Youngstown Marathon

08/25/2026

Join our 2026 Sole to City Beneficiary The Melina Michelle Edenfield Foundation for their annual 5k! Help them find a cuddle pediatric brain tumors. Event is September 13 and promises to be a great time for the whole family.
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The Choose Joy for Melina 5K is on Sunday September 13, 2026. It includes the following events: In-Person 5K (Shirt & Cinch Bag), In-Person 5K (Cinch Bag Only), Virtual 5K (Shirt & Cinch Bag), Virtual 5K (Cinch Bag Only), Virtual 5K (Shirt & Cinch Bag), and In-Person 5K (Shirt & Cinch Bag).

08/06/2026

Thrilled to present our 2026 beneficiaries with their donations tonight. Once again, thanks to our sponsors and our runners, we gave TEN THOUSAND dollars to 3 local nonprofits. Thank you Ytown runners and Huntington Bank and Steelite International for making this happen.

Join us in congratulating Choose Joy for Melina Foundation, Potential Development, and Rock Steady Boxing! We hope you continue to support these fantastic organizations.

Second Sole Youngstown Melina Edenfield Foundation Potential Development School For Students With Autism Rock Steady Boxing

07/30/2026

2026 by the numbers!

*2026 race was 60 days ago
*2027 race is in 311 days
*5070 miles run by half marathon participants
* 162 miles run by 2 mile participants
* 112 gallons of water
*18 gallons of Gatorade
*200 apples
*460 medals
*451 shirts

?? Dollars going to Beneficiaries??

Join us for Second Sole Youngstown Run Group August 5 to meet our nonprofits and find out!!!

07/28/2026

Join us this Wednesday at 6:00 PM for our weekly run group at Second Sole Boardman! Whether you’re training for your next race or just looking to get some miles in with great people, all paces, distances, and experience levels are welcome. Bring a friend and we’ll see you there!

06/25/2026

Special thanks to Mahoning Valley Awards for making these personalized plaques for our event winners!! If you see your name here- congratulations and your plaque is ready for you Second Sole Youngstown !!

06/16/2026

Well this is a new one..... but we aren't mad about it. We will have to add hot dogs to the course for 2027!

06/13/2026

Extending gratitude to our Runners' Choice Sponsors for their gracious support for our Sole to City Event! We couldn't do any of this without you!

06/12/2026

Thank you to our Silver Sponsors to all of your support for Sole to City! Shout out to for having the biggest team on the course and being such fun cheerleaders!

06/11/2026

Extra special thanks to our Gold Sponsors for Sole to City! Your support means so much to us and helps us execute the best day ever for our athletes!

06/10/2026

Big shout out to our platinum sponsors #1 COCHRAN and AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL! We deeply appreciate your support in making Sole to City possible!