Groundhog 5-miler (by Donation)
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- Distance
- 8K
- Start time
- 13:00
- Entry fee
- $0.00
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We had another great time last year at the Groundhog despite some challenging conditions. We have pre-ordered a smoother, less snowy week leading into the 2027 Groundhog, so we should be back at full force!
Thanks to your continued generosity, though, we were able to raise another $4000+ for the Zionsville Food Pantry. We've once again added a "Virtual Groundhog" for those who would like to support the cause, but can't make it on race day.
And we'll continue to be back to our old ways of offering a 7-mile option and our 5-mile option - utilizing the Rail Trail with a bit of extension farther to the north.
TIME CUT OFF: We do need to ask for folks wanting to do the 7-miler to keep up a 14:00 per mile pace. Our course sentry at Mulberry Street (Mile 4.5) will be diverting everyone after that to just take the 5-mile route back to the high school.
Race Day: Sunday, February 7, 2027
Start Time: 1:00pm
Location: Zionsville High School - 1001 Mulberry Street, Zionsville, Indiana 46077
NOTE: Admittedly, the 5-mile route is a touch long by about 0.2-miles...so you get a little bonus fun for your money. :)
Special Thanks to Zionsville Community High School for being our long time host and the Zionsville Food Pantry as our beneficiary. We'll still be collecting mostly monetary donations to support the food pantry this year, but they will be on site again to scoop up any additional canned food items our participants might also bring along.
Thanks again for all the great support over the years. We're looking forward to another fun day of racing and giving back.
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Official finishing times from previous editions of Groundhog 7-miler/5-miler hosted by Indy Runners.
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Brady Hall | 28:47.47 |
| 🥈 | Chris Galloway | 29:53.78 |
| 🥉 | Jordan Baur | 32:06.03 |
| 4 | Ryan Sauer | 32:31.08 |
| 5 | David Forsee | 32:35.56 |
| 6 | Chris Fouke | 32:38.23 |
| 7 | Kentucky Wempe | 32:45.07 |
| 8 | Cole McCloskey | 32:52.63 |
| 9 | Braden Wunderlich | 33:12.1 |
| 10 | Zach Cherry | 33:17.6 |
| 11 | Josh Griesi | 33:20.45 |
| 12 | Maksym Chepeliev | 33:28.75 |
| 13 | Neill Harrington | 33:35.91 |
| 14 | Lucie Sulewski | 33:41.42 |
| 15 | Ryan Lange | 33:41.66 |
| 16 | Miguel Zarate | 33:42.76 |
| 17 | Rick Sica | 33:42.84 |
| 18 | Jonathan Schiemann | 33:50.53 |
| 19 | Taushah Papke | 33:51.9 |
| 20 | Dayne Ferguson | 34:23.74 |
| 21 | James Harris | 34:24.92 |
| 22 | Joseph Kitchell | 34:53.64 |
| 23 | Ian Haggerty | 34:58.09 |
| 24 | Rachael Frentz | 34:58.51 |
| 25 | Dennis Mullen | 35:08.08 |
| 26 | Shelbi Goble | 35:24.42 |
| 27 | John Schmitz | 35:25.97 |
| 28 | Craig Cochran | 35:28.92 |
| 29 | Nick Rattray | 35:29.12 |
| 30 | Ronald Zarate | 35:39.77 |
| 31 | Eric Lubrick | 35:39.92 |
| 32 | Rachel Patzer | 35:40.38 |
| 33 | Zachary Byrd | 35:46.68 |
| 34 | Cooper Barron | 36:01.98 |
| 35 | Tracie Hunter | 36:10.01 |
| 36 | Chris Mock | 36:10.05 |
| 37 | Angelo Doria | 36:16.59 |
| 38 | Eamonn Warren | 36:42.59 |
| 39 | Drew Gaynor | 36:45.94 |
| 40 | Don Andrews | 36:58.15 |
| 41 | Ann Berry | 37:09.49 |
| 42 | Lexi VanAlstine | 37:15.69 |
| 43 | Michael Hinton | 37:32.46 |
| 44 | Sam Tragesser | 37:46.76 |
| 45 | Cindy Harris | 37:57.63 |
| 46 | Dennis Yang | 37:58.97 |
| 47 | Neal Whited | 37:59.01 |
| 48 | Danielle Hartmann | 37:59.19 |
| 49 | John Neal | 38:26.67 |
| 50 | Robert Kusz | 38:36.88 |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Daniel Watts | 29:51 |
| 🥈 | Anne Clinton | 32:13 |
| 🥉 | Maksym Chepeliev | 32:28 |
| 4 | David Forsee | 32:31 |
| 5 | Jason Newport | 32:42 |
| 6 | Kentucky Wempe | 32:52 |
| 7 | Nathan O'Rourke | 33:23 |
| 8 | William Kindrick | 33:29 |
| 9 | Adam Chappelle | 33:39 |
| 10 | Tian Wang | 33:55 |
| 11 | Chris Fouke | 34:14 |
| 12 | Michael Smith | 34:26 |
| 13 | Lucie Sulewski | 34:36 |
| 14 | Tim Luke | 34:47 |
| 15 | John Schmitz | 35:17 |
| 16 | Rachael Frentz | 35:48 |
| 17 | Soren Johnson | 35:51 |
| 18 | Tracie Hunter | 35:58 |
| 19 | Stephen Hollander | 36:10 |
| 20 | Grant Carpenter | 36:11 |
| 21 | Don Andrews | 36:21 |
| 22 | Shelbi Goble | 36:39 |
| 23 | Brent Dawes | 36:55 |
| 24 | Andrew Hector | 37:02 |
| 25 | ROBERT EARL | 37:08 |
| 26 | Paul Cook | 37:59 |
| 27 | Nikolay Zaborenko | 38:00 |
| 28 | Peter Baratta | 38:10 |
| 29 | Jess Smith | 38:31 |
| 30 | Jeremy Johnson | 38:48 |
| 31 | Josiah Hellekson | 38:51 |
| 32 | Kory Kennedy | 39:00 |
| 33 | Michael Hinton | 39:06 |
| 34 | Megan Burger | 39:07 |
| 35 | PHILLIP PARELIUS | 39:17 |
| 36 | Eileen Poore | 39:21 |
| 37 | Dan Hay | 39:21 |
| 38 | Wenyu Ming | 39:28 |
| 39 | Yi Yuan | 39:38 |
| 40 | Ryan Stephens | 39:48 |
| 41 | C. Stephens | 39:49 |
| 42 | Cameron Gelwicks | 39:57 |
| 43 | Chenglin Yao | 40:03 |
| 44 | John Neal | 40:09 |
| 45 | Lauren Adams | 40:26 |
| 46 | Katherine Kobza | 40:36 |
| 47 | Mark O'Daniel | 40:52 |
| 48 | Robert Kusz | 40:57 |
| 49 | Michael Kepner | 41:01 |
| 50 | Jonathan Stewart | 41:10 |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Derek McClain | 41:03.67 |
| 🥈 | Jacob Rich | 41:09.52 |
| 🥉 | Chris Galloway | 41:19.22 |
| 4 | Siqi Wu | 41:20.77 |
| 5 | Andy Cowen | 41:32.76 |
| 6 | Kelby Laughner | 44:09.65 |
| 7 | Brandon Daugherty | 45:21.88 |
| 8 | Zach Cherry | 45:33.07 |
| 9 | Ryo Yoshikawa | 45:42.34 |
| 10 | David Forsee | 45:50.18 |
| 11 | Anne Clinton | 45:51.58 |
| 12 | Jamie Stout | 45:52.75 |
| 13 | Matthew Jourdan | 46:10.02 |
| 14 | Craig Cochran | 46:14.5 |
| 15 | Tony Manna | 46:59.34 |
| 16 | Davina Lewis | 47:10.84 |
| 17 | Evan Williamson | 47:28.47 |
| 18 | Taushah Crawford | 47:49.03 |
| 19 | Tara Cassidy | 48:48.92 |
| 20 | Eric Howe | 48:58.38 |
| 21 | Kevin Johnston | 48:58.69 |
| 22 | Michael Elsbury | 49:04.62 |
| 23 | Keith Gemeinhart | 49:08.03 |
| 24 | Chris Vasquez | 49:15.11 |
| 25 | Chad Martin | 49:16.52 |
| 26 | Aaron Gadberry | 49:21.32 |
| 27 | Maddie Christman | 49:22.05 |
| 28 | Paul Cirillo | 49:29.13 |
| 29 | Marianne Carney | 49:30.11 |
| 30 | Brian Tucker | 50:53.76 |
| 31 | Candice Bedford | 51:06.08 |
| 32 | Todd Foeckler | 51:11.99 |
| 33 | Nikolay Zaborenko | 51:12.55 |
| 34 | Hacene Smaine | 51:20.99 |
| 35 | Ann Berry | 51:23.43 |
| 36 | Yushe Chen | 51:27.9 |
| 37 | Ryan McGlinchey | 51:36.07 |
| 38 | cameron wilson | 52:14.51 |
| 39 | Nick Bailey | 52:18 |
| 40 | Andrew Hector | 52:21.12 |
| 41 | Gordon Strain | 52:38.38 |
| 42 | Corey Johnson | 53:07.29 |
| 43 | Jensen McFarland | 53:22.47 |
| 44 | Tian Wang | 53:45.76 |
| 45 | Lucas Chacon | 53:54.77 |
| 46 | Jess Smith | 53:57.21 |
| 47 | Michael Wolfe | 53:57.5 |
| 48 | Aaron Sweet | 54:11.28 |
| 49 | Megan Burger | 54:17.81 |
| 50 | Cindy Harris | 54:21.68 |
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