Pigskin Classic 5K

Pigskin Classic 5K is held in Cleveland, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on Saturday, November 28, 2026, with a single 5K starting at 10:00 a.m. Registration includes a t-shirt, and once the running is done participants are invited to gather at the Dive Bar to watch the Ohio State-Michigan college football game together.

That post-race plan tells you what kind of event this is: a road 5K built as much around community as around the clock. Ohio State-Michigan is the rivalry the day is named for, and the 10:00 a.m. start leaves plenty of time to get to the bar before kickoff. For runners the distance is short enough to race hard without disrupting the rest of the weekend, and for anyone newer to running, a handful of weeks of easy three-times-a-week jogging will get you across 3.1 miles. Dress for a cold Cleveland morning.