Big Brothers Big Sisters Ignite 5K
About this race
Mark your calendars now for Big Brothers Big Sisters' Ignite 5K on June 20 at 8:00 A.M. Race Day registration will begin at 7:00 AM. All pre-registered participants can pick up their race-day packets then or on June 19 at River Bluff Brewery between 5:30-7:00 PM.
The race is an out and back course that will start and finish at the parking lot across the street from Bode Ice Arena with the turn-around at Bartlett Park. The course goes along the scenic bike trails of the St. Joseph Parkway system. This course is relatively flat with a few slight climbs that will be downhill on the way to the finish line!
All proceeds go to Big Brothers Big Sisters St. Joseph. Together, we can Ignite the Potential of the youth in our community!
Entry fee includes: Event t-shirt, chip timing, finish line photo and video, awards, and more. (Register before 6-1 to be guaranteed a t-shirt.)
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Ignite 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Saint Joseph, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:51 AM and sets at 8:50 PM local time (CDT) in Saint Joseph on June 20, 2026 — 14h 59m of daylight.
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2026 results — Big Brothers Big Sisters Ignite 5K
Big Brothers Big Sisters Ignite 5K, Overall Results · 120 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Akers | 16:49 | 5:25 /mi |
| 2 | Paxton Mcchristy | 17:27 | 5:37 /mi |
| 3 | Brendan Berger | 17:44 | 5:42 /mi |
| 4 | Brian Free | 18:40 | 6:01 /mi |
| 5 | Steve Mirarchi | 19:00 | 6:07 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- Saint Joseph 5K Races 10 races
- Saint Joseph Running Calendar 2026 12 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, 13 Saint Joseph events
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