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October
Saturday, October 2
Josephinum 4 Miler, Columbus, 9am (614) 846-5625
Heroes Light the Way 5K, Defiance, (419) 783-4830
Ohio Swiss Festival 5K/10K, Sugarcreek (330) 852-4113
KJ’s 5K for Mental Health, Akron, 9am (330) 253-3100
Leaves and Lattes 5K, Westerville, 9am, Speedy Sneakers (614) 527-4770
Heritage of Flight 5K, New Carlisle, 9am, Speedy Feet (937) 361-6825
Run Now Wine Later 4.5 mile, Canton, 9am, Mid Ohio Race Management (330) 464-6642
Running for Agricultural Resilience in Africa 5k/10K, Wooster, 9am (330) 464-6642
Warrior 5K, Cincinnati, 5:30pm, (513) 814-3007
Nun 5K, Canfield, 9am, Second Sole (330) 793-0434
Big Creek 5K, Middleburg Heights, 9am, Peace Racing (216) 538-8748
Heart and Home 5K, Mentor, 8am (440) 413-0907
Conquer the Castle Trail, Mayfield, 5K, 10 mile, 20 mile, 50K, 100K (216) 870-4902
Edna House for Women 5K, Cleveland, 9am, Hermes (216) 623-9933
Madisonville 5K, Cincinnati, Race Penguin (614) 595-7286
Steady Strides 5K, Cincinnati (513) 558-0113
Jog & Jaunt 5K, Toledo, 9am, Second Sole, 4130 Levis Commons Blvd, Perrysburg, OH 43551
Shawnee Trail Half Marathon, West Portsmouth (406) 465-4167
Sound the Alarm 5K, Independence, KY 8am (859) 356-3162
Hit the Bricks 5K, Zionsville, IN 8am (317) 733-3300
Race for a Cure 5K, Detroit, MI (877) 465-6636
Michigan State Police Fall Color 5K, Northville, MI (313) 720-5249
Ole 5K, Allison Park, PA, 10am (614) 595-7286
Sunday, October 3
Oktoberfest 10K, Minster, 9:30am (937) 361-6825
B’nai B’rith Health Run 5K, University Heights, 8:30am, DMC Timing (440) 331-3544
Harvest 5K, Brunswick, 9am (216) 771-2700
Race for Awareness 5K, Chesterland, 8:30am (440) 413-0907
Little Hero 5K, Toledo, 9am, 5K, 5712 North Main Street, Sylvania, OH 43560
Three Creeks Half Marathon 10K & 5K, Groveport, 8am (614) 332-5205
Dog Jog 5K, Columbus, 9am, Columbus Running Company (614) 764-0855
Superheroes Kickin Cancer 5K, Oregon, 9am
Little Miami Duathlon, Fort Ancient, 8:30am (513) 932-7658
Tuesday, October 5
Fall Running Series, Peninsula, 6:15pm, Western Reserve Racing (330) 819-4454
Fall Officers Bash 5K, Toledo, Toledo Roadrunners Club, PO Box 8818, Maumee, OH 43537
Saturday, October 9
Cancer Care 5K, 9am, Fairfield Medical Center's Memorial TWIG One, 401 N Ewing St, Lancaster, OH 43130
Country Mile 5K, Mt. Vernon, 9am (614) 395-8146
Run for Every Orphan, Miamisburg, 9am (937) 361-6825
Already Loved 5K, Lebanon, 9:30am (937) 361-6825
Furry Scurry 5K, Urbana, 9:30am (937) 726-2379
Run for Rylea 5K, Springfield, 11am (937) 361-6825
Nun Run 5K, Akron, EnMotive (330) 331-7070
Monster Mutt Dash 5K, Berea, 9:30am (216) 623-9933
Head for the Hills 5K, Moreland Hills, 9am (216) 623-9933
MacQueen’s 5K, 10K, Holland, 7:30am (419) 213-2800
Fall Bang 5K, La Rue, 9am (614) 527-4770
Rowville 5K, Baltic, 4:30pm (330) 464-6642
Charm Field Trail 5K, Millersburg (330) 464-6642
Monster Mash Dash 5K, Lorain, 9am (440) 244-6503
Mo Marathon & Half Marathon, Loudonville, 8am (330) 819-4454
Blue Ribbon 5K, Pickerington, 9am (740) 652-7889
Shawnee Trail 50K & 50 mile, Forest, Southern Ohio Trail Runners, 36384 Skinner, Pomeroy, OH 45769
You Are Loved 5K, Barboursville, WV, 9am (606) 369-4403
Babcock Sticks & Stones 15K, Clifftop, WV 10am (304) 575-3294
Sunday, October 10
Peace Race, Youngstown, 2 mile - 9:30am, 10K - 10am (330) 540-3708
Dayton River Corridor Classic Half Marathon, 5K, 9am, Key Sports (937) 776-1977
Towpath Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, Cuyahoga Heights, 8am (216) 623-9933
Rock & Roll Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, Cleveland (440) 413-0907
MacQueen’s Run for Your Life 5K/10K, Holland, 7:30am (419) 865-2916
5K Around the Fairway, Holland, 9am (419) 867-8400
Apple 5K, Oak Harbor, 2pm (440) 413-0907
Stroll & Roll 5K, Cleveland, 9:30am (216) 538-8748
Mo Half Marathon, Loudonville, 8am (330) 819-4454
Fall Running Series, Peninsula (330) 819-4454
Chase Your Tail 5K, Akron (330) 331-7070
Dude Girl 5K/10K, Bellbrook, 9am (937) 361-6825
Liberty Center Fall Classic 5K, West Chester, 8am (513) 474 1399
Tuesday, October 12
Fall Running Series, Peninsula, 6:15pm (330) 819-4454
Saturday, October 16
Gift of Life 5K, Marietta, 9am (304) 337-2266
Barktober 5K, Rootstown, 11am (330) 758-8708
Run and Roll 5K, Galena, 9am (614) 527-4770
Kingston Davis 5K, Kingston, 8am, 5K, 30 Pickaway St, Kingston, OH 45644
Redlegs Run-10K, 5K, Cincinnati, 8am (866) 800-1275
Halo 5K, Springboro, 9am (937) 748-0272
Zombie 5K, Tiffin, 10am (419) 448-1442
Scaredy Cat 5K, Bay Village, 9am (216) 623-9933
St Joseph Soul 5K, Strongsville, 8:30am (216) 623-9933
Halo 5K, Springboro, 9am, (937) 748-0272
Broken Toe 50K, Harveysburg, ORRRC, 227 Henry St, Dayton, OH 45403
Wolf Creek Wine 5K, Barberton, 9am (815) 354-6441
Boilermaker Half Marathon, 5K, West Lafayette, IN, 8am (317) 733-3300
Scholarship River 5K, Ashton, WV 9am (304) 675-1350
Detroit Marathon 5K, Detroit, MI, 9:30am (313)777-8886
Sunday, October 17
Nationwide Children Hospital Marathon & Half Marathon, Columbus, 7:30am, The Athletic Club of Columbus, 136 E. Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215
Race Against Homelessness 5K, Toledo (419) 882-2768
Tim Galla Memorial 5K, Cleveland, 9am (216) 623-9933
Brooklyn Heights 5K, Brooklyn Heights, 9am (216) 623-9933
Edwins Run for Re-Entry, Cleveland, 5K 10am (216) 623-9933
Brain Tumor Cure 5K, Cincinnati (513) 558-6769
Peebles 5K, Cincinnati, 9am (513) 352-2604
13.1 mile and 10K Trail Run, Richfield (330) 666-9215
Detroit Free Press Marathon & Half Marathon, Detroit, MI, 7am (313)777-8886
Tuesday, October 19
Ghost ‘n Goblin 5K, ORRRC, 227 Henry St, Dayton, OH 45403
Fall Running Series, Peninsula, 6:15pm (330) 819-4454
Saturday, October 23
Circleville Classic 5 Mile in Memory of Jeff & Jean McGowan, Circleville H.S., 9am, Matt McGowan (740) 587-0376, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., www.runohio.com
Great Pumpkin 5K, Grandview Heights, 9am (614) 488-3111
Cleveland Marathon 5K & 10K, Cleveland, 7am (800) 467-3826
Racing for Recovery’s Racin’ 5K/10K, Rossford, 7:30am, Dave’s Racing (419) 882-2768
Chippewa Creek Half Marathon, Brecksville, 8am (330) 819-4454
Rockin Rossford 5K, 10K, Rossford, 7:30am (419) 356-4881
Paws for the Cause 5K, Medina, 9am (330) 723-7722
Hersey Cosmic 5K, Montville, 9am (440) 413-0907
Miles for Smiles 5K, Avon, 9:30am (216) 538-8748
Candy Run, Miamisburg, 8am, Zoom Racing (614) 281-2781
Just Another Dam Race 5K, Lewis Center (740) 548-6151
Imagine the Possibilities 5K, Gambier (614) 595-7286
Medpace 5K, Cincinnati (614) 595-7286
Monkey Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K, Maineville (513) 781-4246
Knights of Columbus 5K, Sandusky (419) 202-4391
Ray’s Rumble, Mt Perry, 4695 Rucker Rd, Mt Perry, OH 43760 Race, 4695 Rucker Rd, Mt Perry, OH 43760
Bolt to Books 5K, Huntington, WV, 8am (304) 416-5822
Ghosts & Goblins 5K, Carmel, IN (317) 331-0055
Tecumseh Trail Challenge, Nashville, IN, 50K, 26.2 mile, 13.1 mile (317) 336-7553
Sunday, October 24
Union Home Mortgage Cleveland Marathon & Half Marathon, Cleveland, 7am (800) 467-3826
Youngstown Marathon, Half Marathon, Youngstown, 5K, 8am (330) 758-8708
The Ohio State 4 Miler, Columbus, 10am, M3SSports (614) 562-0940
Shoremen Shuffle 5K, Avon Lake, 9am (440) 933-7621
T-Strong Fall 5K, Medina, 9am (216) 538-8748
Falling Leaves 8 miler and 5K, Berkley, 9am, Toledo Roadrunners Club, PO Box 8818, Maumee, OH 43537
Stone Steps 50K, 27K, Cincinnati, 8am (513) 800-2049
Miami Whitewater Trail Half Marathon/10K/5K, Harrison (406) 465-4167
Heritage Half Marathon & 50K Trail Run, Adrian, MI (517) 266-6344
Tuesday, October 26
Fall Running Series, Peninsula, 6:15am (330) 819-4454
Friday, October 29
The Dead 10K, 5K, Columbus, 6:30pm (614) 425-1156
Saturday, October 30
Lial Catholic School Trick or Trot 5K, Maumee, 9am (419) 877-5167
Heart & Sole Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, Wooster, 8am (330) 464-6642
Spooktacular 5K, Huron, 9am, St Peter School (419) 433-4640
Run for the Pumpkins 5K, Archbold, 10am, Dave’s Racing (419) 882-2768
Trick or Trot 5K, Swanton, 9:30am, Dave’s Racing (419) 882-2768
BooNited 5K, Dublin, 9am (614) 527-4770
Monster Dash 5K, Dublin, 9am (937) 644-8381
Skeleton Skeddadle 5K, Richwood, 7:30pm (614) 527-4770
Phanton 4 Mile, Canfield, 9:30am (330) 758-8708
Great Pumpkin 4 miler, Canton, 7am (330) 331-7070
Halloween Run for Justice 5 mile, 5K, Cleveland (216) 623-9933
Dead Sprint 5K, Cleveland (216) 623-9933
Gourdy's Pumpkin 5K, Clarksville (937) 289-2500
Hot Cider 5K, Delaware (224) 757-5425
Standing Up To POTS 5K, Wittenberg University, 10am (937) 361-6825
CASA Superhero 5K, Lima, 9am (937) 589-3060
Houston Woods Trail Half Marathon/10K/5K, Oxford (406) 465-4167
Vampire 3 & 5 Miler, Indianapolis, IN (317) 733-3300
Sunday, October 31
The Zoo 'Run Run' 5K, Powell, 9am, UltraFit USA (614)332-5205
Northern Ohio Marathon & Half Marathon, Mentor, 7:30am (440) 413-0907
Haunted Forest Half Marathon & 5K, Canal Fulton, 8am (330) 331-7070
Lima’s Kiwanis Halloween Trick or Treat 5K, 4:20 pm, 1 mile 4pm, Robert Day (419) 234-1222
Halloween Half Marathon, Morgantown, WV (304) 241-5223