2025 - Women's Running Festival featuring a Half Marathon, 10K, & 5K
2025 distances
Running
WRF Half Marathon
Enjoy the beautiful course in Carmel as the course winds through parks, old neighborhoods, by ponds and along the beautiful Monon Greenway. Cookout following the race then enjoy all the shopping and the peaceful setting of the Civic Square.
WRF 10K
The 10K made its debut in 2024 to rave reviews! Perfect distance for training for a fall marathon or half marathon.
Get a MOVE on Cancer 5K
Start with the half marathoners and 10K runners then split just before the 1.5 mile point. Rejoin the main course on the Monon at Main Street then south through Midtown, past the Palladium to the Gazebo for the finish. Cash purse + age group awards.
Women's Running Festival Virtual Half, 10K or 5K
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Race-day weather
Conditions on August 30, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:10 AM and sets at 8:19 PM local time (EDT) in Carmel on August 30, 2025 — 13h 08m of daylight.
Course
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2025 results — Women's Running Festival featuring a Half Marathon, 10K, & 5K
946 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the WRF Half Marathon
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucy Dobbs | 1:16:27 | 5:50 /mi |
| 2 | Andrea Kuhn | 1:16:58 | 5:53 /mi |
| 3 | Taryn Garlington | 1:17:14 | 5:54 /mi |
| 4 | Daisy Jepkosgei | 1:17:36 | 5:55 /mi |
| 5 | Anna Farello | 1:17:53 | 5:57 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Carmel
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Carmel 5K Races 12 races
- 10K Run Events in Carmel 2 races
- Carmel Half Marathons 3 races
- Carmel Running Calendar 2026 17 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, 19 Carmel events
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