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Beat the Bird 5K & 10K

Name: Beat the Bird 5K & 10K
Start: 2026-11-21
End: 2026-11-21
Location: Columbus

Columbus, Alabama, United States

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About the Event

Location: Hardaway High School
Distance: 5K & 10K
Date: Nov 21, 2026
Courses: Road & Rails to Trails

5K: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2717862220

10K: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5818408765

Race Start Time: 8:00 am for 5K & 10K
5K Cost Per: CRR Member: $30; Non Member: $35
Award Categories: Top 3 overall M/F, Top 1 Masters M/F, Top 3 Age Groups: 14-under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+ M/F

Medal for all participants.

Must be registered by Thursday 11/13/26 to be guaranteed shirt.

Description: Part of the Holiday Classic Series. Do not register if you have already registered for the Series.
Packet Pick Up: Nov 20, 2026 @ Big Dog Fleet Feet 12 W 11th St from 12 - 6 pm NO RACE DAY PICKUP

Part of the Columbus Roadrunner Holiday Series. If signed up for series do not need to sign up for individual race.

Races Offered

10K Member

Nov 21, 2026

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08:00

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$30.00

10K Non-Member

Nov 21, 2026

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$35.00

5k Member

Nov 21, 2026

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$30.00

5k Non-member

Nov 21, 2026

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$35.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Columbus.

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8.5° / 19.1°

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6.0° / 17.2°

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8h 5m

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2.8 mm

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9.9 km/h (Light breeze)

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Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

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Low (2.0)

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70.5%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:19

nightlight Sunset

17:44

About Columbus

Learn more about the host city, Columbus.

Columbus is the capital of the American state of Ohio and is located centrally within the state as the core of the Greater Columbus area. Sited in an area where the Rust Belt, Bible Belt, Appalachia, and the Farm Belt meet, Columbus is a fusion of many different parts of America. It is the home of the Ohio State University. The combination of Ohio Government and the Ohio State University has fueled amazing growth both financially and physically in Columbus. It has created a business and research environment that has provided substantial employment opportunities to the diverse ethnic and local graduates of the Ohio State University, and other academic institutions in Columbus. The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC), is projected to be one of the top 50 supercomputers in the world and among the top 10 supercomputing academic centers. It also ranked number 1 on About.com's list of the United States' Most Underrated Gay Cities.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Beat the Bird 5K & 10K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Cavan Klein	M	17	—	—
🥈	Kaden Ellis	M	21	Cataula, GA	—
🥉	Zack Adams	M	15	Columbus, GA	—
4	Jill Braley-Boyd	F	44	—	—
5	Roger Hagues	M	38	Midland, GA	—
6	Bradley Brooks	M	14	—	—
7	Lindsay Slemmons	F	23	—	—
8	Michael Keck	M	44	Columbus, GA	—
9	Donald Ellis	M	48	Cataula, GA	—
10	Jonathan Cronin	M	29	—	—
11	Kailey Knopf	F	23	—	—
12	Eva Jeswald	F	17	—	—
13	Sarah Burgin	F	24	Columbus, GA	—
14	N. Moore	M	11	—	—
15	Ben Campeau	M	14	—	—
16	Margaret Anderson	F	15	—	—
17	Julie Payne	F	15	—	—
18	F. Stone	M	12	—	—
19	Cecil Turtle Bird	M	49	—	—
20	David Williams	M	66	Columbus, GA	—
21	Lucy Stone	F	46	—	—
22	Mary Elizabeth Drew	F	14	—	—
23	Liz Brooks	F	46	Midland, GA	—
24	A. Rossello	M	10	Fortson, GA	—
25	Megan Guthrie	F	36	—	—
26	M. Parks	F	11	—	—
27	Brice Watson	M	18	—	—
28	L. Trawick	M	12	Columbus, GA	—
29	Erika Torres	F	42	—	—
30	Blake Beasley	M	49	Midland, GA	—
31	Regan Weaver	F	15	—	—
32	Kevin Schied	M	52	Columbus, GA	—
33	John Little	M	45	Fortson, GA	—
34	Alexia Inglett	F	31	—	—
35	Joshua Owenby	M	13	—	—
36	L. James	M	10	Lanett, AL	—
37	Erica Taylor	F	52	Columbus, GA	—
38	Jennifer Davis	F	44	Columbus, GA	—
39	Ava Lampton	F	15	—	—
40	Ryan Parks	M	41	—	—
41	Chris Brazell	M	44	Statesboro, GA	—
42	Hi cks Steve	M	72	—	—
43	Charles Danner	M	28	—	—
44	Bob Jeswald	M	57	Waverly Hall, GA	—
45	Laurie Miorana	F	47	fortson, GA	—
46	Isabelle Campeau	F	16	—	—
47	Jill Brazell	F	39	Columbus, GA	—
48	Roy Bolar	M	52	—	—
49	Molly Wright	F	35	COLUMBUS, GA	—
50	W Scott Gunn	M	50	Fortson, GA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Sam Wallace	M	27	—	—
🥈	Jonathan Williams	M	44	Phenix City, AL	—
🥉	Joel Spicer	M	45	Fort Benning, GA	—
4	Jose Espinosa	M	44	—	—
5	Tim Donnelly	M	34	—	—
6	Steven Taylor	M	48	—	—
7	Haley Bean	F	26	—	—
8	David Rossello	M	44	Fortson, GA	—
9	Sheldon Hundley	M	30	—	—
10	Jonathan Warren	M	21	—	—
11	Jeff Smith	M	58	Upatoi, GA	—
12	Stephen Warren	M	70	Columbus, GA	—
13	Sarah Weber	F	36	Phenix City, AL	—
14	Christopher Lamb	M	56	Phenix City, AL	—
15	Keith McJunkin	M	51	—	—
16	Nathan Harmon Bird	M	23	—	—
17	Hans Lehman	M	25	—	—
18	Jimmy James	M	46	Lanett, AL	—
19	Kristin Ciancio	F	38	Phenix City, AL	—
20	Gena Ochal	F	42	—	—
21	Warren Young	M	21	—	—
22	Julia Rodriguez	F	31	—	—
23	Daniel Gonzalez	M	27	—	—
24	Alana Spiece	F	28	—	—
25	Jason Eason	M	46	—	—
26	David Helmick	M	45	Columbus, GA	—
27	Alfonso Ahuja	M	60	Columbus, GA	—
28	Julie Melton	F	40	Columbus, GA	—
29	Calen Mckinney	M	30	—	—
30	Michael Ransdell	M	32	—	—
31	Shay Dally	F	36	—	—
32	James Boeding	M	22	—	—
33	Jennie Miller	F	50	Columbus, GA	—
34	Dwight Miller	M	52	Columbus, GA	—
35	Janet Crane	F	61	Phenix City, AL	—
36	Brooke Conklin	F	43	—	—
37	Lisa Danner	F	46	Phenix City, AL	—
38	Angel Wade	F	47	Columbus, GA	—
39	Bethany Donnelly	F	33	—	—
40	David Wilson	M	59	Columbus, GA	—
41	Robert Chatman	M	46	—	—
42	Lauren Phillips	F	35	Hamilton, GA	—
43	Fe Godbey	F	55	Phenix City, AL	—
44	Jeff Dally	M	37	—	—
45	Christine McClung	F	56	Midland, GA	—
46	Jason Dennis Bird	M	46	—	—
47	Tiffany Rupert	F	41	Phenix City, AL	—
48	Carla Evans	F	44	Phenix City, AL	—
49	Maragret Connelly	F	61	—	—
50	Jimbo Flowers	M	65	Columbus, GA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Jordan Satterwhite	M	17	Cataula, GA	19:17.77
🥈	Cullen Ward	M	15	Cataula, GA	19:49.52
🥉	Jacob Biggs	M	22	—	20:12.83
4	Matthew Coddington	M	34	Chugiak, AK	21:33.18
5	Donald Ellis	M	50	Fortson, GA	21:37.76
6	Luke Harman	M	14	Shiloh, GA	21:53.88
7	Evan Koller	M	13	Ellerslie, GA	22:27.09
8	Sofia Manan	F	16	Hamilton, GA	22:27.12
9	David Rossello	M	46	—	22:35.9
10	Alfonso Ahuja	M	62	—	23:21.68
11	Nathan Moore	M	13	—	23:30.3
12	A. Rossello	M	12	—	23:45.67
13	O. Moore	M	10	Columbus, GA	24:32.63
14	Casey White	M	30	Columbus, GA	24:37.55
15	L. James	M	12	—	24:45.17
16	Zoë Bailon	F	14	Ellerslie, GA	24:45.35
17	Izzy DeHart	F	15	Fortson, GA	24:47.13
18	Jimmy James	M	48	—	25:17.09
19	Michael Ray	M	35	Columbus, GA	26:27.59
20	Aaron DeHart	M	41	Fortson, GA	26:27.9
21	Chelsea Crespo	F	32	Fort Benning, GA	27:16.18
22	Drew Harman	M	37	Shiloh, GA	27:31
23	Miles Simmons	M	24	Columbus, GA	27:32.39
24	Soun Laubach	F	26	Columbus, GA	27:38.77
25	Gena Ochal	F	44	—	27:49.2
26	Matthew Middlebrooks	M	36	Fayetteville, NC	27:49.79
27	Alexandra Noack	F	31	Hartland, WI	27:50.03
28	Angelia Sharpe	F	46	—	27:56.68
29	Mario Manan	M	45	Hamilton, GA	28:07.44
30	Matthew Cordell	M	14	—	28:12.73
31	Alexis Wallace	F	32	—	28:16.38
32	Braelyn Burk	F	23	Fort Moore, GA	28:18.96
33	David Martin	M	58	Phenix City, AL	29:05.32
34	W. McBroom	M	7	Columbus, GA	29:19.87
35	Ginger King	F	59	—	29:21.16
36	Janine McPhie	F	50	Ellerslie, GA	29:29.68
37	Andy Harp	M	73	—	29:35.1
38	Emily Moore	F	45	—	29:37.52
39	Cody McBroom	M	41	Columbus, GA	29:54.54
40	Daniel Borkat	M	53	Columbus, GA	29:58.61
41	Gary Koller	M	53	Ellerslie, GA	30:05.4
42	Kristin Sellers	F	36	—	30:24.49
43	Samantha Cato	F	41	Phenix City, AL	30:36.69
44	Dan Cordell	M	59	—	30:48.28
45	Jeffrey Gentry	M	57	—	30:56.21
46	Christian Swafford	M	17	Columbus, GA	30:58.14
47	Margaret Connelly	F	63	—	31:02.5
48	D. Harman	F	12	Shiloh, GA	31:15.2
49	Lexie Hall	F	17	Hamilton, GA	31:41.95
50	Stephen Warren	M	72	—	31:45.29

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Bradley Brooks	M	16	Midland, GA	39:12.85
🥈	courtney bloom	M	43	Los Angeles, CA	39:24.22
🥉	Thomas Franco	M	26	—	41:44.17
4	Jose Espinosa	M	46	—	41:49.37
5	Jack Samuelson	M	26	Columbus, GA	41:53.88
6	Brian Vero	M	26	—	43:36.68
7	Ronald Robinette	M	36	—	44:21.72
8	Jeffrey Guzman	M	37	—	45:16.42
9	Ousman Badjie	M	45	Fort Benning, GA	46:43.62
10	Benjamin Dennis	M	43	Columbus, GA	46:53.19
11	Chase Laubach	M	27	Columbus, GA	46:59.39
12	Paul Chaney	M	31	Columbus, GA	47:13.68
13	Michael Keck	M	46	—	47:22.48
14	Levi Porter	M	14	Midland, GA	47:36.21
15	vladimir Turkey	M	47	—	47:40.2
16	Liz Brooks	F	48	Midland, GA	48:50.44
17	Henry Moore	M	13	—	48:53.71
18	Lucy Brooks	F	16	Midland, GA	49:07.16
19	James Turkey	M	47	—	50:06.64
20	Christopher Lamb	M	58	—	50:15.12
21	Sebastian Lopez	M	16	Midland, GA	50:17.35
22	Phillip Gerhardt	M	36	Midland, GA	50:40.39
23	James Close	M	25	Fort Benning, GA	51:14.2
24	Meghan Stewart	F	37	Columbus, GA	51:36.42
25	Zane Spicer	M	47	—	52:38.57
26	Miguel Pacle	M	27	Columbus, GA	53:56.05
27	Mychal Dotts	M	31	Sumter, SC	54:07.14
28	Kerlentz Constant	M	33	—	54:18.07
29	Lindsey Childers	F	42	—	54:18.93
30	David Williams	M	68	—	54:30.29
31	Julie Melton	F	42	—	57:02.8
32	Jermaine Morgan	M	36	Columbus, GA	57:07.18
33	Stalline Kurgat	M	30	Albany, GA	57:25.78
34	William Tyson	M	55	—	59:02.82
35	Mark Culpepper	M	63	—	59:24.63
36	Dwayne Jackson	M	46	—	59:26.42
37	Katie Underwood	F	34	—	59:55.92
38	Eduardo Lopez	M	47	Midland, GA	1:01:05.75
39	Richard Smith	M	57	Columbus, GA	1:01:20.11
40	Paige Neal	F	21	Woodbury, GA	1:01:30.57
41	Sydney Eshman	F	15	Columbus, GA	1:01:37.1
42	Umeco Morgan	F	36	Columbus, GA	1:01:38.94
43	Rance Gillespie	M	55	Hartwell, GA	1:02:27.53
44	Kellie Branton	F	41	Smiths Station, AL	1:03:03.69
45	Taylor Childs	F	34	—	1:03:30.1
46	Joy Burke	F	51	—	1:03:52.54
47	Erica Burton	F	49	—	1:03:52.7
48	Jewyl Stevens	F	69	—	1:03:59.38
49	Mason Stewart	M	37	Wilmore, KY	1:05:07.55
50	Cindy Todt	F	52	Fortson, GA	1:05:37.72

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Beat the Bird 5K & 10K

About the Event

Location: Hardaway High School
Distance: 5K & 10K
Date: Nov 21, 2026
Courses: Road & Rails to Trails

Race Start Time: 8:00 am for 5K & 10K
5K Cost Per: CRR Member: $30; Non Member: $35
Award Categories: Top 3 overall M/F, Top 1 Masters M/F, Top 3 Age Groups: 14-under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+ M/F

Medal for all participants.

Description: Part of the Holiday Classic Series. Do not register if you have already registered for the Series.
Packet Pick Up: Nov 20, 2026 @ Big Dog Fleet Feet 12 W 11th St from 12 - 6 pm NO RACE DAY PICKUP