Fall Back 5K - Marietta, OH

Fall Back 5K - Marietta, OH takes place in Marietta, Ohio, on November 1, 2026, with a single event on the schedule: the Fall Back 5K, offered as a run or a run/walk, starting at 2 p.m. The race supports St. Mary Catholic School and Mary's House, and it belongs to the River City Runners & Walkers series, which welcomes participants of every age. Sign up before the stated cutoff and you get a long-sleeve race shirt; age-group awards are handed out on race day.

This is a road 5K built for community turnout rather than fast times, so it works whether you are racing your first 3.1 miles or using the afternoon start as a tune-up. If you want a real effort, six to eight weeks of steady mileage plus one weekly session of 5K-pace intervals is enough to sharpen you. The 2 p.m. gun also means you can eat normally and warm up without a pre-dawn alarm.