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20th Annual Cat Caper 5K

Westerville, Ohio, United States

calendar_today 13 Sep, 2026

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About the Event

Please join us for the 20th Annual Cat Caper 5K walk/run benefiting the Cat Welfare Association on Sunday, September 13th at 10am. Our location will be the Westerville Sports Complex located at 325 N Cleveland Avenue.

The Westerville Sports Complex has great parking and a racecourse that is flat, paved, scenic & fun. In addition, the space for our CAT CAPER 5K RAFFLE is ideal. Participants will once again have a chance to connect with nature while running or walking the 5K.

As with the past, bring all your friends or family and save! If you register 5 or more for the 5K and everyone in the group gets $5 off their entry! Each member of the group needs to register in the same 'cart' and the discount will automatically appear when you check-out.

Races Offered

Cat Caper Kids Run

Sep 13, 2026

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Distance — 100 Yards

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Type — Running

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09:30

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$10.00

Cat Caper 5K

Sep 13, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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10:00

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$35.00

Cat Caper 5K - Walker

Sep 13, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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10:00

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$35.00

Cat Napper

Sep 13, 2026

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Distance — Cat Napper

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Type — Running

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10:00

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$30.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Westerville.

thermostat Temperature

15.2° / 25.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

14.5° / 25.0°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

10h 1m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.1 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

8.3 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

67.5%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:13

nightlight Sunset

19:39

About Westerville

Learn more about the host city, Westerville.

Westerville is a city in Franklin and Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. A northeastern suburb of Columbus, its population was 39,190 at the 2020 census. The city is home to Otterbein University. It was once known as the "Dry Capital of the World" for its strict laws prohibiting sales of alcohol and for being the home of the Anti-Saloon League, one of the driving forces behind the Prohibition era at the beginning of the 20th century.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of 20th Annual Cat Caper 5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Carson Clouse	M	16	Cambridge, OH	18:07.7
🥈	Parker Fernandez	M	34	Columbus, OH	18:28.1
🥉	Sean Kuhn	M	28	Columbus, OH	18:52.1
4	Virginia Vesha	F	36	Dublin, OH	21:35.1
5	Christopher Kelly	M	36	Columbus, OH	21:51.3
6	Vincent Geels	M	33	Columbus, OH	21:57.9
7	John Buckley	M	42	Columbus, OH	21:59.9
8	Jacob Carroll	M	27	Columbus, OH	22:05.2
9	Rayyan Karim	M	23	Columbus, OH	22:27.2
10	Michael Rourke	M	39	Columbus, OH	22:33.5
11	Matt Mickley	M	34	Hilliard, OH	22:49.7
12	Dylan Menges	M	52	Columbus, OH	22:55.5
13	Todd Johansson	M	46	Columbus, OH	23:05.8
14	Avraham Madnick	M	20	Columbus, OH	23:14.9
15	Erica Clouse	F	28	Hilliard, OH	23:21.8
16	Jim Barker	M	42	Dublin, OH	23:45.9
17	KEN HAMILTON	M	54	Hilliard, OH	23:50.5
18	Brittany Brakenhoff	F	32	Westerville, OH	23:59.1
19	Greg Foster	M	57	Galloway, OH	24:02.7
20	Greta Honeycutt	F	33	Columbus, OH	24:19.9
21	John McCluskey	M	53	Columbus, OH	24:24.8
22	David Bell	M	39	Columbus, OH	24:33.8
23	Elise Wunderlin	F	18	Gahanna, OH	24:42
24	Christina Kimbler	F	40	Columbus, OH	24:48.6
25	Philip Hunt	M	66	Galena, OH	25:07.8
26	Rich Chute	M	47	Hilliard, OH	25:13.4
27	Jesse Giblin	M	24	Columbus, OH	25:17.7
28	Andy Spillman	M	34	Columbus, OH	25:19.5
29	Christopher Johnson	M	47	Columbus, OH	25:27.6
30	John Sterling	M	53	Columbus, OH	25:44.2
31	Ed Hine	M	67	Columbus, OH	26:11.3
32	Trevor Warthman	M	23	Columbus, OH	26:29.3
33	Scott Stephan	M	29	Columbus, OH	26:29.4
34	Lauren Flynn	F	20	Lockbourne, OH	26:32.1
35	Daniel Leitnick	M	31	Westerville, OH	26:32.2
36	Ben Anthony	M	34	Columbus, OH	26:47.4
37	Rachel Capouya	F	30	Columbus, OH	26:50.4
38	David Ellinwood	M	38	Columbus, OH	27:14.3
39	Ryan Collins	M	52	Kenton, OH	27:14.4
40	Peg Pennington	F	56	Columbus, OH	27:27
41	Thomas Murtaugh	M	62	Columbus, OH	27:32.2
42	Devon Arthur	F	31	Columbus, OH	27:33.2
43	Michael Lewis	M	48	—	27:35.8
44	C. Stickel	F	8	Bexley, OH	27:36.6
45	Anthony Stickel	M	52	Bexley, OH	27:40.8
46	Janet Menges	F	60	Columbus, OH	27:46.8
47	Prananv Maneriker	M	27	Columbus, OH	27:47.9
48	Kelly Wangler	F	44	Columbus, OH	27:53.9
49	Jason Norris	M	40	Grove City, OH	28:01.4
50	Jane O'Shaughnessy	F	49	Columbus, OH	28:28.3

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Zita Hunt	F	65	Galena, OH	33:52.2
🥈	Gerry Allen	M	64	Columbus, OH	34:45.8
🥉	Kristen Holmes	F	43	DUBLIN, OH	38:40.4
4	Amy Lacy	F	47	Galena, OH	40:10.9
5	Beth Griebel	F	57	Columbus, OH	41:10.5
6	Sue O'Brien	F	64	Columbus, OH	41:18.7
7	Kathleen Reed	F	62	Johnstown, OH	41:36.6
8	Matthew Gerhardt	M	52	Columbus, OH	43:36.4
9	Tim O'Hanlon	M	75	Columbus, OH	44:08.4
10	Karen Kurchhoff	F	71	—	45:26.3
11	Jamie Ridolfo	F	21	Columbus, OH	45:58.9
12	Molly Watts	F	53	—	46:53.7
13	Abagail Collins	F	23	Columbus, OH	47:04.9
14	Cheryl Estep	F	64	Dublin, OH	47:29.7
15	Kait Estep	F	30	Hilliard, OH	48:25.5
16	Tracy Holmes	F	54	Reynoldsburg, OH	48:55.9
17	Rachael Pepper	F	66	Powell, OH	48:59.7
18	Michelle Gallion	F	53	GalenaGalena, OH	49:25
19	Mike Gallion	M	52	GalenaGalena, OH	50:08.2
20	Susanna Mayo	F	38	Columbus, OH	50:43.4
21	Lauren Hutchinson	F	38	Columbus, OH	50:43.8
22	D. Stypczynski	M	10	Columbus, OH	51:00.2
23	Sharon Hebenstreit	F	80	West Jefferson, OH	51:05.1
24	Steve Hebenstreit	M	80	West Jefferson, OH	51:08.3
25	Jessica Dyszel	F	41	Hilliard, OH	52:27.4
26	Michael Moore	M	48	Blacklick, OH	52:38.5
27	Jennifer Moore	F	47	Blacklick, OH	52:39.9
28	Laura Doty	F	52	Pataskala, OH	53:06
29	Jo Daugherty	F	69	Columbus, OH	53:20.7
30	Andrew Smith	M	27	Reynoldsburg, OH	53:28.4
31	Elizabeth Holt	F	27	Reynoldsburg, OH	53:39.3
32	Erin Kilkenny	F	35	Columbus, OH	53:49.3
33	Christopher Costic	M	35	Galloway, OH	53:50.7
34	Diana Erchick	F	69	Columbus, OH	54:02.7
35	Phyl Gorman	F	68	Columbus, OH	54:39.9
36	Michael Lauletta	M	35	Columbus, OH	55:19.1
37	Jessica Knapp	F	45	Columbus, OH	55:34.2
38	Donna Clark	F	49	Gahanna, OH	55:37.7
39	Ashley Bowerman	F	33	Columbus, OH	56:05.3
40	Daniel Fowler	M	36	COLUMBUS, OH	56:07.3
41	Kristina Markel	F	46	Columbus, OH	56:08.8
42	Hailly VanArsdale	F	20	Lancaster, OH	56:29.5
43	Sheila Block	F	56	Lancaster, OH	56:30.3
44	Teresa Paddock	F	72	Liberty, IN	57:03.2
45	Symone Niesz-Ent	F	36	Columbus, OH	57:18.5
46	Phil Riedinger	M	43	Columbus, OH	57:21.6
47	Steven Dunn	M	45	Columbus, OH	57:22.3
48	Jill Firestone	F	57	Marysville, OH	57:39.8
49	Marisa Welch	F	34	Columbus, OH	57:42.1
50	Laura Jewett	F	33	Columbus, OH	57:43.1

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20th Annual Cat Caper 5K

About the Event

Please join us for the 20th Annual Cat Caper 5K walk/run benefiting the Cat Welfare Association on Sunday, September 13th at 10am. Our location will be the Westerville Sports Complex located at 325 N Cleveland Avenue.