Run for Remembrance 5K - Defiance

Run for Remembrance 5K is staged in Defiance, Ohio, on October 24, 2026, with an unusual midday start at 12 p.m. The race is held in memory of people who have died and gives the community a way to gather in support of one another, and entries contribute to the Erasmo Elias Jr. scholarship.

A noon gun is worth planning around. Eat a normal breakfast, keep lunch out of the picture, and arrive early enough for a proper warm-up, because a cold start over 3.1 miles hurts more than the distance suggests. The road format suits first-timers and regulars alike: four to six weeks of running three times a week is enough to finish comfortably, and one weekly session of hard three to four minute efforts will sharpen you if you want a time.