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Sunday, October 18th, 2026
787 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo NY
5K
48–59°F · some rain risk
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On this date: rain 3 of the last 10 years
2025
52–74°F
rain
2024
41–59°F
dry
2023
50–57°F
dry
2022
40–45°F
rain
2021
48–55°F
dry
2020
51–60°F
dry
2019
43–51°F
dry
2018
36–48°F
dry
2017
56–63°F
dry
2016
62–73°F
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Race-day forecast · Sunday, Oct 18
Partly cloudy · 42–59°F
Sunday, Oct 18starts near 42°F · 0% chance of rain · wind up to 16 mph
About this race
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo is sponsoring the Rick Zakalik J5K Run & Walk on Sunday morning October 18, 2026. It will start just behind the JCC Holland Family Building at 787 Delaware Avenue at 10 AM. It is a USATF Certified Race and will have awards for the 5K in multiple age groups.
Online Registration closes at 5pm on Friday October 16th at 5:00PM . In person registration will be available at the Holland JCC from 8:30am-6pm on Saturday October 17th and from 8:30am-9:30am on Sunday, race day.
Packet pickup will be inside the Holland JCC at 787 Delaware Avenue from 8:30AM am-6 pm on Friday October 16th and on Saturday October 17th from 8:30am-6pm
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