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The Purple Run

Columbus, Ohio, United States View on map
Oct 10, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

Join us for the City of Whitehall "Purple Run," a 5k dedicated to raising awareness about domestic violence and supporting the fight against it. This 5k event brings our community together to stand against domestic violence, showing solidarity and providing crucial resources. A portion of the proceeds will got to help the victims of domestic violence.  This years benefiting organization is the Center for Family Safety and Healing.  For more information visit their website at https://familysafetyandhealing.org/

Packet Pickup

  • Saturday October 10
  • Whitehall Community Park
  • 8:00 am to 8:50 am

5k Start Time

  • 9:00 am sharp

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Running

5k Run/Walk

Oct 10, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$35.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

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

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 9.4° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 19.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 7.5° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 20.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
17.0
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.1mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
68.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 10, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 10, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 22m

The sun rises at 7:37 AM and sets at 7:00 PM local time (EDT) in Columbus on October 10, 2026 — 11h 22m of daylight.

Course

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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, 94 Columbus events

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