11/7/2026

Ruck Run 5K

Canton, Ohio

Nancy Wardell

Finish Time:  24:13

Overall Place:  12th Place / 230

Division Place:  3rd Place Overall Female Finisher

Kelli Tomblin

Finish Time:  34:23

Overall Place:  65th Place / 230

Division Place:  3rd Place / 14

Race Recap By Nancy Wardell:

I ran the Canton Ruck Run 5K in Canton this morning with teammate Kelli Tomblin! Very well organized race and I really enjoyed the respect given to our veterans during this race. There were signs along the start with the names of veterans and many running or rucking during the 5K as well. I was honored to be apart of the whole experience and was appreciative of my gold coin for placing third female overall. Congratulations to Kelli and her husband for crushing the course as well on this cool breezy morning!

Race Recap By Kelli Tomblin:

Canton Ruck, Run or Walk 5k was enjoyable. I was happy to support the local military. Packet pick up went smooth. There were plenty of U.S. Flags to mark the paths! 🇱🇷🇱🇷
Lots of volunteers to tell you where to turn to in the right direction. It was pretty hilly & very narrow trail so it was kind of tricky passing walkers & other runners. Super cool medals!
Lots of granola bars, water& bananas and yummy hot chocolate.
There were local military booths giving away lanyards, pens misc. cool stuff. There were working dogs Nancy Wardell & I got to pet & get our picture with so that was AWESOME dogs!
I’d probably do it again next year.
I was definitely happy I had my Saltstick electrolyte tablets& my boom energy gels to push me through my race! I was 3rd place in my age group. Pleasant surprise!