Global Running Day 5K!
About this race
Celebrate Global Running Day with a 5K brought to you by the Toledo Roadrunners Club in partnership with Metroparks Toledo!
ALL kids 12 and under are free and should stay with guardians during the 5K. Children and families are welcome!
5K starts at 6:30pm. Also consider joining us at Kids Kilometers on June 6. Registration link - Kids Kilometers
The 5K course at Swan Creek Preserve Metropark was funded and mapped by the Toledo Roadrunners Club! Let's enjoy it together! It is an all purpose paved trail, great for all ages and abilities. The course consists of an upper loop (approximately 1.7 miles) with the balance being an out and back. If you don't want to run or walk the full 5K, come out and complete 1.7 miles!
The event is $5.00 for Toledo Roadrunners Club members and $10.00 for non-members. $13.00 unisex cotton blend shirt add-on (see shirt below). Shirt guarantee ends on May 24. Online registration only. Online registration will be open until the start of the event. During registration, you'll be prompted to fill in "I Run ..." Let us know why you run! Have fun with it! It is optional.
Check-in at the Mary Jane Gill shelter. Check in starts at 5:30pm. The shelter is located south of the playground. Use the parking lot off Airport Highway.
There will be a clock set up. There are no awards.
Water and snacks will be available at the conclusion of event. There will also be some giveaways!
Do to the low cost and the t-shirt being an add on, race insurance is not offered for this event.
Mercy Health – Toledo will provide onsite medical support.
Pick your distance
Running
5K - Adults, Over 12
5K - Kids, 12 & Under
FREE for all Kids 12 and under.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Toledo, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:01 AM and sets at 9:03 PM local time (EDT) in Toledo on June 3, 2026 — 15h 02m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Global Running Day 5K!
5K - Adults, Over 12 · 201 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zachary Pick | 17:38 | 5:41 /mi |
| 2 | Craig Weaver | 18:01 | 5:48 /mi |
| 3 | Matthew Lammon | 19:18 | 6:13 /mi |
| 4 | Austin Hagemann | 20:07 | 6:28 /mi |
| 5 | Tim Kohler | 21:12 | 6:49 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 63 Toledo events
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