Waffle Iron Youth Run
About this race
The second annual event in Sandusky, Ohio on the Saturday before the IRONMAN 70.3 event.
Three age divisions will toe the start line on the new Columbus Avenue for a run along the Sandusky Bay waterfront in downtown Sandusky.
0-3 Years- Little Dough Ball Division (.06 mile distance)
4-7 Years- Rising & Shining Division (1/2 mile distance)
8-12 Years- Ready to Run Division (1 mile distance)
Registration includes a race shirt, race medal and a waffle from Sandusky's Wake Up & Waffle for each participant.
Race Day Packet Pickup will start at 7:30 a.m. in under the marquee in front of the Sandusky State Theatre next to the IRONMAN Finish Line.
The event will start with the Little Dough Ball Race on Columbus Avenue, then the Rising & Shining Division and finish with the Ready to Run 1-mile event.
Any questions, text Jason Werling 419.515.1089 or email jwerling@cityofsandusky.com
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Running
8-12 Years- Ready to Run Division
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Sandusky, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:13 AM and sets at 9:01 PM local time (EDT) in Sandusky on July 18, 2026 — 14h 48m of daylight.
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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, 14 Sandusky events
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