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.

🏞️ Race Details

• 8 Miler Start: Runners 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.
• 5K Route: Runners in the 5K will run one loop of the "long version" of the Secor park all-purpose trail.
• Course Features: Both courses are flat and non-technical. Walkers are welcome in the 5K.
• Top Rating: Falling Leaves was named a top fall trail race by Outside Magazine in 2025 here.

🏆 Awards and Registration

• Limited Participation: 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 both the 5K and 8 mile.
• Finisher Medals: Medals for all finishers.

📅 Packet Pickup

• Early Pickup: Packet pick-up: Thursday night 4:30 - 7:30 October 22, 2026 at Second Sole.
• Event Day Pickup: Day of packet pick-up at the Secor Center.
• Raffles: Raffle for a Second Sole gift certificate for participants who pick up their packet early.
• Additional Raffles: Raffle for Second Sole gift certificates for finishers and participants in the trail series. Raffle winners can only win one of the raffles.

🏃‍♂️ Trail 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:

• Marsh Madness 10K (Howard Marsh Metropark, June 20, 2026).
• Towpath Trail 10K and Half Marathon (Providence Dam Metropark, July 19, 2026).
• Oak Openings Stampede 25K and 5K (Oak Openings Metropark, September 13, 2026).
• Registration for these events are also available on RunSignUp.

♻️ Sustainability Efforts

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 Discounts

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.

🗓️ Event Information

Event Date: 2026-10-25

Location: 10001 Central Ave., Berkey, OH

For more information, visit the [official race page](https://runsignup.com/Race/OH/Berkey/FallingLeaves8milerand5K?aflt_token=QZt1KFBDIiIun5smo9vi7y59qq2fNLcB).