Butler's Back the Blue 5k
About this race
LAST DAY TO BE GUARANTEED THIS NEWLY DESIGNED 5TH ANNUAL SHIRT IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29th. We will be ordering extra but first to register gets them. After they run out then we have 14 leftover shirts from last year to hand out.
Click Here to view 2022 Race Photos on Snapfish
Prize Money to the top overall Male and Female.
Many age group awards !! New this year. 80+ age group !!
Very fast course that you can have a personal best on. Registration is at the bottom of Alameda Hill at the carousel pavilion.
Will have FREE food, Pasta Salad, Hot Dogs , BBQ Sandwiches, Pierogies, Fruit
Dogs are welcome as long as they are on a leash
DJ will play music and the national anthem.
Awards: Top 1 Overall 5k male and female $50 cash each !! Age group winners top 3 gets an police medal award for 10 year age groups in the 5k. Walker awards to the top 3 walkers men and women
Proceeds benefits the Butler's city Police Dept. K9 unit
This is the 3rd race in the Miles of Smiles race series.
We will have random drawings !!! Stay at the awards to win !! Hoping to have a police dog presentation at the awards ceremony if available.
Virtual runners will be mailed a finisher medal along with their entry gift
Pick your distance
Running
5k run
Virtual 5k
For anyone that can not attend. Race packets will be mailed to you. Virtual runners only will receive a finisher medal and a entry gift.
Walking
2 Mile Walk
Walk Only: There will be awards for top walkers.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Butler, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:59 AM and sets at 8:32 PM local time (EDT) in Butler on May 17, 2026 — 14h 32m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Butler's Back the Blue 5k
Virtual 5k · 15 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Tandaric | 23:54 | 7:42 /mi |
| 2 | Kelley Murdock | 27:32 | 8:52 /mi |
| 3 | Marjorie Mitchell | 31:04 | 10:00 /mi |
| 4 | Dave Wojciechowski | 32:27 | 10:27 /mi |
| 5 | Markie Rearick | 32:48 | 10:33 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 11 Butler events
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