Girl Can Cook Memorial Run
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Girl Can Cook Memorial Run

Lima, Ohio, United States View on map
May 16, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

This family friendly event will be a true dedication of Amy Market Jorgensen by combining her love of running and cooking. This event will be used to raise funds to aid others escape a life of domestic violence, that unfortunately took Amy’s life in 2023.   

Check in and the start/finish line will be at the amphitheater/pavilion area at Faurot Park. Parking is available at "the bowl" next to the Bradfield Center.

The food truck will accept cards, but everything else is cash only.

Same day registration is available until the race starts at 9am.

Open to the public - do not need to be a participant to visit the food truck or participate in the raffle.

This family friendly event will be a true dedication of Amy Market Jorgensen by combining her love of running and cooking. This event will be used to raise funds to aid others escape a life of domestic violence, that unfortunately took Amy’s life in 2023.

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Running

5k-no shirt

May 16, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$25.00
Closed

5k-with event T-shirt

May 16, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

1 Mile-no shirt

May 16, 2026 1.6K 9:00 AM
$25.00
Closed

1 Mile-with event T-shirt

May 16, 2026 1.6K 9:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

Virtual 5k-no shirt

May 16, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$25.00
Closed

Virtual 5k-with T-shirt

May 16, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

Virtual 1 Mile-no shirt

May 16, 2026 1.6K 9:00 AM
$25.00
Closed

Virtual 1 Mile-with T-shirt

May 16, 2026 1.6K 9:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

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

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 13.4° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 23.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 12.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 24.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
20.9
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
72.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 16, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 16, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 29m

The sun rises at 6:17 AM and sets at 8:47 PM local time (EDT) in Lima on May 16, 2026 — 14h 29m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — Girl Can Cook Memorial Run

70 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 5k-no shirt

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Girl Can Cook Memorial Run
Place Name Time Pace
1 Cara Hasser 20:21 6:34 /mi
2 Christina Williams 21:16 6:52 /mi
3 Shannen Vermillion 22:42 7:19 /mi
4 Zander Taylor 23:10 7:28 /mi
5 Maddi Stiles 23:22 7:32 /mi

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

All results by year

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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, 8 Lima events

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