Buckeye Trail Blue Blaze Festival - Half Marathon, 10K, 5K Run, Hike and Backpack | Shawnee, OH, United States

About the Event

The Blue Blaze Festival - Run, Hike & Backpack on the Buckeye Trail

The Blue Blaze Festival is a celebration of Ohio's Buckeye Trail in conjunction with National Public Lands Day. Whether you are a trail runner, hiker, or would like to learn more about backpacking you are welcome to be a part of our celebration of the Buckeye Trail (BT). Join us for the 2026 Blue Blaze Festival and explore the diversity and beauty of the outdoors. This year we will be joining forces with Destination Shawnee, the Tecumseh Theater and outdoor recreational organizations to bring together runners, hikers and outdoor enthusiasts to the Village of Shawnee. This section of the Buckeye Trail, in the Wayne National Forest, is mostly single-track trail and provides some very challenging terrain. The Blue Blaze Festival will be highlighting the BT as an outdoor destination for running, hiking and backpacking, plus all of the excitement happening in the historic Village of Shawnee.

There is a trail experience and distance right for you: Half Marathon (13.1 miles), 10K, 5K run/walk, 10 Mile Hike and an overnight Backpacking trek. All events are on the Buckeye Trail in the Wayne National Forest.

Running Events - Half Marathon, 10K and 5K

9:00am Half Marathon and 10K, 9:15am 5K start.

All running events are chip timed with live results posted.

Hiking the Buckeye Trail

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

8.0 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

07:10

nightlight Sunset

19:36

About Shawnee

Learn more about the host city, Shawnee.

Shawnee is in the Frontier Country region of Oklahoma.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Buckeye Trail Blue Blaze Festival - Half Marathon, 10K, 5K Run, Hike and Backpack.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Erik Morris	—	25	Columbus, OH	—
🥈	Nick Buschur	—	40	Galloway, OH	—
🥉	Jessica Reed	—	41	Athens, OH	—
4	Jeff McAdoo	—	56	Athens, OH	—
5	Ryan Ficco	—	35	Beloit, OH	—
6	Nicholas Riegel	—	30	Dublin, OH	—
7	Chris Riegel	—	32	Columbus, OH	—
8	Jake Hoyt	—	29	Dublin, OH	—
9	Matt Wood	—	33	New Lexington, OH	—
10	Deb Wilch	—	41	Westerville, OH	—
11	Mark Anstaett	—	60	Columbus, OH	—
12	Traven Wood	—	22	Moxahala, OH	—
13	Gina McLean	—	49	Corning, OH	—
14	Brian Crowe	—	27	Cincinnati, OH	—
15	Greg Shotts	—	50	Spring, TX	—
16	Joe Crimmings	—	34	Des Moines, IA	—
17	Louisa Kreider	—	51	Northfield, OH	—
18	Nanda Filkin	—	40	Athens, OH	—
19	Adriana Navarro	—	33	Jackson, OH	—
20	Andrea Beeks	—	38	Hilliard, OH	—
21	Kate Jissins	—	54	Sommerset, OH	—
22	Naisha Feliciano-Moragon	—	30	Columbus, OH	—
23	Abra Campbell	—	39	Westerville, OH	—
24	Francie Buschur	—	40	Galloway, OH	—
25	Toni Mulford	—	42	Shawnee, OH	—
26	Amanda Kinnamon	—	38	Chillicothe, OH	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Stephen Lewis	—	24	The Plains, OH	—
🥈	Hugh Endsley	—	49	Malta, OH	—
🥉	Micah Pinney	—	18	Hillsboro, OH	—
4	Julie Kirby	—	40	Cuyahoga Falls, OH	—
5	Marit Janse	—	56	Fenton, MI	—
6	Bill Sparling	—	67	Sparlingville, MI	—
7	Noah Kunce	—	18	Carl Junction, MO	—
8	Chelsey Woods	—	29	Springfield, OH	—
9	Dan Campbell	—	52	Mt. Gilead, OH	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Joshua Garland	—	33	Athens, OH	—
🥈	Jamie Miller	—	44	Roseville, OH	—
🥉	John Harrison	—	38	Columbus, OH	—
4	LJ Parkins	—	29	Amesville, OH	—
5	Morgan Nuess	—	26	New Albany, OH	—
6	Kelsey Parker	—	28	Columbus, OH	—
7	Janine Schomer	—	20	Medina, OH	—
8	Misty Harmon	—	45	Thornville, OH	—
9	Todd Thompson	—	56	New Lexington, OH	—
10	Julie Harley	—	54	New Lexington, OH	—
11	Daryan Wood	—	25	Moxahala, OH	—
12	Meghan Walters	—	25	Corning, OH	—
13	Molly Ryan-Fisher	—	43	Columbus, OH	—
14	Kristin Schein	—	51	Somerset, OH	—
15	Penni Swearingen	—	48	Vincent, OH	—
16	Karen Oconnor	—	51	Crooksville, OH	—
17	Daniel Harmon	—	50	Thornville, OH	—
18	Tiffanee Hahn	—	38	New Lexington, OH	—
19	Amy Frame	—	37	Crooksville, OH	—
20	Amy Binkley	—	44	Crooksville, OH	—
21	Angie West	—	40	Corning, OH	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Mike Dinwiddie	—	35	Fairborn, OH	—
🥈	Terry Blackstone	—	71	Hopewell, OH	—
🥉	Sandy Reed	—	53	Canal Winchester, OH	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Alex Hogan	M	22	Beverly, OH	1:47:53.2
🥈	Jody Jett	M	45	Athens, OH	1:58:26.2
🥉	Daniel Brook	M	26	Columbus, OH	2:00:04
4	Austin King	M	27	Crooksville, OH	2:13:12
5	Jamie Miller	M	45	Roseville, OH	2:13:59.3
6	Elizabeth Schaefer	F	33	Columbus, OH	2:17:04
7	James McHugh	M	54	Mount Alto, WV	2:18:09.9
8	Isaac May	M	19	Columbus, OH	2:22:59.4
9	Mark Anstaett	M	61	Columbus, OH	2:27:35.4
10	Darrell Gammon	M	65	Alliance, OH	2:34:16.4
11	Stephanie Suszek	F	32	Rochester Hills, MI	2:35:12.4
12	Grace Bachmann	F	24	Columbus, OH	2:39:40.2
13	Matt Wood	M	34	Lancaster, OH	2:43:32.7
14	Joshua Hall	M	25	Canal Winchester, OH	2:47:19.1
15	David McClure	M	49	Versailles, OH	2:44:06.3
16	Kristen Pennington	F	26	Corning, OH	2:46:31.9
17	Gina McLean	F	50	Corning, OH	2:49:26.9
18	Molly Bachmann	F	26	Columbus, OH	2:48:26.8
19	Ann Shelby	F	20	Kingston, OH	2:51:21.3
20	Nanda Filkin	F	41	Athens, OH	2:53:23.8
21	Elizabeth Sauer	F	30	Columbus, OH	2:53:51.5
22	Daryan Wood	F	26	Moxahala, OH	2:55:34
23	Traven Wood	M	23	Moxahala, OH	3:03:29.7
24	Meghan Walters	F	26	Corning, OH	3:09:21.5
25	Adriana Navarro	F	34	Jackson, OH	3:16:57.8
26	Linda Tingley	F	64	Rochester, MI	3:22:02.4
27	Amy Frame	F	38	Crooksville, OH	3:23:10.1
28	Angie West	F	41	Corning, OH	4:33:58.1
29	Beth Roberts	F	53	Strongsville, OH	5:22:42.5
30	Randall Roberts	M	55	Strongsville, OH	5:22:42.6

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Daniel Eckles	M	30	Circleville, OH	25:13.6
🥈	Mike Mcgreevy	M	52	New Plymouth, OH	25:21.5
🥉	Daniel Campbell	M	56	Mount Gilead, OH	27:43.9
4	Tina Brandt	F	44	Logan, OH	35:30.9
5	Christin Kilkenny	F	40	New Plymouth, OH	35:31.6
6	Karen OConnor	F	55	Crooksville, OH	41:20.4
7	Brynn Schaefer	F	34	Worthington, OH	42:56.6
8	Rodney Vest	M	68	Lancaster, OH	43:07.9
9	Julie Miller	F	49	Roseville, OH	45:18.4
10	Nora Hoffert	F	61	New Haven, WV	1:01:22.9
11	Sara Blankenship	F	34	Ashland, KY	1:06:24.9
12	Angie Kelley	F	56	IrontonIronton, OH	1:06:25
13	Danielle Wiblen-Snyder	F	46	Huntington, WV	1:06:25.3

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Jami Dellifield	F	52	Ada, OH	3:32:53.26
🥈	Barry Schumann	M	70	Westerville, OH	3:34:48.72
🥉	Armen Nazarian	M	21	Granville, OH	4:15:59.23
4	Herach Nazarian	M	57	Granville, OH	4:16:20.97
5	Birgit Nazarian	F	58	Granville, OH	4:16:22.22
6	Laura Hughes	F	45	Navarre, OH	4:18:30.02
7	David Jenkins	M	28	Dayton, OH	4:20:20.27
8	Elizabeth Waters	F	44	Adrian, MI	4:21:26.26
9	Christina Bergman	F	45	Russia, OH	4:21:26.82
10	Galen Wetzel	M	65	Arcanum, OH	4:22:11.78
11	Mara Wetzel	F	25	Arcanum, OH	4:22:13.41
12	Thomas Fletcher	M	66	Columbus, OH	4:24:59.95
13	BT Sunny	M	52	Brunswick, OH	4:25:06.87

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