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Polar Paws & Santa Claws 5k by Toledo Zoo

Name: Polar Paws & Santa Claws 5k by Toledo Zoo
Start: 2026-12-13
End: 2026-12-13
Location: Toledo

Toledo, Ohio, United States

calendar_today 13 Dec, 2026

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sell $15.00 – $35.00

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About the Event

Polar Paws & Santa Claws 5k is fun fur your whole family!

Get ready to move your paws!

5k Registrants will receive:

Collectible medal (first 850 only)
Wearable swag (first 700 only)
Collectible cup (first 700 only)
Custom bib with chip timing
Admission to Lights Before Christmas presented by Huntington Bank
Complimentary post-race hot cocoa

The Cub Run is for kids up to age 12 and includes an ice slide pass.

All participants are encouraged to wear holiday themed attire and light-up accessories as they run or walk their own race.

For more information, please visit toledozoo.org/polarpaws

PACKET PICKUP

Thursday, Dec 11 and Friday, Dec 12 at Dave's Running Shop in Sylvania, Starlite Plaza

3-6:30 pm both days

For any registrations AFTER Dec 12, race packets may be picked up at the Toledo Zoo on race day

Races Offered

Polar Paws Kids Cub Run

Dec 13, 2026

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Distance — 1K

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Type — Running

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15:00

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$15.00

Polar Paws & Santa Claws 5K with Swag

Dec 13, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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16:00

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$35.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Toledo.

thermostat Temperature

-2.0° / 4.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

-7.1° / 0.0°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

4h 9m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.4 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.3 cm

air Avg wind speed

13.9 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

78.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:53

nightlight Sunset

18:05

About Toledo

Learn more about the host city, Toledo.

Toledo is a city of almost 273,000 people (2019) in northwestern Ohio's Lucas County, on the Maumee River at the edge of Lake Erie. Although not as important as it once was, Toledo's past as an industrial powerhouse gave it cultural institutions that rival larger cities like Chicago.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Polar Paws & Santa Claws 5k by Toledo Zoo.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Dan Durham	M	57	Toledo, OH	—
🥈	Bill Scroggins	M	36	Lambertville, MI	—
🥉	DOMINIC RATHS	M	27	Toledo, OH	—
4	Hannah Sampier	F	22	Toledo, OH	—
5	Michael Capraro	M	72	Riverview, MI	—
6	Timothy Handy	M	65	Toledo, OH	—
7	Jenna Douaihy	F	25	toledo, OH	—
8	Rachel Chagolla	F	40	Whitehouse, OH	—
9	Mya Sebek	F	16	Maumee, OH	—
10	Heidi Ashton	F	38	Maumee, OH	—
11	Chelsea Flowers	F	28	Delta, OH	—
12	Matthew Durham	M	53	Riga, MI	—
13	Kimberly Shaffer	F	52	Toledo, OH	—
14	John Wisniewski	M	65	Rockwood, MI	—
15	Josefin McGee	F	35	Livonia, MI	—
16	Abby Carter	F	38	Ypsilanti, MI	—
17	Karla Carver	F	37	Toledo, OH	—
18	A. Shultz	M	12	Gibsonburg, OH	—
19	Carolyn Anderson	F	43	Perrysburg, OH	—
20	Susan Titkemeier	F	29	Waterville, OH	—
21	Christina Jackson	F	34	Maumee, OH	—
22	Jan Materni	F	58	Perrysburg, OH	—
23	Nichole Fisher	F	38	temperance, MI	—
24	KAREN POLLARD	F	59	Twinsburg, OH	—
25	Lisa Colleen Smith	F	50	Sylvania, OH	—
26	Celeste Mayes	F	53	Temperance, MI	—
27	Anonymous Anonymous	F	55	—	—
28	Ruth Zeager	F	36	Newbury, OH	—
29	Cassandra Aumiller	F	51	Toledo, OH	—
30	Kathleen Durham	F	55	Riga, MI	—
31	Sandra Mitchell	F	60	Oregon, OH	—
32	Elizabeth Uhlenhake	F	29	Ossian, IA	—
33	Billie Tedora	F	49	Tecumseh, MI	—
34	Madison Tedora	F	23	Tecumseh, MI	—
35	Debra Rutkowski	F	51	Maumee, OH	—
36	Toni Rybarczyk	F	72	Maumee, OH	—
37	Bonita Servey	F	59	Rockwood, MI	—
38	Lyn Cooke	F	52	Bradner, OH	—
39	Rachel Watson	F	51	Perrysburg, OH	—
40	Janet Burtch	F	63	Toledo, OH	—
41	Lora Nicely	F	54	Pettisville, OH	—
42	Anna Morgan	F	30	Garden City, MI	—
43	Jean Dykyj	F	61	Toledo, OH	—
44	Dennis Dykyj	M	65	Toledo, OH	—
45	Shelly Drouillard	F	56	Toledo, OH	—
46	Maria Hilton	F	59	Toledo, OH	—
47	Nicole Nihart	F	45	Holland, OH	—
48	Matthew Birman	M	42	Rockwood, MI	—
49	Sue Ryno	F	69	Grand Rapids, OH	—
50	Jon Noreika	M	44	Naples, FL	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Mianda Johnson	F	41	Winston Salem, NC	—
🥈	David Johnson Jr	M	44	Winston Salem, NC	—
🥉	Karen Gunther	F	61	Plano, TX	—
4	Betsy Vanderstelt	F	39	Toledo, OH	—
5	Mary Sabo	F	49	Maumee, OH	—
6	Carrie Gaffield	F	53	Ann Arbor, MI	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Evan Gaynor	M	31	Perrysburg, OH	16:29.61
🥈	Justin Riffle	M	37	Hilliard, OH	17:22.82
🥉	Cam McNamee	M	23	—	18:04.54
4	Steve McNamee	M	47	—	18:50.21
5	Joe Lucio	M	34	—	19:53.17
6	Laura Sherman	F	36	Toledo, OH	20:26.36
7	Matt Kelsey	M	32	—	21:09.98
8	Bill Scroggins	M	35	Lambertville, MI	21:38.99
9	Sophie Richards	F	15	—	22:10.91
10	Charles Genson	M	47	Bowling Green, OH	22:12.27
11	Scott Feeney	M	36	Maumee, OH	22:17.16
12	David Fisher	M	40	—	22:24.44
13	Tia McNamee	F	23	—	22:46.58
14	Avary Zeisloft	F	13	—	22:54.32
15	Nathan Harris	M	33	—	23:03.56
16	Eric Siebeneck	M	44	—	23:06.35
17	Jeffrey Lonsbrough	M	34	Perrysburg, OH	23:11.27
18	Matt Wohlever	M	33	—	23:12.95
19	Brittany Donnelly	F	34	—	23:22.42
20	Tony Winkler	M	51	—	23:43.67
21	Maxwell Morrissey	M	31	—	23:51.61
22	Katarina Genson	F	20	—	23:54.78
23	Matthew Avery	M	38	Wayne, OH	24:07.01
24	Alex Gyurgyak	M	54	—	24:08.48
25	Sarah Hansen	F	29	Toledo, OH	24:10.06
26	Milan Karna	M	40	—	24:26.11
27	Harley Graham	F	26	Oregon, OH	24:30.99
28	Nora Gochenour	F	15	—	24:31.38
29	Casey Greenawalt	M	25	—	24:44.42
30	Joshua Rozanski	M	30	Ottawa Lake, MI	24:59.92
31	Landen Myers	M	15	—	25:04.46
32	Cooper Bly	M	13	—	25:09.17
33	Ian Gagnon	M	35	Toledo, OH	25:09.65
34	Jay Morehart	M	58	—	25:10.35
35	Jacob Tisevich	M	25	—	25:12.74
36	Melanie Berman	F	29	Temperance, MI	25:13.02
37	Grant Rayfield	M	44	Toledo, OH	25:18.84
38	Jessica Cook	F	34	—	25:20.83
39	Joe McNeely	M	55	—	25:21.25
40	Michael Capraro	M	71	—	25:27.27
41	Chelsea Flowers	F	27	Delta, OH	25:37.54
42	Jaimie Slater	F	26	—	25:39.72
43	Ashley Ingle	F	23	Sylvania, OH	25:43.69
44	Anthony Taylor	M	45	—	25:53.39
45	Ian Heldt	M	19	Toledo, OH	25:55.8
46	Benjamin Smiezek	M	28	—	25:57.2
47	Arison Zeisloft	M	16	Perrysburg, OH	25:57.53
48	Samantha Richards	F	17	—	26:04.06
49	Patricia Walworth	F	30	—	26:05.04
50	Jeff Heebsh	M	52	—	26:19.23

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Aiden Lee	M	17	Findlay, OH	17:10
🥈	Lucas Kuhn	M	18	Flat Rock, MI	17:28
🥉	Bryce Hans	M	17	Findlay, OH	17:36
4	Benjamin Remaklus	M	32	Rossford, OH	18:54
5	Tiffin Ways	M	14	Perrysburg, OH	18:56
6	Khris Alspaugh	M	18	Bryan, OH	19:13
7	Mark Thurlow	M	15	Toledo, OH	19:25
8	Liam Sawyer	M	14	Toledo, OH	19:32
9	Courtney Bovair	F	18	Newport, MI	19:38
10	Marissa Ward	F	30	Maumee, OH	20:28
11	Owen Crabtree	M	17	Toledo, OH	20:43
12	Caiden Bryant-Bey	M	18	Toledo, OH	21:18
13	Jason Dobbertin	M	41	Carleton, MI	21:26
14	Brycelee Warner	M	15	Napoleon, OH	21:34
15	Antonio Pitty	M	26	Toledo, OH	21:34
16	Theo Lubomirski	M	13	Sylvania, OH	21:55
17	Owen Hassan	M	14	Findlay, OH	21:58
18	Joseph Lubomirski	M	46	Sylvania, OH	21:59
19	Woody Heimann	M	45	Findlay, OH	22:00
20	L. Sawyer	M	12	Toledo, OH	22:03
21	Amanda Murphy-Stricker	F	37	Waterville, OH	22:08
22	Sean Sandoval	M	29	Perrysburg, OH	22:11
23	Tamara Fobare	F	51	Royal Oak, MI	22:11
24	Andrew Fobare	M	20	Royal Oak, MI	22:14
25	Ben Kertesz	M	38	Toledo, OH	22:19
26	Autumn Sowinski	F	18	Holland, OH	22:32
27	Nicholas Slovak	M	14	Perrysburg, OH	22:32
28	David Cline	M	39	West Millgrove, OH	22:40
29	Gabriel Mendez-Mendez	M	29	Toledo, OH	22:41
30	MICHAEL FRAZER	M	42	Monroe, MI	22:48
31	Mark Koepf	M	36	Newport, MI	23:02
32	Tanner Schreiner	M	27	Tiffin, OH	23:14
33	Nick Nieman	M	43	Monroe, MI	23:19
34	Henry Keller	M	23	Temperance, MI	23:35
35	Devin Gray	M	35	Sylvania, OH	23:37
36	Jeremiah Ruby	M	15	Windsor, ON	23:41
37	Micah Thames	M	21	Perrysburg, OH	23:53
38	Mason Willeman	M	13	Wauseon, OH	23:58
39	Julie Ackeret	F	29	Temperance, MI	23:58
40	James Bockey	M	51	Temperance, MI	23:59
41	Jacob Bockey	M	25	Temperance, MI	24:00
42	Rayann Pruss	F	21	Perrysburg, OH	24:02
43	Greg Fobare	M	60	Royal Oak, MI	24:02
44	Casandra Durfey	F	44	Maumee, OH	24:08
45	Janelle Lubomirski	F	43	Sylvania, OH	24:10
46	M. Landwehr	F	8	Holland, OH	24:10
47	Claire Weber	F	27	Sylvania, OH	24:22
48	Hayden Bovair	M	16	Newport, MI	24:24
49	Derek East	M	25	North Canton, OH	24:26
50	Ella Baker	F	15	Carleton, MI	24:26

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Jacob Will	M	26	Bryan, OH	18:20.22
🥈	Tyler Bonawitt	M	25	Toledo, OH	20:04.13
🥉	Josiah Leichty	M	14	Findlay, OH	21:48.68
4	Stephanie Burkholder	F	31	Goshen, IN	21:59.26
5	Kevin McCallum	M	53	Northville, MI	22:00.3
6	Benjamin Brown	M	25	Adrian, MI	22:04.22
7	Mitchell Hanosh	M	19	Adrian, MI	22:07.65
8	Rahn Huffstutler	M	42	Ponte Vedra Beach, FL	22:07.7
9	Ruben Falcon	M	62	Goshen, IN	22:15.27
10	Patrick Judge	M	58	Riverview, MI	22:16.14
11	Curtis Wells	M	31	Archbold, OH	22:19.02
12	Richard Bavis	M	42	Holland, OH	22:27.23
13	Scott Feeney	M	38	Maumee, OH	22:34.14
14	Benjamin Leichty	M	14	Findlay, OH	22:43.96
15	Taylor Smith	M	37	Ann Arbor, MI	22:47.31
16	Bill Scroggins	M	37	Temperance, MI	22:58.02
17	Landon F	M	29	Wolfeboro, NH	23:03.99
18	Christy Soncrant	F	48	Toledo, OH	23:04.75
19	Timothy Carney	M	44	Sylvania, OH	23:08.51
20	Katie Hartle	F	37	Adrian, MI	23:17.52
21	Caren Hernandez	F	25	Auburn, IN	23:20.55
22	Emily Altwies	F	23	Toledo, OH	23:26.95
23	Chad Adams	M	46	Montpelier, OH	23:30.45
24	Andrew Jeffrey	M	49	Monclova, OH	23:34.81
25	Danielle Butram	F	33	Toledo, OH	23:54.87
26	Bradyn Keith	M	15	Hamler, OH	24:02.45
27	Bryan Dickman	M	32	Perrysburg, OH	24:08.88
28	Erica Krause	F	46	Toledo, OH	24:21.41
29	Eric Siebeneck	M	46	Findlayfindlay, OH	24:22.77
30	Phillip Etoll	M	35	Napoleon, OH	24:39.19
31	Michelle Seegert	F	35	Petersburg, MI	24:58.62
32	Sean Vasquez	M	26	Fremont, OH	25:00.5
33	Gavin Tegtmeyr	M	13	Temperance, MI	25:00.68
34	Travis Capps	M	33	Defiance, OH	25:10.69
35	Alexandra Wilczynski	F	27	Toledo, OH	25:17.03
36	Patrick Werner	M	32	Holland, OH	25:20.59
37	Jacob Lowenstein	M	49	Toledo, OH	25:22.06
38	B. Carney	M	12	Sylvania, OH	25:23.12
39	B. Beaverson	M	11	Bowling Green, OH	25:24.7
40	Jeremiah Vera-Burgos	M	26	Garden City, MI	25:44.53
41	Brittany Donnelly	F	36	Toledo, OH	25:49.28
42	Nora Gochenour	F	17	Toledo, OH	25:49.43
43	Michael Martin	M	23	Toledo, OH	25:52.97
44	Sarah Mills	F	31	Oregon, OH	26:04.5
45	Devin Gray	M	31	Sylvania, OH	26:05.08
46	Connie McClain	F	35	Temperance, MI	26:06.46
47	Todd Tucker	M	47	Maumee, OH	26:06.5
48	Kara Shaughnessy	F	23	Toledo, OH	26:07.23
49	John Soncrant	M	52	Toledo, OH	26:07.52
50	Timothy Pearson	M	43	Waterville, OH	26:10.2

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