Falling Leaves 8 miler and 5K

Race Overview

Our race is full! Please consider volunteering!!!

We have been named a top fall trail race by Outside Magazine here!!!

Event Details

Celebrate the fall colors and changing seasons with a trail run through Secor and Wiregrass Metroparks!! There will be two races - an 8 miler and a 5K (full disclosure...due to the need to use existing trails, the distances are actually about 7.7 and 3.3 miles. So you have the opportunity to set PR's in a new distance!!). Both races start at Secor Metropark on the all-purpose trail.

• 8 Miler Route: Runners will start adjacent to the Secor Room at Secor Park, follow the all-purpose trail counter-clockwise, connect to the Moseley Trail and follow it to Wiregrass Lake, then do a loop around the lake and return on the Moseley and all-purpose trails to the finish at the Secor Room.
• 5K Route: Runners will run one loop of the "long version" of the Secor park all-purpose trail.
• Course Type: Both courses are flat and non-technical.
• Walker Participation: Walkers are welcome in the 5K.

Key Information

• Participant Limit: Participation is limited to 250 participants.
• T-shirt Guarantee: To guarantee a t-shirt, please register by October 14, 2025!
• Awards: Awards to top male/female overall, masters, and grand masters in both 5K and 8 mile.
• Finisher Medals: Medals for all finishers.

Packet Pickup

• Pre-Race Pickup: Packet pick-up: Thursday night 4:30 - 7:30 October 23, 2025 at Second Sole.
• Day of Event: Day of packet pick up at the Secor Center.
• Raffles: Raffle for a Second Sole gift certificate for participants who pick up their packet early and for finishers.
• Trail Series Raffle: NEW THIS YEAR!!! Raffle for a Second Sole gift certificate for participants in the trail series.

Trail Series Details

The Falling Leaves event is one of four events in the Toledo Roadrunners Club Trail Series presented in partnership with Metroparks Toledo and sponsored by Second Sole. Other races in the series are the Marsh Madness 10K (Howard Marsh Metropark, June 21, 2025), Towpath Trail 10K and Half Marathon (Providence Dam Metropark, July 20, 2025) and the Oak Openings Stampede 25K and 5K (Oak Openings Metropark, September 14, 2025). Registration for these events is also available on RunSignUp.

• Discounts: Like last year, there is an additional $8.00 discount ($2.00 per event) if you register for all four Trail Series events at the same time.
• No Single Event Discount: No discount will apply if you register for one now and the others later.
• Future Giveaway: We are currently working with Metroparks Toledo on offering a giveaway for participants that run or walk in all four Trail Series events. This will be revealed at a later date.

Sustainability Initiatives

Our race will work to eliminate disposable cup waste from our aid stations by using Hydrapak reusable cups. Runners will receive a Hydrapak cup at packet pickup. We will still offer disposable cups at our aid stations, but we hope that runners will use their Hydrapak cups. If you wish to purchase more Hydrapak products, go to www.HydraPak.com and use the discount code “fall-sr25”.

Final Note

Last day to guarantee a shirt is October 14, 2025.

Event Location

10001 Central Ave., Berkey, OH.

Registration

For more information and to register, visit here.