Running Races in Ohio
Ohio has 912 upcoming running races scheduled for 2026. That is the 3rd-highest event count for running of any state. Most of the calendar falls in the warmer months: 642 of 912 races (70%) take place between May and September, with July (199 events) the busiest month. No single city dominates the calendar. Cleveland leads with 68 races, followed by Columbus (43), Toledo (26), and Cincinnati (26). The remaining 82% of the calendar is spread across smaller cities.
Running races by month in Ohio
Jul (199) · Aug (164) · Sep (163) · Oct (136) · Jun (111) · Nov (85) · Dec (27) · Apr (10) · Mar (6) · May (5) · Jan (3) · Feb (3)
Notable Ohio events
- Burning River — Cuyahoga Falls, July 25 — 100-mile trail ultra
Showing 24 of 912
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4th Annual Jacob Butze Memorial 5K and 1 Mile Run
Shaker Heights, OH
4th Annual Jacob Butze Memorial 5K and 1 Mile Run
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Lighthouse Half Marathon, 2-Person Relay, & 2 Miler
Painesville, OH
Lighthouse Half Marathon, 2-Person Relay, & 2 Miler
Running
Running Against ALS
Groveport, OH
Running Against ALS
Running
Opal's Walk for Freedom
Cincinnati, OH
Opal's Walk for Freedom
Digital Dash 10K Run & 5K Walk presented by Tarana Wireless, powered by DigitalC
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Medal Madness 5K, 10K, & 13.1M, Beavercreek, OH (25)
Beavercreek, OH