Altru Family YMCA Firecracker 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk
About this race
Come join us the morning of July 4th to kick off your Independence Day festivities with a fun 5K or 10K and Free Kiddie Run. This run/walk is open to all abilities, from the very competitive to the hobby jogger to the walker. Proceeds from the event support the YMCA Partner of Youth Financial Scholarship program.
Packet pickup/on-site registration is July 3 from NOON to 7:00 PM at See Dick Run. Limited packet pickup race morning from 6:30 to 7:45 at See Dick Run.
5K/10K races start at 8:00 AM.
Kiddie Run:
A fun run designed for our youngest participants! Younger children will enjoy a short run in the grass, while older kids will take on a ¼-mile or ½-mile run along a portion of the official race route. A great way for kids to experience the excitement of race day!
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Running
5K Run/Walk
10K Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Grand Forks, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:35 AM and sets at 9:29 PM local time (CDT) in Grand Forks on July 4, 2026 — 15h 54m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Altru Family YMCA Firecracker 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk
263 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K Run/Walk
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elijah Dafoe | 15:38 | 5:02 /mi |
| 2 | Jonah Dafoe | 16:33 | 5:20 /mi |
| 3 | Jaded Halvorson | 18:48 | 6:03 /mi |
| 4 | Jonathan Green | 18:56 | 6:06 /mi |
| 5 | Ben Sapaugh | 19:07 | 6:09 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 8 Grand Forks events
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