Night of Hope 5K, 1 Mile, and Family Fun Run
About this race
Our 5th annual Night of Hope will take place on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at the Westerville North High School Cross Country Course and McCann Stadium. The evening will feature 5K and 1 Mile races on the Westerville North Cross Country Course, and Family Fun Run around the track. The evening will promote mental health awareness and celebrate the lives of those we've lost to suicide. The evening will also feature Mental Health partners who will have information on their services and resources.
This year, our Top Overall Male, Female and Non-Binary finisher will receive an award!
All the money raised at the event will go directly towards supporting Westerville Education Challenge's initiatives in Westerville City Schools including: Hope Squad (at all high schools & middle schools), RoX, WEB (Where Everyone Belongs), Twinkle's Care, student scholarships, and Parent Prep.
For more information about these initiatives visit https://westervilleeducationchallenge.org
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Running
5K Run/Walk
1 Mile Walk
Family Fun Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Westerville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:50 AM and sets at 8:18 PM local time (EDT) in Westerville on August 22, 2026 — 13h 28m of daylight.
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2026 results — Night of Hope 5K, 1 Mile, and Family Fun Run
165 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K Run/Walk
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Lendavic | 15:53 | 5:07 /mi |
| 2 | Caleb Arner | 19:03 | 6:08 /mi |
| 3 | Jaxen Swank | 19:20 | 6:13 /mi |
| 4 | Cade McCue | 20:16 | 6:31 /mi |
| 5 | Jacob Champe | 20:18 | 6:32 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- Westerville 5K Races 29 races
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- Westerville Running Calendar 2026 33 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, 33 Westerville events
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