Freedom 250 5K
About this race
Location: Downtown with start on Broadway near 11th St & Broadway intersection and finish on 11th St near Momma Goldbergs
Course: Uptown Columbus & Riverwalk TBD Cost: $30 through April 30, increases to $35 May 1- June 17, $40 June 18 -June 26, $45 race day June 27 Award Categories: 1st, 2nd, 3rd overall Male & Female; Masters Male & Female: Age Group: 1st, 2nd, 3rd in under 14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & above. Top 3 Military. Male / Female in all categoriesT-Shirt: To be guaranteed a T-shirt be signed up by June 19 @ 12 noon.
Packet Pick Up: At Big Dog Fleet Feet at 12 W 11th Street on Friday, June 26th from 12-6 PM and Saturday June 27th from 7 - 745 am. Festivities: Post race snacks and refreshment.
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Freedom 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Columbus, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:34 AM and sets at 8:51 PM local time (EDT) in Columbus on June 27, 2026 — 14h 16m of daylight.
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2026 results — Freedom 250 5K
Freedom 5K · 262 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micah Boots | 17:16 | 5:34 /mi |
| 2 | Jonathan Williams | 18:39 | 6:00 /mi |
| 3 | Todd Evans | 18:48 | 6:03 /mi |
| 4 | Keenan Collett | 18:50 | 6:04 /mi |
| 5 | Mitchell Burke | 18:53 | 6:05 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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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