Columbus Firefighters Charity 5K
About this race
Location: CSU Woodruff Park 1000 Bay Ave. Cols. GA 31901
Distance: 5K
Date: September 26,2026
Courses:https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6244586170/
Race Start Time: 6:00 PM
Registration Start Time: Race day Registration
Cost: $35
Race Day Cost: $35
Award Categories: Top 3 Overall, Top Age Groups: 14 & Under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50+; Top Firefighter in full gear,
Overall Male & Female Runners, Top Military and Law Enforcement
T-Shirt: To be guaranteed a shirt be registered by September 1st
Description: Come out and support the local charities by running in the Firefighters 5K!
Packet Pick Up: Big Dog on 11th, Friday Sept 25th from 12 - 6 PM NO RACE DAY PACKET PICKUP
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Running
Columbus Firefighter Community 5K Run
This registration is for the standard 5k run/walk portion of the event. Participants in this division will NOT be running in firefighter turnout gear.
5k Full Gear Firefighter Turnout
Participants in this division will be running the race in full firefighter turnout gear (Helmet, coat, pants, SCBA harness with tank and mask on.) No gloves, Boots or Nomex required.
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.
The sun rises at 7:30 AM and sets at 7:31 PM local time (EDT) in Columbus on September 26, 2026 — 12h 00m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Columbus Firefighters Charity 5K
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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, 64 Columbus events
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