The Pat Campbell Fighting Cancer 5K
About this race
The Pat Campbell Fighting Cancer 5K is always held during St. Patrick's Day Weekend. It is one of the first, flattest, fastest, funnest, faith-filled, and greenest race/walk events of the year, and all proceeds go to families currently undergoing cancer treatment! Running along the scenic Ohio River, this event is USATF-certified and professionally timed.
🏅🏅🏅 AWARDS
🏃 Top 3 Overall (M/F) and Top 3 (M/F) in each Age Group receive a special one-of-a-kind medal!
🏃♀️ Age Groups are 1-12, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70 & up. No double medals rule applies.
🏃♂️ Every participant 12 & under receives a medal!
👕👕👕 !! T-SHIRT DEADLINE !! - (2026 T-Shirt pic below.) Please register by EOD on February 21st, 2027 to guarantee your T-shirt commemorating the event and recognizing our community sponsors.
🫡☘️ 🙏🎶💚🍌🥤🥯Featuring a live National Anthem, color guard, an Irish Blessings raffle, food, music, prayer and more! So wear your kilts and don your green outfits to help us celebrate our 17th Anniversary!
🎗️❤️🎗️❤️🎗️❤️Our goal is to help honor all those who are battling and have survived this terrible disease and to raise money to help benefit cancer patients and their families throughout the Ohio Valley. This event is the primary fundraiser for The Ohio Valley Fighting Cancer Fund, a registered 501(c)3 charity. Apply for financial assistance anytime on our website www.fightingcancer5k.com !!
This is the first race of four Toronto, Ohio 5K's needed to complete the Gem City Quadfecta Challenge! Find out more on Facebook!
Pick your distance
Running
The Pat Campbell Fighting Cancer 5K Run
Please register as a runner if you plan on running at any time at all during the 5K. Walkers that jog occasionally are runners too! Family friendly pricing only $15 for children 12 & under!
Walking
The Pat Campbell Fighting Cancer 5K Walk
Please only register as a walker if you agree to not jog or run at all until after you cross the finish line. If you jog or run at any time during the race, YOU'RE A RUNNER! Family friendly pricing only $15 for children 12 & under!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Toronto, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:36 AM and sets at 6:26 PM local time (EST) in Toronto on March 13, 2027 — 11h 49m of daylight.
Course
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Toronto
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- Toronto 5K Races 3 races
- Toronto Running Calendar 2026 3 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, 3 Toronto events
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