Community Refugee & Immigration Services' 13th Annual 5K + Community-Wide Event

About the Event

Join us this year on Saturday, October 3, at Genoa Park in downtown Columbus!

Race start time: 10:00 AM

Our mission is to help refugees and immigrants reach safety and stability, sustain self-sufficiency, and achieve successful integration into the Central Ohio community.

Community Refugee & Immigration Services (CRIS) is an independent non-profit organization that serves the growing refugee and immigrant populations in Central Ohio. Our various programs have dedicated staff members from around the world who speak many different languages. Among other things, we are a refugee resettlement agency, meaning we have a contract with the Department of State to directly receive and place refugees in our community. In partnership with Church World Service, we resettle individuals and families from all over the world.

Join us at our live and in-person event on Saturday, October 3, or virtually between Saturday, October 3, and Sunday, October 4, 2026, to complete your 5K run or walk as we celebrate our mission and our community.

Races Offered

5K Run/Walk - VIRTUAL

Oct 03, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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00:00

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$35.00

Kids Fun Run - IN-PERSON

Oct 03, 2026

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Distance — 100m

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Type — Running

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09:45

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$0.00

1 Mile Walk - Untimed - IN-PERSON

Oct 03, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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10:00

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$35.00

5K Run/Walk - IN-PERSON

Oct 03, 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

I support CRIS, but I'll be tailgating!

Oct 03, 2026

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Distance — I support CRIS but Ill be tailgating!

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Type — Running

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10:00

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$35.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Columbus.

thermostat Temperature

8.7° / 19.0°

wb_sunny Feels like

6.0° / 16.7°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 41m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.4 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.0 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

70.3%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:43

nightlight Sunset

18:50

About Columbus

Learn more about the host city, Columbus.

Columbus is the capital of the American state of Ohio and is located centrally within the state as the core of the Greater Columbus area. Sited in an area where the Rust Belt, Bible Belt, Appalachia, and the Farm Belt meet, Columbus is a fusion of many different parts of America. It is the home of the Ohio State University. The combination of Ohio Government and the Ohio State University has fueled amazing growth both financially and physically in Columbus. It has created a business and research environment that has provided substantial employment opportunities to the diverse ethnic and local graduates of the Ohio State University, and other academic institutions in Columbus. The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC), is projected to be one of the top 50 supercomputers in the world and among the top 10 supercomputing academic centers. It also ranked number 1 on About.com's list of the United States' Most Underrated Gay Cities.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Community Refugee & Immigration Services' 13th Annual 5K + Community-Wide Event.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Matthew Cooper	M	45	Columbus, OH	—
🥈	Richard Swanner	M	50	Dublin, OH	—
🥉	Jordan Hudson	M	36	Westerville, OH	—
4	Lauren Wozniak	F	30	Columbus, OH	—
5	Matt Matt.winland@gmail.com	M	32	Columbus, OH	—
6	Vijay Chandnani	M	64	Honolulu, HI	—
7	shari kogan	F	61	Honolulu, HI	—
8	Ann Shank	F	43	Columbus, OH	—
9	Terry Payne	M	57	Latonia, KY	—
10	Candyce Fujita	F	41	Marysville, OH	—
11	Pia Hawkins	F	47	Columbus, OH	—
12	Ann Trimble	F	36	Columbus, OH	—
13	Erin Zimmer	F	54	Louisville, KY	—
14	Olivia Nesbit	F	30	Columbus, OH	—
15	Susie Given	F	58	Marysville, OH	—
16	Nurah Baseer	F	17	Hilliard, OH	—
17	Richard Haberstroh	M	50	Columbus, OH	—
18	Martin Ponce	M	48	Columbus, OH	—
19	Amreena Baseer	F	42	Hilliard, OH	—
20	Csaga Digby	F	58	Columbus, OH	—
21	Jeanette Foster	F	59	Columbus, OH	—
22	Masanari Fujita	M	43	Marysville, OH	—
23	Jessi Sadaka	F	30	Columbus, OH	—
24	Matthew Connors	M	27	Columbus, OH	—
25	Emily Hardy	F	28	Columbus, OH	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Kamulete Omari	M	16	Columbus, OH	19:41.94
🥈	D'Laveance Bert-Sims	M	17	Columbus, OH	20:19.6
🥉	Angel Sanchez	M	38	Powell, OH	20:24.57
4	Erin Arnett	F	40	Hilliard, OH	20:25.04
5	Mohammed Omer	M	15	Columbus, OH	21:12.15
6	Ken Morgan	M	59	Westerville, OH	21:17.56
7	Ryan Helon	M	45	Bexley, OH	21:44.65
8	Donald Irby	M	30	Dublin, OH	22:16.04
9	Jamie Price	M	22	Columbus, OH	22:44.8
10	Ezra Ngabo	M	28	Lewis Center, OH	23:03.53
11	Jerry Beigel	M	60	Dublin, OH	23:27.9
12	Mary Jablonski	F	68	Columbus, OH	23:42.58
13	Donny Brown	M	29	Westerville, OH	23:59.31
14	Maria Rodas	F	33	Powell, OH	24:19.14
15	Andrew Iden	M	31	Columbus, OH	24:20.31
16	Isaac Stockdale	M	26	Columbus Oh, OH	24:37.35
17	Bethany Filipow	F	41	Columbus, OH	25:23.19
18	Baskaran Venkatachalam	M	47	New Albany, OH	25:57.93
19	Sarah Walker	F	34	Lewis Center, OH	26:19.48
20	Vasanth Ignaci	M	52	New Albany, OH	26:26.47
21	Emily Monnig	F	46	Columbus, OH	26:49.51
22	Jesse Vogel	M	29	Columbus, OH	26:49.75
23	Dodd Alley	M	39	Powell, OH	26:53.17
24	ALBERT AMALRAJ	M	45	New Albany, OH	26:53.52
25	Prason Subba	M	16	Columbus, OH	26:59.29
26	Will O'Malley	M	56	Columbus, OH	27:01.98
27	Gabriella Stockdale	F	23	Columbus, OH	27:25.21
28	Andrea Sattler	F	31	Columbus, OH	27:27.53
29	Patrick Terrien	M	46	Columbus, OH	27:39.62
30	David Grimes	M	29	Westerville, OH	27:53.64
31	Alison Armstrong	F	61	Columbus, OH	27:57.65
32	Grace Nadolny	F	64	Littleton, CO	28:06.04
33	A Jaya Tamang	M	16	Columbus, OH	28:14.31
34	Andrew Tobias	M	35	Columbus, OH	28:17.8
35	Raviraj Abbulureddy	M	54	New Albany, OH	28:39.73
36	Boban Mihajlov	M	20	Reynoldsburg, OH	28:55.94
37	Maria Vrcek	F	31	Columbus, OH	28:57.58
38	Emma Gardner	F	22	Columbus, OH	29:18.39
39	Hazael Loya	M	28	Columbus, OH	29:24.02
40	Noah Blundo	M	38	Columbus, OH	29:40.89
41	Greg Hilbrich	M	65	LITTLETON, CO	29:52.12
42	Raina Theiss	F	53	Columbus, OH	30:16.87
43	Lisa Smith	F	61	Granville, OH	30:20.59
44	Amanda Hadad	F	29	Dublin, OH	30:34.1
45	Stephen Harris	M	36	Columbus, OH	31:07.47
46	Christina Colon	F	42	Columbus, OH	33:10.84
47	FALAK PASHA	F	37	Columbus, OH	33:16.52
48	Tshewing Tamang	M	14	Columbus, OH	34:12.81
49	Zein Haraki	F	39	Dublin, OH	34:33.96
50	Gary Snyder	M	62	Columbus, OH	36:18.25