline will receive a finishers medal.
Award Categories: 5K: 1st, 2nd & 3rd overall; 1st Masters; under 14, 15-19, 10-year age groups up to 70+; Male / Female in all categories
Packet Pick Up: At Big Dog Running Co, 12 11th St on Friday, May 1st from 12-6 PM. Saturday May 2 at Columbus Botanical Gardens
Proceeds will be donated to Columbus Botanical Gardens after expenses.
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Columbus Botanical Gardens 5K
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Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Columbus, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:51 AM and sets at 8:21 PM local time (EDT) in Columbus on May 2, 2026 — 13h 29m of daylight.
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2026 results — Columbus Botanical Gardens 5K
Columbus Botanical Gardens 5K · 300 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Mccoy | 19:08 | 6:09 /mi |
| 2 | Richard Bailey, iii | 20:10 | 6:30 /mi |
| 3 | Courtney Collins-Pisano | 20:11 | 6:30 /mi |
| 4 | Hayden Legnetto | 21:02 | 6:46 /mi |
| 5 | Benjamin Crockett | 21:35 | 6:57 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- Columbus 5K Races 36 races
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- Columbus Running Calendar 2026 64 races
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, 64 Columbus events
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