Queen City 5K
About this race
Queen City 5K
Saturday, July 25, 2026 8:00 am
Downtown, Cincinnati, OH
The Queen City 5K helps provide support for kids here in the Greater Cincinnati Area. Last year marked our 10th 5K fundraiser race, which is the beginning of another financial stream to better our kids for the future and to be the educational bridge for their futures. We are excited to bring this race to our weekend!Our sponsors, partners, walkers and runners will continue to help provide programs, resources and scholarships for our grade school kids up to our seniors on their way to college.
Official Race Site:
http://www.queencity5k.com
Course:
The course starts near Paul Brown Stadium, continues down the river, continues along Smale Park, passes Great American Ball Park and Heritage Bank Arena.
Benefit:
Raising money for the foundation in order to give assistance, aide, scholarships and programming for our Queen City Foundation kids.
Run Divisions:
Men & Women: 18 and under, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+
Walk Divisions:
Men & Women 29/under, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+.
If you intend to run any part of the course, sign up as a runner.
Awards:
Top Male and Female Runners. Top Male and Female Walkers. Age Group awards to first place in each division.
Awards Ceremony:
Awards presented immediately following the race/walk.
Partnership with Vibe Cincinnati:
This year the 5k will be a part of Vibe Cincinnati's Music Fest Weekend. And for this reason we wanted to have a race downtown so that all of our new out of town runners can walk to the race. There will be entertainment during and after the race to fit the mold of a Vibe Cincinnati weekend. Our goal is to make this a great mixer of full of fun, entertainment and fitness.
Chip Timing:
This year's race will be accurately "chip timed" using MyLaps Bib Tag technology. No need to return chips after the race.
5K Early Registration and Regular Registration Fees:
Early Bird Registration Special: $15 until March 31st!
5K Early registration - April 1 - May 3 - $25
5K Registration - May 4 until race day - $35
5K Race Day Registration $40
Race day registration:
Same day race day registration starts at 12:01 AM day of race
T-shirts:
Race T-shirts can be added for $10
All races include Chip Timing
Register Online:
Sign up now through the night before either race.
EARLY PACKET PICK-UP AND LATE REGISTRATION:
Friday, July 24th 2026 @ Fleet Feet Oakley 10am - 6pm 3235 Madison Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45209
20% off apparel for race participants during packet pick-up
Race-Day Check-in:
Race day check-in starts 1hr before race start time at the venue.
e-mail address:
All entries with valid e-mail addresses will receive pre-race confirmation of entry.
Directions:
Google: 39.096139, -84.519509 for directions from your location
Parking:
Ample parking available in adjacent parking lots and streets.
Need more information:
Contact Greg McCormick (513) 652-6225
Pick your distance
Running
5K Run
Walking
5K Walk
WALK ONLY. If you intend to run any portion of the course, please select 5K RUN. Thank you.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 13 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cincinnati, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:32 AM and sets at 8:56 PM local time (EDT) in Cincinnati on July 25, 2026 — 14h 23m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Queen City 5K
489 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Chisholm | 16:02 | 5:10 /mi |
| 2 | Phil Sowar | 16:17 | 5:14 /mi |
| 3 | Michael Huschart | 16:32 | 5:19 /mi |
| 4 | Luke Schafer | 16:50 | 5:25 /mi |
| 5 | Larremy Gray | 17:22 | 5:35 /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, 87 Cincinnati events
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