Zanesville City Half Marathon
About this race
ZANESVILLE CITY HALF MARATHON & 5K
Join us September 26th for the 6th annual Zanesville City Half Marathon and 5K!
Along with the historic scenery and great hospitality that participants will experience out on the course All participants of both events will also receive a Custom Finishers Medal, Premium Race Tee, plenty of post-race recovery snacks and beverages, and memories that will last forever.
WHEN / WHERE
Saturday, September 26th
STARTING TIME
Half Marathon - 7:30am
5K- 7:40am
RACE COURSE - HALF MARATHON
Participants will enjoy all the hospitality that Zanesville has to offer as they follow the course throughout the city of Zanesville. Beginning and ending in downtown Zanesville. Total course elevation change is a manageable 414 ft. * Course will be open for 3.5 hours.
* Course Map
* Course Turn X Turn Instructions.
* Course Aid Station Map
RACECOURSE - 5K
Participants will begin in downtown Zanesville
HALF MARATHON & 5K AWARDS
Overall and Age group awards will be issued in both the Half Marathon and 5k.
Over all Awards will be issued to the top three overall male/female finishers. *Overall awards will be issued based on Gun Time not Chip Time.
Age group awards will also be issued to the top 3 male/females in each of the following age categories:
14-under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
RACE RESULTS
Automatic text and email results will be sent immediately following a participants finish for those that opt-in. Instant results will also be available on site at the Results Kiosks and at the race website. Live results will be published to the results tab.
RACE PACKETS & FINISH-LINE PERKS
All finishers of the Zanesville Half Marathon and 5K will receive a Finishers Medals.
Your race packet will include a Premium Race T-shirt with the official race logo, finish line food and beverage.
*All participates registered by August 30th are guaranteed a t-shirt. Extra t-shirts will be first come first serve basis after August 30th.
EARLY PACKET PICK-UP & RACE DAY REGISTRATION
Early Packet pick-up will begin –
• Friday Sept. 25th 2:00pm - 7:00pm
• The Downtown Exchange 525 Main St, Zanesville, OH 43701
Race Morning Registration / Packet Pickup will be
• 6:30am - 7:30am Only
• Secrest Auditorium 334 Shinnick St, Zanesville, OH 43701
• It is highly encouraged to take advantage of Early packet pick-up; race morning can be extremely stressful waiting in lines.
ENTRY FEES (non-refundable)
Register prior to August 30th / on or before September 26th / On Race Day
Half Marathon: $65.00 / $70.00 / $75.00
5K: $30.00/ $35.00/ $45.00
REFUND POLICY
If we are unable to safely hold an in-person race for ANY reason including National Emergency or Unforeseen acts of God, we will automatically convert all registrations to a non-refundable virtual event as opposed to rescheduling. Updates will be posted on the race website.
RACE CONTACT
For any questions please email: zvillecityhalfmarathon@gmail.com
OR contact Race Directors Jacob Wilson 740-454-9741 ext. 276 or Amanda McPeck 740-454-9741 ext. 253
Pick your distance
Running
Half Marathon
This is a Timed Competitive Event Participants will be eligible for Overall and Age group awards.
5k
This is a Timed Competitive Event Participants will be eligible for Overall and Age group awards.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Zanesville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:19 AM and sets at 7:18 PM local time (EDT) in Zanesville on September 26, 2026 — 11h 59m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2026 results — Zanesville City Half Marathon
210 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Half Marathon
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kreg Robinson | 1:29:43 | 6:51 /mi |
| 2 | Derick Reynolds | 1:31:47 | 7:00 /mi |
| 3 | Brett Winsor | 1:32:10 | 7:02 /mi |
| 4 | BRETT WILSON | 1:32:50 | 7:05 /mi |
| 5 | Nelson Ramirez | 1:33:49 | 7:10 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Zanesville
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Zanesville 5K Races 7 races
- 10K Run Events in Zanesville 3 races
- Zanesville Half Marathons 3 races
- Zanesville Running Calendar 2026 10 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, 10 Zanesville events
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