Putnam County Running Series
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Putnam County Running Series

Ottawa, Ohio, United States View on map
Sep 05, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026 (America/Detroit local time)
Running

About this race

The Putnam County Running series is a connection between three local races in Putnam County; Glandorf ParkFest Turtle Trot 5k, Kalida Pioneer Days Friday 4 Miler, and the SPPS Foundation Run 5k.

The series was created to promote and encourage Putnam County residents to live an active & healthy life style. Each race benefits local organizations and charities in its respective community.

Series Info:

To take part in the running series participants must be entered into all three races.
The best way to be part of the series is to sign up for the series all together @ runsignup.com! You save $2 on each race's registration! 
Series cumulative time from the three races will be used to determine series placing.
Top 3 overall male & female runners + top female & male masters runner from the series will receive special awards.
All entrants that preregister for all three races will be guaranteed to receive a free quarter zip!

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Running

Putnam County Running Series

Sep 05, 2026 Putnam County Running Series 10:00 AM
$69.00
Closed

Glandorf ParkFest Turtle Trot (5K)

Glandorf ParkFest 203 N Main St Glandorf, OH 45848 Registration opens at 8:30 am

Sep 05, 2026 5K 10:00 AM
$25.00
Closed

Pioneer Friday Night 4 Miler

Kalida Pioneer 301 3rd St Kalida, OH 45853 Registration opens at 8:30 am

Sep 05, 2026 6.4K 6:30 PM
$25.00
Closed

SPPS Foundation Run (5K)

Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School 320 North Locust Street Ottawa, OH 45875 Registration opens at 9:00am

Sep 05, 2026 5K 10:00 AM
$25.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Ottawa, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 12.5° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 23.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 11.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 24.7°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
17.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 5, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 5, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 55m

The sun rises at 7:07 AM and sets at 8:02 PM local time (EDT) in Ottawa on September 5, 2026 — 12h 55m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — Putnam County Running Series

415 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Glandorf ParkFest Turtle Trot (5K)

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Putnam County Running Series
Place Name Time Pace
1 Julian Avery 18:11 5:52 /mi
2 Tyler Gillespie 18:29 5:58 /mi
3 Cassandra Bruley 19:12 6:12 /mi
4 Simon Miller 19:45 6:22 /mi
5 Andrea Smith 19:54 6:25 /mi

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

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2026 edition View Results
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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, 5 Ottawa events

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