Name: Tri-C Autumn Blaze 5K
Start: 2026-10-10
End: 2026-10-10
Location: Cleveland

About the Event

We hope you can join us for the 12th annual Autumn Blaze 5K!
Saturday October 10, 2026

Location
Western Campus, 11000 Pleasant Valley Road
8 a.m. on-site race registration and packet pick-up
9 a.m. 5k and 1 mile events begin
(Right off of Pleasant Valley in front of the entrance).

Awards
Awards given to Top 3 overall males/females and Top 3 males/females in each age group:
13 & Under, 14-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65 & Over

NEW THIS YEAR!

Create a Team
Departments, friends, and family: Create a team when you register and race as a group.

Dress in Your Retro Best
Celebrate West’s 60th anniversary! Rock your favorite decade — from the 1960s to today.

Register by Sept. 28 to receive an Autumn Blaze t-shirt

Proceeds benefit the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, United Negro College Fund and United Way of Greater Cleveland.

For race information visit tri-c.edu/5Kevents today!

Races Offered

1 Mile or 5K Walk

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 1.6K

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$30.00

1 Mile or 5K Walk - Tri-C Student and Alumni

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 1.6K

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$25.00

5K Race

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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$30.00

5K Race - Tri-C Student and Alumni

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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$25.00

Bronze Sponsor

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — Bronze Sponsor

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$100.00

Gold Sponsor

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — Gold Sponsor

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$500.00

Silver Sponsor

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — Silver Sponsor

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$250.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Cleveland.

thermostat Temperature

11.5° / 16.8°

wb_sunny Feels like

7.3° / 14.1°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 27m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.3 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

17.7 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

72.2%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:39

nightlight Sunset

18:43

About Cleveland

Learn more about the host city, Cleveland.

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the lake from Ontario, Canada, and is approximately 60 miles west of the Ohio–Pennsylvania state line. Cleveland is the most populous city on Lake Erie, the 2nd-most populous city in Ohio, and the 53rd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 372,624 at the 2020 census. The Greater Cleveland metropolitan area, with an estimated 2.17 million residents, is the 34th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Tri-C Autumn Blaze 5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Daniel Murray	M	34	Cleveland, OH	17:25
🥈	Nolan Krumhansl	M	19	Fairview Park, OH	18:18
🥉	Alex Hopkins	M	37	Brecksville, OH	19:43
4	Johnny Grebenc	M	35	Parma, OH	19:45
5	Peter Anderson	M	45	Cleveland, OH	20:24
6	Tim Sands	M	58	Cleveland, OH	20:43
7	Hongdong Wang	M	51	Solon, OH	21:09
8	Derrick Williams	M	47	Cleveland, OH	21:43
9	Ralph Burrell	M	52	Medina, OH	24:36
10	Jeff Raycher	M	43	Medina, OH	24:51
11	Jerry Abraham	M	50	Avon, OH	24:51
12	Matt Willson	M	38	Lakewood, OH	24:52
13	Jennifer Cornell	F	34	Cleveland, OH	24:54
14	Colin Sheppard	M	62	Cleveland, OH	24:58
15	Donald Huckle	M	33	Cleveland, OH	25:11
16	H. Pucek	M	10	Wadsworth, OH	25:18
17	Elizabeth Vaidya	F	42	Westlake, OH	25:20
18	Dakota Burrell	F	20	—	25:23
19	Joellen Mitchell	F	47	Elyria, OH	25:36
20	Jonathan Neuzil	M	38	Lakewood, OH	25:46
21	Andrew Cox	M	52	Cleveland, OH	25:51
22	Ashley Butler	F	17	Cleveland, OH	25:56
23	Andrew Raycher	M	32	Cleveland, OH	26:02
24	Pat Mariano	M	53	Lagrange, OH	26:02
25	Jennifer Marsh	F	33	Independence, OH	28:01
26	Rebecca Krumhansl	F	54	Cleveland, OH	28:06
27	Ed Clark	M	66	Wadsworth, OH	29:14
28	Hales Tatangelo	F	43	Strongsville, OH	29:16
29	Anthony Willoughby Jr	M	34	North Royalton, OH	29:48
30	Kelli Zacharias	F	55	Cleveland, OH	29:50
31	Brittany Wick	F	21	Wadsworth, OH	30:27
32	Julie Crawford	F	45	Cleveland, OH	31:18
33	Tyrone Brown	M	69	Shaker Hts, OH	31:38
34	P. Vaidya	F	11	Westlake, OH	31:54
35	Andi Crawford	F	18	Cleveland, OH	32:19
36	Katherine Gould	F	54	Cleveland, OH	36:21
37	N. Vaidya	M	11	Westlake, OH	36:46
38	Jianhong Mei	F	47	—	37:33
39	Jacquelynn Walsh-scanlon	F	34	Avon Lake, OH	37:53
40	Athena Mericsko	F	43	Cleveland, OH	38:12
41	Melissa Zagata	F	50	Cleveland, OH	38:28
42	M. Vaidya	F	9	Westlake, OH	40:54
43	Punit Vaidya	M	41	Westlake, OH	40:54
44	Meryl Soto-schwartz	F	61	Cleveland, OH	50:10
45	Martin Walsh	M	74	Avon Lake, OH	50:20
46	Holly Clemens	F	65	Independence, OH	—
47	Susie Geregach	F	55	Cleveland, OH	—
48	Michaela Geregach	F	17	Cleveland, OH	—
49	Michael Geregach	M	61	Cleveland, OH	—
50	Stephanie Faciana	F	41	Northfield, OH	—