Cheese Days Chase
About this race
The 2026 Cheese Days Chase will take place on Saturday, September 19th.
The Kid's Race sponsored by SSM Health will begin at 8:30am and the 5k/10k/2-Mile Fun Walk, sponsored by Klondike Cheese Company will begin at 9:00am on Court House Square in downtown Monroe.
All participants will receive a beverage and cheese sandwich following the race in the Suisse Haus lot.
All participants in the kids race will receive a medal, cheese sandwich and beverage following the race.
Age Group Awards (for 5k/10k only):
Male/Female 12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over
Online registration only. No mail-in registration.
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Running
5k
10k
2 Mile Fun Run/Walk
Kids Fun Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Monroe, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:42 AM and sets at 7:01 PM local time (CDT) in Monroe on September 19, 2026 — 12h 18m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Cheese Days Chase
677 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5k
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micah Anderson | 16:02 | 5:10 /mi |
| 2 | Nolan Sathoff | 17:08 | 5:32 /mi |
| 3 | Weston Huntsman | 18:39 | 6:01 /mi |
| 4 | W. Garard | 18:42 | 6:02 /mi |
| 5 | Adrian Farris | 19:53 | 6:25 /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, 3 Monroe events
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