Beach2Beach
About this race
July 25th 2026, The Seventh ANNUAL Beach2Beach Paddle Race at the North Shore Yacht Club. The Club is located in Highland Park, IL on the shores of Lake Michigan. Registration includes lunch and Awards Party.
5k, 10k, Sprint Race and beginners race.
Raceboards, Prone, SurfSup/Inflatables, OC, V1, Kayak, Surfski.
This year the 10k Stand Up Paddle RaceBoards will compete for Cash Prizes
First Place Men's and Women's - $500
Second Place Men's and Women's - $250
Third Place Men's and Women's - $100
Registration closes Friday July 24th at 3pm
Pick your distance
Running
Beach2Beach - 5K
Beach2Beach - 10K
Beach2Beach - 1 Mile
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Highland Park, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:37 AM and sets at 8:17 PM local time (CDT) in Highland Park on July 25, 2026 — 14h 40m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2026 results — Beach2Beach
64 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the Beach2Beach - 5K, Overall Results 5k
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guanyu Zhou | 32:02 | 10:19 /mi |
| 2 | R. Wilkinson | 42:48 | 13:47 /mi |
| 3 | Matt Sommer | 43:38 | 14:03 /mi |
| 4 | Ofer Meged | 44:11 | 14:13 /mi |
| 5 | Scott Compton | 46:39 | 15:01 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Highland Park
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Highland Park 5K Races 2 races
- Highland Park Running Calendar 2026 2 races
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, 2 Highland Park events
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