Father's Day Race to end Polio Run/Walk 5K
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Father's Day Race to end Polio Run/Walk 5K

Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States View on map
May 31, 2026 – Jun 06, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

5k run or walk race to raise funds for Rotary to help the fight to end polio across the world.  Awards given to the top 3 overall Male and top 3 overall Female participants in the Run and Walk Divisions.  Age Group awards are given to the top 2.  The first 115 registrations will get a T-shirt. Members of the RCRWC Club will receive a 5% discount that will be automatically applied during checkout. 

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Running

Father's Day Race to End Polio 5K Run

May 31, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

Walking

Father's Day Race to End Polio 5K Walk

May 31, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Parkersburg, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 16.9° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 27.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 16.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 31.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.9mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 31, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 31, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 44m

The sun rises at 6:01 AM and sets at 8:46 PM local time (EDT) in Parkersburg on May 31, 2026 — 14h 44m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — Father's Day Race to end Polio Run/Walk 5K

49 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Father's Day Race to End Polio 5K Run

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Father's Day Race to end Polio Run/Walk 5K
Place Name Time Pace
1 Josh Boswell 21:19 6:52 /mi
2 Chip Ferrell 21:47 7:01 /mi
3 Leonie Wile 24:34 7:54 /mi
4 Christopher Cox 24:56 8:02 /mi
5 Derek Haynes 25:26 8:11 /mi

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

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  • 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, 19 Parkersburg events

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