Samuel F Pearson Memorial Day Event
About this race
14th Annual Samuel F Pearson Memorial Day Event
Saturday, May 23rd, 2026
Event is raising money in honor of Sam Pearson for the Piqua Education Foundation (PEF) for scholarships in his name.
Sam was a soldier in the Army serving our country and paid the ultimate sacrifice fighting for our freedoms. Born and
raised in Piqua, graduating from Piqua High, money raised stays here in Piqua and supports PHS seniors with scholarship
funds towards furthering their education. The number of scholarships has increased year over year as result of the funds raised since this event started.
5k Run/Walk begins at 8:00am
Registration: $25.00
$20 for Groups with 5 or more participants
(Registration includes event shirt if received by 5/08/2026)
Money Raised goes to benefit the Samuel F Pearson Scholarship Fund
Online registration available at www.cantstoprunningco.com or at Can’t Stop Running Co.
Packet Pick Up and final race registration available at the race on Saturday morning.
5k Course: Race will start and finish on the bike path at Lock Nine, 125 E Water St, Piqua, along the Miami River.
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Samuel F Pearson Memorial Day Scholarship Event
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Piqua, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:14 AM and sets at 8:53 PM local time (EDT) in Piqua on May 23, 2026 — 14h 38m of daylight.
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2026 results — Samuel F Pearson Memorial Day Event
Samuel F Pearson Memorial Day Scholarship Event · 74 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kieran O'Leary | 19:51 | 6:23 /mi |
| 2 | Jeremy Langevin | 20:03 | 6:27 /mi |
| 3 | Dylan Baughman | 21:24 | 6:53 /mi |
| 4 | Kaden Zimmer | 21:51 | 7:02 /mi |
| 5 | Brock Ritchea | 22:13 | 7:09 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- 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, 12 Piqua events
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