McConnell 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Walk
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McConnell 5K Course Records
Male: James Zeuch 15:37.60 (2017)
Female: Julia Harris 18:35.20 (2025)
The 15th Annual McConnell 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Walk fundraiser, benefiting the OhioHealth Foundation, will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2026, on the McConnell Heart Health Center campus. This race takes place on a combination of paved road surfaces and a beautiful, partially-wooded looped trail on the OhioHealth McConnell Heart Health Center property. The 5K course is mostly flat, with one or two hills. The 1-Mile Walk event will start at 8:30am followed by the 5K Walk/Run event at 9:00am.
The first half of the 5K course is on roads and a loop of the front parking lot, and the second half on the beautiful trail around the McConnell campus. The wooded trail has rolling hills and one challenging incline.
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5K Run/Walk
Walking
1 Mile Walk
This is a walk event only. Please do not jog/run this 1-mile course.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Columbus.
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McConnell 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Walk takes place in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.
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