6/6/2026

The Strawberry Festival 5K

Bolivar, Ohio.

Kris Engstrom

Finish Time:  25:03

Overall Place:  34th Place / 290

Division Place:  2nd Place / 8

Nancy Wardell

Finish Time:  28:15

Overall Place:  79th Place / 290

Division Place 3rd Place / 17

Lori Fritz served as the Race Director

Felicia Neal and Kelly Tomlin volunteered for race day duties.

Race Recap By Kris Engstrom:

I ran the Bolivar Strawberry Festival 5K on Saturday. It was a little warmer than I like. Finished in 25:03 and got 2nd in my age group. Glad to see Team ER members at the race and also a lot of other people I know.

Race Recap By Nancy Wardell:

I ran the Strawberry Festival 5k in Bolivar this morning with so many teammates and running friends!!Definitely a little bit warmer than I expected, but this event is always so well organized and I love the award ceremony in the big tent afterwards where everyone can hang out and enjoy the snacks and even a free strawberry beer if you’d like! My grandson did fantastic running the seedling scamper too! The course for the 5K is pretty flat, but definitely has some long stretches on the road in the sunlight, so you should be careful and prepared! Congrats Kris Engstrom for placing and to Lori Fritz for hosting another great 5k!! I finished with a total time of 28:15 and pace of 9:06 which I’m super happy with!! I placed 3rd in my age group!!

Race Recap By Felicia Neal:

Well I had a very productive Saturday! First I volunteered at the Strawberry Festival 5k and enjoyed checking in a sold out race! Then I competed in the Eagle Up Ultra 100 mile Relay and completed a Solo 50k! I am over joyed that I had the opportunity to participate in the relay with an amazing team! We got a over 100 miles!