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Run for the Animals 5K

Bloomington, Indiana, United States

calendar_today 04 Oct, 2026

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About the Event

**Please join us for the 31st Annual Run for the Animals 5K on Sunday, October 4th!**

Run for the Animals is a timed 5K run/walk at Karst Farm Park, with all of the proceeds benefiting the programs and services of the Monroe County Humane Association. Each registration includes an official Run for the Animals t-shirt and sponsor swag.

NEW in 2026, we're introducing separate start times for runners and walkers! The course starts at Karst Farm Park and loops through the Monroe County Fairgrounds. The awards ceremony and sponsor booths are now located near the start/finish line, making it easier for participants and families to celebrate together—and for faster results posting! After the awards, stick around for the raffles and fan-favorite pet contests! You don't have to be registered in the 5K to participate in the raffle and pet contests!

We anticipate welcoming hundreds of runners, walkers, and furry friends to this event! Don’t miss this great opportunity to support animal welfare in our community!

Event Schedule:

Saturday, October 3

10:00 AM–12:00 PM & 5:00–7:00 PM: Preregistered Packet Pick-up at Karst Farm Park Commons Bldg

Sunday, October 4

8:00 AM: Packet Pick-up & Onsite Registration Opens
9:15 AM: Registration Closes, Trainer-led Group Stretch
9:30 AM: 5K Run Begins
9:35 AM: 5K Walk Begins
10:30 AM: 5K Run/Walk Awards Ceremony
11:00 AM: Pet Contests & Raffle Winners Announced

Important Notice for Canine Participants: As required by the state of Indiana, all dogs must be up to date on the rabies vaccination. In addition, only spayed/neutered dogs are permitted to participate. (Visit monroehumane.org for information on Spay/Neuter Assistance.) All dogs must remain on a leash at all times during the event. For safety reasons, retractable leashes are not permitted—only standard, non-retractable leashes are allowed. Thank you for helping us ensure a safe and fun event for everyone!

5K Award Categories:

Top 3 Overall Men's 5K
Top 3 Overall Women's 5K
Top 3 Youth (12 & under) Male 5K
Top 3 Youth (12 & under) Female 5K
Top Male & Top Female 13-17 years
Top Male & Top Female 18-24 years
Top Male & Top Female 25-29 years
Top Male & Top Female 30-39 years
Top Male & Top Female 40-49 years
Top Male & Top Female 50-59 years
Top Male & Top Female 60+ years
Top 3 Canine 5K

This event is crucial to MCHA and our ability to provide the numerous programs and services that would not otherwise exist in our community. MCHA advocates for a more humane future for the pets in our community by providing accessible veterinary care through our Nonprofit Veterinary Clinic, Crisis Housing Program, Emergency Pet Food & Supply Pantry, Spay/Neuter Assistance Program, Street Outreach, and more. Many lives, human and animal alike, are touched by the work of MCHA. This is only possible thanks to the generous support of our community and sponsors! MCHA is a private 501c3 non-profit that receives no funding from national organizations or tax dollars.

Races Offered

Virtual 5K Run/Walk

Oct 04, 2026

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$25.00

5K Run and Walk

Oct 04, 2026

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09:30

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$30.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

9.8° / 20.4°

wb_sunny Feels like

7.1° / 17.9°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 41m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.1 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.0 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

66.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:57

nightlight Sunset

19:05

About Bloomington

Learn more about the host city, Bloomington.

Bloomington is a city of 86,000 people (2019) in Southern Indiana. Bloomington is home to the flagship campus of Indiana University and the IU Hoosiers. As it is a much larger city than the county seats of nearby counties, it serves as the de facto employment, service, and shopping center for several adjacent counties.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Run for the Animals 5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Karolina Wasylkowski	F	28	Independence, OR	—
🥈	Kristy Taylor	F	53	Bloomington, IN	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	T. Butler	F	8	Bloomington, IN	18:28.855
🥈	C. Graham	F	3	Bloomington, IN	21:15.574
🥉	M. Lucas	M	2	Bloomington, IN	24:50.68
4	R. Butler	F	2	Bloomington, IN	29:02.585
5	Laura Petersen	F	58	Bloomington, IN	29:36.523
6	E. Edwards	M	1	Bloomington, IN	32:25.65
7	Hannah McConnell	F	31	Bloomington, IN	34:19.137
8	Molly Maynard	F	31	Bloomington, IN	36:05.055
9	M. Blanchard-Bayer	M	9	Bloomington, IN	36:42.08
10	T. Winters	M	1	Indianapolis, IN	36:50
11	Pippi Seader	F	32	—	38:58.62
12	Elliana Blake	F	23	Bloomington, IN	39:04.724
13	Pepita Camarena-Novelozo	F	—	Bloomington, IN	39:08.485
14	J. Camarena-Novelozo	M	9	Bloomington, IN	39:09.218
15	J. Swanson	M	1	—	39:26.522
16	Nemo Vogel	M	25	—	40:41.502
17	Keller Makemson	F	23	Bloomington, IN	43:03.669
18	Hail Winters	M	—	Bloomington, IN	46:49.684
19	Miranda Chaudion	F	25	Springville, IN	50:33.858
20	G. Lightning	F	3	Bloomington, IN	51:26.242
21	M. Holder	M	2	Bloomington, IN	54:00.95
22	E. Royer	F	11	Bloomington, IN	54:09.995
23	C. Holder	M	3	Bloomington, IN	54:22.072
24	B. Peipert	M	2	—	58:37.503
25	Abagail Reamer	F	41	Bloomington, IN	58:49.36
26	R. Nickel	F	3	—	59:04.529
27	O. Walker	M	4	Bloomington, IN	59:15.898
28	B. Medlock	F	3	Bloomington, IN	1:00:01.725
29	Meagan Cook	F	33	Bloomington, IN	1:00:27.193
30	M. Breese	F	4	Bloomington, IN	1:01:38.257
31	B. Hazel	F	6	Bloomington, IN	1:02:28.056
32	D. Bosma	F	5	Bloomington, IN	1:02:30.12
33	S. Greene	F	9	Bloomington, IN	1:07:23.146
34	P. Allen Hales	F	1	Bloomington, IN	1:07:26.155
35	h. miller	F	4	Bloomington, IN	1:08:02.287
36	w. miller	M	11	Bloomington, IN	1:08:02.379
37	L. Bifulco	M	9	Bloomington, IN	1:11:23.628
38	O. Fiske	F	1	Bloomington, IN	—
39	B. Carnes	F	4	Bloomington, IN	—
40	B. Giesler	F	1	Bloomington, IN	—
41	Lindsey Neal	F	41	Bloomingtono, IN	—
42	K. Roane	M	7	Bloomington, IN	—
43	P. Roane	F	1	Bloomington, IN	—
44	Gina Deckard	F	50	Bloomington, IN	—
45	Gina Deckard	F	50	Bloomington, IN	—
46	Erin Hauge	F	33	Bloomington, IN	—
47	Nala Slotegraaf	F	34	—	—
48	Argo Slotegraaf	M	33	—	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Clifford Marr	M	30	Bloomington, IN	18:29.145
🥈	Oliver Pate	M	17	Bloomfield, MH	19:06.799
🥉	Jade Dawes	M	16	Bloomfield, IN	19:58.93
4	Jean Guillot	M	21	Mandeville, LA	20:33.297
5	Lilyanna BLAIS	F	15	Bloomfield, IN	20:48.221
6	Mike Chaveas	M	45	Bloomington, IN	20:58.781
7	Justin Graham	M	42	Bloomington, IN	21:16.739
8	Jonathan Trinidad	M	48	Bloomington, IN	21:32.9
9	Corey Long	M	51	Solsberry, IN	21:45.353
10	John De Castro	M	19	Bloomington, IN	23:28.455
11	Miles Radabaugh	M	27	Bloomington, IN	23:47.63
12	Christina Schmidt	F	48	Bloomington, IN	23:54.432
13	Tarek Sibai	M	41	Bloomington, IN	24:12.191
14	Sarah Lucas	F	40	Bloomington, IN	24:17.942
15	Kaitlin Trusty	F	35	Bloomington, IN	24:24.992
16	Lexie Borja	F	24	Bloomington, IN	24:52.326
17	Heather Heerssen	F	47	Bloomington, IN	25:29.326
18	Alaina Maki	F	14	Bloomington, IN	25:43.809
19	C. Trinidad	F	12	Bloomington, IN	25:45.397
20	Anika Pirkola	F	15	Bloomington, IN	25:47.473
21	Gregg Delong	M	61	Cicero, IN	25:49.006
22	J. Warren	M	12	Ellettsville, IN	26:23.106
23	M. Wilkie	F	10	Bloomington, IN	26:47.079
24	Ike Wilkie	M	13	Bloomington, IN	26:52.983
25	Christina Long	F	47	—	27:44.136
26	Brendan McKearney	M	20	Pearl River, NY	27:53.372
27	John Kenny	M	61	Bloomington, IN	28:01.586
28	Anonymous Anonymous	F	30	—	29:01.882
29	B. Tragesser	M	12	Bloomington, IN	29:11.213
30	Joyce Jewell	F	53	Bloomington, IN	29:15.046
31	Eliza Tragesser	F	14	Bloomington, IN	29:30.129
32	Lanie Hines	F	31	Bloomington, IN	29:35.279
33	Laura Petersen	F	58	Bloomington, IN	29:36.048
34	Amelia Weller	F	23	Bloomington, IN	29:40.458
35	Melissa Lapalus	F	24	Bloomington, IN	30:01.304
36	David Bordelon	M	26	Bloomington, IN	30:02.56
37	Jaime Stocker	F	40	Bloomington, IN	30:03.142
38	Sarah DeWeese	F	40	Bloomington, IN	30:07.193
39	Alison Cummins	F	37	Bloomington, IN	30:16.612
40	Kaitlyn Perantoni	F	28	Bloomington, IN	30:28.064
41	Chris Perantoni	M	51	Bloomington, IN	30:31.655
42	Kyra Frye	F	23	Bedford, IN	30:58.103
43	B. Vogel	F	11	—	31:39.432
44	Ian Tuffley	M	37	Bloomington, IN	31:39.712
45	V. Knott	M	10	Bloomington, IN	31:54.257
46	F. Barwick	M	10	Bloomington, IN	32:04.968
47	Lyle Hundley	M	42	Bloomington, IN	32:11.591
48	Katrina Tuffley	F	37	Bloomington, IN	32:15.71
49	Allen EDWARDS	M	55	Bloomington, IN	32:26.25
50	P. Chaveas	F	10	Bloomington, IN	33:02.71

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	C. Graham	F	4	Bloomington, IN	20:14
🥈	M. Calandro	M	2	—	20:26
🥉	B. Morris	M	12	Bloomington, IN	24:17
4	M. Cole	F	2	Bloomington, NC	28:08
5	R. Butler	F	3	Bloomington, IN	28:51
6	M. Lapalus	M	2	Bloomington, IN	33:39
7	Olive Garden	F	23	Bloomington, IN	34:46
8	E. Edwards	M	2	Bloomington, IN	38:00
9	Raven Medlock	F	—	Bloomington, IN	40:03
10	Luke Haworth	M	36	Bloomington, IN	40:26
11	Rachel Joo	F	28	Bloomington, IN	46:30
12	Emily Livingston	F	22	—	48:08
13	nugget dimeglio	F	24	—	51:04
14	Omri Morris	M	13	Bloomington, IN	51:47
15	Brookelyn Lambright	F	19	Bloomington, IN	55:29
16	Rocco Jann	M	20	Bloomington, IN	55:32
17	Ann Huntoon	F	57	Bloomington, IN	57:22
18	J. Allen	M	4	Bloomington, IN	57:37
19	Rebecca Slotegraaf	F	54	Bloomington, IN	1:00:55
20	Eric Slotegraaf	M	56	Bloomington, IN	1:00:55
21	Z. Genrich	F	10	Bloomington, IN	1:01:17
22	F. Sexton	M	5	—	1:01:44
23	Casey Genrich	F	30	Bloomington, IN	1:02:20
24	Matthew Genrich	M	29	Bloomington, IN	1:02:23
25	Hannah Covert	F	21	Bloomington, IN	1:02:46
26	C. Covert	M	3	Bloomington, IN	1:02:47
27	Abagail Reamer	F	42	Bloomington, IN	1:03:06
28	Stephanie Roberts	F	52	Bloomington, IN	1:03:56
29	B. Medlock	F	3	Bloomington, IN	1:10:09
30	D. Borsma	F	4	Bloomington, IN	1:12:42
31	M. Miller	F	2	Bloomington, IN	1:12:50
32	Rogue Carr	M	45	Bloomington, IN	1:13:00
33	P. Miller	F	4	Bloomington, IN	1:13:05
34	W. Miller	M	12	Bloomington, IN	1:13:35
35	Yuki Passen	M	45	Bloomington, IN	1:13:56
36	L. McIntosh	M	7	Indianapolis, IN	1:13:57
37	J. Entile	M	3	Bloomington, IN	1:14:00
38	S. Entile	F	1	Bloomington, IN	1:14:02
39	Matthew Wildridge	M	39	Stinesville, IN	1:21:33
40	Julie Hanners	F	48	Stinesville, IN	1:21:37
41	Karah Wildridge	F	33	Bloomington, IN	1:21:46
42	Ian Wildridge	M	35	Bloomington, IN	1:21:47

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Justin Graham	M	44	Bloomington, IN	21:13
🥈	Brian Montminy	M	42	Avon, IN	24:47
🥉	Kegan Smith	M	34	Bloomington, IN	21:26
4	Yuki Passen	M	46	Bloomington, IN	32:51
5	Denis Lapalus	M	57	Bloomington, IN	21:48
6	Rebecca Swanson	F	54	Bloomington, IN	37:47
7	Daniel Lowers	M	35	Gosport, IN	22:35
8	Helga Terol Salvi	F	19	Bloomington, IN	53:00
9	Robert Morgan	M	46	Bloomington, IN	23:16
10	Brand McAlister	F	54	Bloomington, IN	56:59
11	Bridger Borders	M	14	Bloomington, IN	23:20
12	Melissa Stone	F	35	Bloomington, IN	58:12
13	B. Tragesser	M	12	Bloomington, IN	23:26
14	Alyssa Lederer	F	42	Bloomington, IN	1:00:51
15	Anne Semprevivo	F	21	Port Chester, NY	23:37
16	Ryan Kennedy	M	42	Bloomington, IN	1:00:52
17	Brooklyn Vogel	F	13	Bloomington, IN	24:10
18	Douglas White	M	59	Carmel, IN	24:27
19	Benny Osborne	M	13	Bloomingtonl, IN	25:33
20	Lexie Pearson	F	26	Bloomington, IN	25:43
21	Anonymous Anonymous	F	34	—	26:02
22	Stephen Bartlett	M	63	Indianapolis, IN	26:18
23	Beau Morris	M	13	Bloomington, IN	26:25
24	Brookelyn Lambright	F	20	Bloomington, IN	26:28
25	Omri Morris	M	14	Bloomington, IN	26:28
26	Kurt Kalberer	M	60	Granger, IN	26:39
27	Mary Van Damme	F	36	Bloomington, IN	26:54
28	Daniel Morris	M	43	Bloomington, IN	26:57
29	Melissa Lapalus	F	26	Bloomington, IN	27:35
30	Mary Lemay	F	33	Brazil, IN	27:40
31	Tyler Staggs	M	33	Bloomington, IN	27:41
32	Michael Rucker	M	27	Bloomington, IN	27:41
33	Natalie McCarroll	F	19	San Jose, CA	27:55
34	Olivia Harris	F	19	Bloomington, IN	27:57
35	Josef Hosek	M	42	Bloomington, IN	28:38
36	Will Hamilton	M	26	Bloomington, IN	29:07
37	Kaitlin Trusty	F	37	Bloomington, IN	29:19
38	Abby Jackson	F	26	Bloomington, IN	29:25
39	Portia Sasser	F	21	Walnut Creek, CA	29:39
40	Allison Smith	F	46	Bloomington, IN	29:42
41	Allison Meyer	F	43	Bloomington, IN	29:42
42	B. Meyer	M	8	Chandler, AZ	29:44
43	Samantha Headdy	F	13	Ellettsville, IN	30:09
44	Tony Musilowski	M	21	Fishers, IN	30:13
45	Taylor Mazdai	M	21	Fishers, IN	30:18
46	M. Lemay	F	12	Brazil, IN	30:56
47	A. Meyer	M	8	Bloomington, IN	31:08
48	Jeffery Meyer	M	51	Bloomington, IN	31:17
49	Sarah Deweese	F	42	Bloomington, IN	31:19
50	Sarah Lowers	F	36	Gosport, IN	31:49

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Run for the Animals 5K

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**Please join us for the 31st Annual Run for the Animals 5K on Sunday, October 4th!**

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Run for the Animals 5K

About the Event

Please join us for the 31st Annual Run for the Animals 5K on Sunday, October 4th!

Races Offered

Virtual 5K Run/Walk

5K Run and Walk

Weather History

About Bloomington

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Runner Reviews

No reviews yet

Nearby Races

Solsberry Hornet 5k

2026 Limestone 5K

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