Downtown Centennial Plaza, Canton OH
Saturday, July 12th, 2025
🏃♀️ Event Overview
- Date: July 12th, 2025
- Location: Downtown Centennial Plaza, Canton, OH
- Celebration: A full morning celebrating women and girls of all ages and talents.
- Event: USATF sanctioned championship followed by a community open women's/girl only 6K run/walk.
🏅 USATF Championship
- Participants: Features top-tier athletes including former marathon record holder Kiera D'Amato and bronze medalist Molly Seidel.
- Entry Requirements: Exclusive invite and required time standards.
- Field Size: Limited to 50 participants.
- A Standard Entry: 15:35 5K or better, or 32:30 10K or better.
- B Standard Entry: 16:10 5K or better, or 33:30 10K or better.
- Contact: Interested elite participants should email Tina Ryee at womens6kmfestival@gmail.com.
👟 The Run/Walk
- All are Welcome: Open to all women and girls of all abilities.
- Start Time: Community run begins at 8:05 AM, following the elite division at 8:00 AM.
- Course Distance: The course is 6K (3.73 miles) with a beautiful finisher medal at the end.
- Virtual Option: Men are welcome to join in the Virtual Race.
🌐 Virtual Race
- Participation: Join in spirit if unable to attend in person.
- What You Receive: T-shirt, finisher medal, and bib mailed during race week.
- Your Choice: Run on your favorite 6K loop, track, or at your convenience.
- Share Your Experience: Send your time and photo to celebrate your run. Men and boys are welcome.
- Awards: Virtual runners will not be eligible for overall or age group placement awards.
🎉 The Festival
- Post-Race Activities: Enjoy a fantastic finishers festival with music, an MC, and women-owned vendors.
- Awards Ceremony: Celebrate the USATF Division Award Ceremony and Open Division Award Ceremony.
- Prize Money: Top 5 overall women in the Open Division will receive prizes of $300, $200, $100, $75, and $50.
- Top Masters: Overall Masters prize money of $200, and Grand Masters of $100.
- Age Division Awards: Top 3 in each age division will receive awards. Note: Top 5 overall or masters will not receive age group awards.
For more information, visit our [race page](https://runsignup.com/Race/OH/Canton/2025Womens6kFestival?aflt_token=QZt1KFBDIiIun5smo9vi7y59qq2fNLcB).
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