Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has been working to protect wildlife around the world for more than two decades. Help us to secure a future for wildlife by running for your selected species in this annual race. You can choose to support Zoo conservation efforts for: Andean Bear, Asian Turtle, Giraffe, Gorilla, Lion or Rhino.
Registration/Packet Pick-up - 7:00AM
5k Start Time - 8:30AM
1-mile walk Start Time - 9:00AM
Place - Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Registration Pricing-
March 14 through October 1 - $30
October 2 through Race Day - $35
Race Day Registration is Online Only!
Spectator Information
Spectators wanting to come cheer on runners/walkers will need to purchase tickets to enter the zoo.
Zoo membership does not allow you free entry into the zoo.
Ticket prices are to be determined
Spectators must purchase tickets on-line only at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Website (link below):
Link Coming Soon!
Admissions will be there to scan the online ticket once purchased. The box office will not be open.
What You Get -
Custom race t-shirt
Finisher medal for all
Post race refreshments
Admission to the zoo
*Sorry, dogs are not allowed at this race.
Oct 04, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:30
$30.00
Oct 04, 2026
Distance — 1 Miles
Type — Running
09:00
$30.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Cleveland.
Learn more about the host city, Cleveland.
Cleveland is a culturally diverse city on the shores of Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. Recreational, cultural and educational opportunities are abundant throughout Northeast Ohio. You'll find world-class museums, cultural events, professional sports, and amusement parks. Places Rated Almanac ranks the area second in recreational options out of 354 US metro areas. This region ranks fifth in the nation in number of major cultural resources per one million residents.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Future for Wildlife 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Walk presented by CrossCountry Mortgage.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Ben Colonius | 17:18.79 | |
| 🥇 | Zachary Janus | 17:50.95 | |
| 🥇 | Zachary Janus | 18:04.72 | |
| 🥈 | Michael Bornemiss | 17:59.81 | |
| 🥈 | Ethan Gross | 18:25.37 | |
| 🥈 | Jonathan Richmond | 20:51.63 | |
| 🥉 | Mike Selig | 18:17 | |
| 🥉 | Ted Espenschied | 19:52.37 | |
| 🥉 | Michael Ruttinger | 20:59.6 | |
| 4 | Samuel Aaronson | 19:35.85 | |
| 4 | Adam Pollack | 21:05.32 | |
| 4 | Alex Fremon | 21:40.34 | |
| 5 | Cameron Crim | 19:38.33 | |
| 5 | Noah Dunham | 21:25.44 | |
| 5 | Joseph Zbasnik | 21:46.23 | |
| 6 | John Barber | 19:38.61 | |
| 6 | Michael Ruttinger | 21:27.56 | |
| 6 | Jacob Mathias | 21:52.01 | |
| 7 | Zach Morris | 19:59.22 | |
| 7 | Nathan Croscut-Miller | 21:52.7 | |
| 7 | Steve Madden | 21:56.24 | |
| 8 | Eric Sternot | 20:54.81 | |
| 8 | Nasir Hart | 22:15.43 | |
| 8 | Lorenzo Thomas | 22:19.54 | |
| 9 | Jason Zaborszki | 21:14.19 | |
| 9 | Allison Schell | 22:15.95 | |
| 9 | Michael Serra | 22:22.39 | |
| 10 | Josh Hass | 21:25.18 | |
| 10 | Jason Zaborszki | 22:16.91 | |
| 10 | Jeffrey Jones | 22:25.43 | |
| 11 | William Harshbarger | 21:29.86 | |
| 11 | Jack Ford | 22:27.43 | |
| 11 | A. Ciaravino | 22:28.65 | |
| 12 | Matt Dixon | 21:35.86 | |
| 12 | Alex Thornton | 22:31.46 | |
| 12 | Laura Rois | 22:37.72 | |
| 13 | Joe Manley | 21:37.04 | |
| 13 | Matt Fornaro | 22:51.54 | |
| 13 | Joe Duke | 23:00.45 | |
| 14 | Jenna Dixon | 21:49.38 | |
| 14 | Freddie Miller | 22:53.88 | |
| 14 | David Hickey | 23:08.33 | |
| 15 | Patrick Wolfe | 21:56.59 | |
| 15 | Emily Gundlach | 23:09.22 | |
| 15 | Jessie Castle | 23:12.36 | |
| 16 | Daniel Fossa | 21:59.07 | |
| 16 | Daniel Beck | 23:14.62 | |
| 16 | Bryson Hoffman | 23:56.29 | |
| 17 | Joseph Constantino | 22:18.84 | |
| 17 | Olivia Murdock | 23:18.53 | |
| 17 | Bobby Batyko | 24:11.77 | |
| 18 | Courage Bielawski | 22:26.7 | |
| 18 | William Stray | 23:20.1 | |
| 18 | Justin Croscut-Miller | 24:12.34 | |
| 19 | Shelby Kerstetter | 22:31.66 | |
| 19 | Kenneth Stray | 23:20.13 | |
| 19 | Emma Aumend | 24:37.07 | |
| 20 | Richard Taylor | 22:35.62 | |
| 20 | Ryan Kountz | 23:23.61 | |
| 20 | Madalynn Aumend | 24:37.35 | |
| 21 | Isaac Ocasio | 22:50.04 | |
| 21 | Evan Beil | 23:24.07 | |
| 21 | Christopher Keough | 24:53.85 | |
| 22 | Matthew Barber | 22:52.76 | |
| 22 | Matt Duraj | 23:39.6 | |
| 22 | Robert Rinehart | 25:06.53 | |
| 23 | Eva Stanton | 22:58.87 | |
| 23 | Patrick Mona | 24:09.5 | |
| 23 | Erica Bowers | 25:08.18 | |
| 24 | Mac Ritchie | 23:39.55 | |
| 24 | Jonathan Fullerton | 24:37.8 | |
| 24 | Shubhamkar Kulkarni | 25:21.42 | |
| 25 | Matt Duraj | 23:39.88 | |
| 25 | Tara Sulzer | 24:40.72 | |
| 25 | Nicholas Kolozvary | 25:26.07 | |
| 26 | Patrick Rivera | 23:44.39 | |
| 26 | Rich Wasowski | 25:01.04 | |
| 26 | Paul Lekan | 25:29.45 | |
| 27 | D. Smith | 23:46.62 | |
| 27 | Kiyotoku Sone | 25:01.07 | |
| 27 | Matt Loeffler | 25:32.87 | |
| 28 | Brian Grambort | 23:47.89 | |
| 28 | Matt Turoczi | 25:09.24 | |
| 28 | Joseph Ratcliff | 25:37.18 | |
| 29 | Ryan Smith | 23:51.51 | |
| 29 | Stephanie Buza | 25:18.43 | |
| 29 | Justin Rich | 25:39.31 | |
| 30 | Matt Turoczi | 23:57.16 | |
| 30 | Nate Horgan | 25:35.74 | |
| 30 | Nicole Kresak | 25:42.29 | |
| 31 | Ryan Kountz | 24:02.54 | |
| 31 | Dan Abrams | 25:42.96 | |
| 31 | Elizabeth Hiser | 25:43.03 | |
| 32 | Karen Abbott | 24:02.67 | |
| 32 | Jonathan Kocaja | 25:44.2 | |
| 32 | Brett Dawson | 25:44.94 | |
| 33 | Holden Taylor | 24:10.1 | |
| 33 | Sarah Boccieri | 25:46 | |
| 33 | Phillip Lesiak | 25:55.95 | |
| 34 | Patrick Limber | 24:22.17 | |
| 34 | Aaron Jackson | 25:54.57 | |
| 34 | P. Schultz | 26:04.27 | |
| 35 | Andrew Reynolds | 24:29.31 | |
| 35 | Christopher Keough | 26:10.53 | |
| 35 | Justin Hill | 26:12.6 | |
| 36 | Karina Pieratt | 24:32.37 | |
| 36 | Natalia Cabrera | 26:12.26 | |
| 36 | Jake Jazwa | 26:14.04 | |
| 37 | Madison Bohacek | 24:43.06 | |
| 37 | Vincent Ligas | 26:17.01 | |
| 37 | Ezekiel Miller | 26:22.92 | |
| 38 | Kenya Gray | 24:52.49 | |
| 38 | Casey Tebbs | 26:34.24 | |
| 38 | Matt Turoczi | 26:34.28 | |
| 39 | Tim Knapp | 24:56.99 | |
| 39 | Cecil Wolfe | 26:40.99 | |
| 39 | Becky Jernejcic | 26:42.95 | |
| 40 | Jennifer Abercrombie | 25:13.9 | |
| 40 | Justin Speer | 26:43.42 | |
| 40 | Michael Basch | 26:47.69 | |
| 41 | Tyler Luli | 25:21.71 | |
| 41 | Kyle Gommel | 26:47.27 | |
| 41 | Louisa Fornaro | 26:53.55 | |
| 42 | Kyle Gommel | 25:21.94 | |
| 42 | Jonathan Zsebik | 26:51.62 | |
| 42 | Jennifer Lutz | 26:57.71 | |
| 43 | Kathleen Harris | 25:33.39 | |
| 43 | Alexander Bolanos | 27:10.75 | |
| 43 | Corey Ayres | 27:11.52 | |
| 44 | Steven Bower | 25:35.18 | |
| 44 | Amanda Nelson | 27:10.92 | |
| 44 | Phillip Wotawa | 27:20.12 | |
| 45 | Jim Hunt | 25:38.01 | |
| 45 | Allison Wimer | 27:26.97 | |
| 45 | David Porter | 27:27.7 | |
| 46 | Brad Setliff | 25:43.89 | |
| 46 | Megan Arumpanayil | 27:30.68 | |
| 46 | Rob Schofield | 27:32.99 | |
| 47 | Marnie Randel | 25:45.33 | |
| 47 | Anna Boylan | 27:32.5 | |
| 47 | Mike Nagy | 27:33.6 | |
| 48 | Nathan Heidinger | 25:45.39 | |
| 48 | I. Walters | 27:34.43 | |
| 48 | Colin Nelson | 27:40.7 | |
| 49 | Joshua Hickman | 25:48.17 | |
| 49 | Nicole Kresak | 27:34.47 | |
| 49 | Deborah Armstrong | 27:42.06 | |
| 50 | Leah Luli | 25:48.42 | |
| 50 | Scott Walters | 27:35.13 | |
| 50 | Kelsey Leonard | 27:59.04 |
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