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Saturday, September 26th, 2026
511 Watt Avenue, Barnesville OH
5K
57–75°F · some rain risk
See last 10 years
On this date: rain 3 of the last 10 years
2025
59–75°F
dry
2024
64–74°F
dry
2023
61–70°F
dry
2022
53–64°F
dry
2021
48–71°F
dry
2020
57–76°F
dry
2019
60–78°F
rain
2018
58–72°F
rain
2017
66–87°F
dry
2016
57–80°F
rain
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About this race
Race Overview
Voted the "#1 Favorite Race in the Ohio Valley" multiple times, this event has a "Family Reunion" type atmosphere to it.
Race Features
- Trophies: Nearly 150 of the beautiful, coveted, unique ceramic-fired pumpkin trophies.
- Door Prizes: Lots of exciting door prizes for participants.
- Food: A HUGE smorgasbord of delicious food including pizzas, pepperoni rolls, subs, deli-fresh sandwiches, Jessica's famous pasta salad, and Donley's Delicious Delights home baked cookies & muffins.
- Kids Race: A FREE KIDS RACE where all kids win a pumpkin medallion and mini-pumpkin, handed to them by Spiderman!
Registration Information
- Shirts: The first 400 registrants receive a moisture-management shirt. Shirts can be reordered based on race numbers but will be first-come, first serve!
- Online Registration: Available at www.RunSignUp.com — Keyword: Pumpkin.
- Applications: Available at www.RailsToTrails5k.com.
- Contact: For more info, contact Carl at: [email protected] or call 740-310-2117.
Event Details
- Date: 2026-09-26
- Location: 511 Watt Avenue, Barnesville, OH
Course map
Hotels for race weekend
Live prices near the start line, Sep 25 – 27, 2026.
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