5100 Cornerstone Dr, Delaware OH
Saturday, May 3rd, 2025
🏃♂️Welcome to the 2025 Cougar 5K Challenge
🎯Our Purpose:
- Event Host: Every year the Columbus State Staff Advisory Council hosts the Cougar 5K Challenge.
- Goal: To raise money for student course textbooks and supplies scholarships.
- Barrier: The cost of course material is a significant and often overlooked barrier to finishing college.
- Your Impact: Your participation will help us provide course material scholarships so students can “cross the finish line” of their education.
📝Registration:
- Options: Choose to sign up for the in-person or virtual events.
- Team or Individual: You can register as an individual or as part of a team.
- Fundraising: When registering, you can become a fundraiser or make a donation.
🌐How Does a Virtual 5K Work?
- Flexibility: Run or walk the 5K wherever and whenever between Saturday, May 3th and Sunday May 10th.
- Submission Info: A follow-up email will explain how to submit your race time for prizes.
- No Medals: No placement medals will be awarded for the virtual format.
- Participation Gear: Everyone receives a participation medal, a race shirt, and a swag bag.
⏱️How to Submit Your Times for Results
Manual Method
- Distance: Run/walk your 5k (3.1 mile) distance anywhere from May 4 to May 12.
- Record: Record your time on a piece of paper or phone.
- Login: Make sure you are logged into runsignup.com.
- Submit: Go to the "Results" tab and click "Submit Virtual Results".
Automatic Method (optional)
- App: Download the RaceJoy App.
- Locate Event: Find the Columbus Cougar 5k Challenge event in the App.
- Use Course: Use the Race Anywhere course when you run/walk your 5k.
- Submit Times: Submit your times through the app after your run/walk.
📦Package Pick Up
- Location: Columbus State Community College DX Bookstore, 283 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215.
- Date & Time: Thursday, May 1 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Friday, May 2 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
- Day of Event: You can also pick up your packet on the day of the event.
- Opt-out Option: During registration, you can choose not to receive a shirt and/or medal, with savings going to scholarships.
For more details, visit the race page.
Starting Line Map
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