Falling Leaves 8 miler and 5K

🍂 Race Overview

Celebrate the fall colors and changing seasons with a trail run through Secor and Wiregrass Metroparks!! There will be two races - an 8 miler and a 5K (full disclosure...due to the need to use existing trails, the distances are actually about 7.7 and 3.3 miles. So you have the opportunity to set PR's in a new distance!!). Both races start at Secor Metropark on the all-purpose trail. Runners in the 8 miler will start adjacent to the Secor Room at Secor Park, follow the all-purpose trail counter-clockwise, connect to the Moseley Trail and follow it to Wiregrass Lake, then do a loop around the lake and return on the Moseley and all-purpose trails to the finish at the Secor Room. Runners in the 5K will run one loop of the "long version" of the Secor park all-purpose trail. Both courses are flat and non-technical. Walkers are welcome in the 5K.

🍁 Award Recognition

Falling Leaves was named a top fall trail race by Outside Magazine in 2025 here!!!

🎽 Participation Details

• Limit: Participation is limited to 250 participants.
• T-Shirt Guarantee: To guarantee a t-shirt, please register by October 12, 2026!
• Awards: Awards to top male/female overall, masters, and grand masters in 5K.
• Awards: Awards to top male/female overall, masters, and grand masters in 8 mile.
• Medals: Medals for all finishers.
• Packet Pick-up: Thursday night 4:30 - 7:30 October 22, 2026 at Second Sole.
• Day of Pick-up: Day of packet pick up at the Secor Center.
• Raffle: Raffle for a Second Sole gift certificate for participants who pick up their packet early.
• Raffle: Raffle for Second Sole gift certificates for finishers.
• Raffle: Raffle for a Second Sole gift certificate for participants in the trail series.
• Raffle Rule: Raffle winners can only win one of the raffles.

🌿 Series Information

The Falling Leaves event is one of four events in the Toledo Roadrunners Club Trail Series presented in partnership with Metroparks Toledo and sponsored by Second Sole. Other races in the series are the Marsh Madness 10K (Howard Marsh Metropark, June 20, 2026), Towpath Trail 10K and Half Marathon (Providence Dam Metropark, July 19, 2026), and the Oak Openings Stampede 25K and 5K (Oak Openings Metropark, September 13, 2026). Registration for these events are also available on RunSignUp. Once registration opens for these other three events, a discount option will be offered if you sign up for all four events at the same time. If you are planning to do this, please wait to register.

♻️ Sustainability Initiatives

We are currently working with Metroparks Toledo on offering a giveaway for participants that run or walk in all four Trail Series events. This will be revealed at a later date.

Our race will work to eliminate disposable cup waste from our aid stations by using Hydrapak reusable cups. Runners will receive a Hydrapak cup at packet pickup. We will still offer disposable cups at our aid stations, but we hope that runners will use their Hydrapak cups. If you wish to purchase more Hydrapak products, go to www.HydraPak.com.

💵 Member Benefits

Toledo Roadrunners Club members receive a $5.00 discount which will be taken at final checkout. Sign up to be a member at this link.

🗓️ Important Dates

Last day to guarantee a shirt is October 12, 2025.