The Choose Joy for Melina 5K
About this race
This year we are COMBINING two of our favorite events, the CHOOSE JOY on the Green and our 5K! Melina always said, "It's NEVER ENOUGH!" Well, now it's MORE! An in-person 5K, a Virtual option, support from far and wide, AND... all the kid's fun! Everything Melina loved - a party, a race, and JOY! Help us fight for MORE than 4! Help us find a cure for pediatric brain tumors. Together this September we fight for JOY!
Join us for the 7th annual "Choose Joy for Melina 5K and MORE, presented by the Melina Michelle Edenfield Foundation.In-Person 5K: Sunday, September 13th, 2026, at Canfield High School (100 Cardinal Drive, Canfield, Ohio 44406). Packet Pick-Up & Race Day Registration: 2:00pm-3:15pm. 5K start: 3:30pm.
Kids Fun Run (Ages 8 & Under): Sunday, September 13th, 2026, at 5:00pm. The 400 Meter Kids Fun Run is free and is one lap on the track.
Virtual 5K: September 13th, 2026, through October 13th, 2026. Packets may be shipped for $10 or participants can pick up their packets on Saturday, September 13th from 10:00am-12:00pm at the Hampton Inn Canfield (6690 Ironwood Blvd, Canfield, Ohio 44406). Virtual participants can submit their time to josh@gcxcracing.com or they can upload times through this website. Click on the "Results" tab. If you run a faster 5K time at any point thereafter, you may resubmit your time to be updated.
Choose Joy Day: The free kids' event will take place from 2:00pm-6:00pm and open to all racers, guests, and everyone who is CHOOSING JOY!
* Please note that participant tshirts are only guaranteed through August 27th, 2026.
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Running
In-Person 5K (Cinch Bag Only)
In-Person 5K (Cinch Bag Only)
Virtual 5K (Cinch Bag Only)
The last date to be guaranteed a shirt is August 28th.
Virtual 5K (Cinch Bag Only)
The last date to be guaranteed a cinch bag is August 28th.
Virtual 5K (Cinch Bag Only)
The last date to be guaranteed a shirt and/or cinch bag is August. 28th.
In-Person 5K (Cinch Bag Only)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Canfield, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:01 AM and sets at 7:35 PM local time (EDT) in Canfield on September 13, 2026 — 12h 34m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — The Choose Joy for Melina 5K
Virtual 5K (Cinch Bag Only) · 5 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silas Baird | 18:22 | 5:55 /mi |
| 2 | Zach Baird | 18:41 | 6:01 /mi |
| 3 | Asher Baird | 19:30 | 6:17 /mi |
| 4 | Katie Baird | 28:09 | 9:04 /mi |
| 5 | Janine Bahler | 32:03 | 10:19 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 12 Canfield events
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