BWL Hometown Power 5k
About this race
Join us for the 16th Annual Hometown Power 5K Race on Saturday, August 8th. This is an accurate 5K on paved roads. All registered participants will receive a tech shirt and finisher medal.
Proceeds: All funds raised will support Pennies for Power to help families in need in the Lansing area pay their utility bills.
Location: Race will start at BWL REO Town Headquarters on S. Washington Ave at 9:15 a.m. The course will run through city streets in neighborhoods around REO Town building and on the Lansing River Trail.
Pricing: $25 until 8/5, then $30
Awards: Overall awards to top male and female finisher, Masters male and female (over 40), Grandmaster male and female (over 50)
Award to top place finisher in each age group.
Age groups: 10-and-under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34 ,35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74,75-79, 80-over
Packet Pick-Up: Day before race, Friday August 7th from 1 - 5 p.m. at REO Depot and race day from 7:30-9:00 am.
Parking: Street parking is available throughout REO Town along with parking the BWL lot near Cinnaire.
The race will be chip timed by the Michigan Running Foundation. Results will be posted live during the race and on this website.
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Running
5k Run/Walk with Tech T-Shirt
Typical race-day weather
Based on 14 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lansing, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:37 AM and sets at 8:50 PM local time (EDT) in Lansing on August 8, 2026 — 14h 12m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — BWL Hometown Power 5k
5k Run/Walk with Tech T-Shirt · 194 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Singleton | 15:51 | 5:07 /mi |
| 2 | Ryan Bowman | 16:13 | 5:14 /mi |
| 3 | Isaiah Cates | 16:51 | 5:26 /mi |
| 4 | Teo Krumm | 18:12 | 5:52 /mi |
| 5 | Matthew Block | 18:39 | 6:01 /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, 66 Lansing events
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