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Flash in the Night
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Flash in the Night

Canfield, Ohio, United States View on map
Jul 08, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Presented By:  GCXC Racing - Youngstown. Date:  Wednesday, July 8th, 2026. Address:  Canfield Fairgrounds (7265 Columbiana-Canfield Road, Canfield, Ohio 44406) Registration:  Includes shirt, finisher medal (Flash medal for 5K, Firefly medal for 1-Mile) and custom bib! Start Time:  Firefly 1-Mile (8:15pm) & 5K (8:45pm).  Both races professionally chip-timed by GCXC Racing - Youngstown. Course:  Participants will run on paved roads at the fairgrounds. The course will be lit by luminaries and streetlights. Race Day Packet Pick-Up:  Cattle Arena building within the Canfield Fairgrounds from 7:00pm-8:15pm. 5K Awards:  Top three overall men and women. Top three in age groups:  14 & Under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & Up.   1-Mile Awards:  Top three overall men and women.

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Running

Firefly 1-Mile Run/Walk

Jul 08, 2026 1.6K 8:15 PM
$28.00
Closed

Virtual - Firefly 1-Mile Run/Walk

Jul 08, 2026 1.6K 8:15 PM
$28.00
Closed

Flash 5K Run/Walk

Jul 08, 2026 5K 8:45 PM
$35.00
Closed

Virtual - Flash 5K Run/Walk

Jul 08, 2026 5K 8:45 PM
$35.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Canfield, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 18.6° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 28.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 18.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 32.6°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.0
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
74.4%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 8, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 8, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 58m

The sun rises at 5:58 AM and sets at 8:57 PM local time (EDT) in Canfield on July 8, 2026 — 14h 58m of daylight.

Course

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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, 12 Canfield events

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