Licking Heights Hornets 5K
About this race
Join the Licking Heights Hornets on August 2, 2026, for our third annual Licking Heights Hornets 5K! We are raising funds to support the Licking Heights Music and Sports programs! Supporters of all programs are welcome.
The 5k race event will start at 8 AM, followed by the 1.65-mile Family Fun Run at 8:05 AM. If you are unable to attend the in-person event but would like to support the programs, please consider our virtual event, which will run from August 2 through August 9!
The run will be around the flat, paved, & scenic Licking Heights campus, starting and ending on the fantastic track at Hornets Field!
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Running
5K Run/Walk - IN-PERSON
1.65 Mile Fun Run/Walk - IN-PERSON
5K Run/Walk - VIRTUAL
1 Mile Fun Run/Walk - VIRTUAL
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Pataskala, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:30 AM and sets at 8:43 PM local time (EDT) in Pataskala on August 2, 2026 — 14h 13m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Licking Heights Hornets 5K
165 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 5K Run/Walk - IN-PERSON
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damien Kaliszewski | 20:37 | 6:38 /mi |
| 2 | John Worthington | 23:40 | 7:37 /mi |
| 3 | Jonathon Misch | 23:44 | 7:38 /mi |
| 4 | Liam Ramsey | 23:54 | 7:42 /mi |
| 5 | Kirsten Mularcik | 24:04 | 7:45 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Pataskala
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Pataskala 5K Races 3 races
- Pataskala Running Calendar 2026 3 races
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, 3 Pataskala events
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