2023 - Chesterfield's Heroic Walk, Run & Roll
2023 distances
Running
5 Mile Run
The 5 mile course starts in front of the Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids, and will take participants through Riverside Park and the beautiful Veterans cemetary prior to finishing back at the Home! Finisher medals will be provided and awards will be presented to the top five overall 12 and under boys and girls, top five overall men and women, and top five overall men and women masters participants during the post-event breakfast.
5K Run
The 5K course starts in front of the Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids and will take participants through Riverside Park prior to finishing back at the Home. Finisher medals will be provided and awards will be presented to the top five overall 12 and under boys and girls, top five overall men and women and top five overall men and women masters participants during the post-event breakfast.
Virtual 5 Mile
Run or walk your own virtual 5 mile event to commemorate Veterans Day from October 11-November 11, 2023! All registered participants will receive a long-sleeve shirt and finisher medal which will be mailed to them event week.
Virtual 5k
Run or walk your own virtual 5k event to commemorate Veterans Day from October 11-November 11, 2023! All registered participants will receive a long-sleeve shirt and finisher medal which will be mailed to them event week.
Walking
.5 Mile Remembrance Walk
All registered participants will begin their untimed event in front of the Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids! Since the event is free of charge with no shirt included, a limited number of event shirts will be available for purchase during event check-in/late registration beginning at 6:30 a.m. on November 11 at the Home. Tickets to the post-event breakfast can also be purchased at that time or at the door for $5/person with all proceeds benefitting the Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids.
Wheelchair
Vets myTeam Triumph 5K
Captains from the Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids will be pushed along the 5K course in equipment and by Angels provided through myTeam Triumph - West Michigan Chapter. Please contact myTeam Triumph if you are interested in participating as an Angel in the Veterans Day 5 or other events at angels@mttwestmichigan.org or view information at https://www.mttwestmichigan.org/angels.
Race-day weather
Conditions on November 11, 2023 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:19 AM and sets at 5:15 PM local time (EST) in Chesterfield on November 11, 2023 — 9h 56m of daylight.
Course
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2023 results — Chesterfield's Heroic Walk, Run & Roll
198 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 5 Mile Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Powell | 31:22 | 6:16 /mi |
| 2 | Jason Skibbe | 31:36 | 6:19 /mi |
| 3 | Jeff Finkbeiner | 32:47 | 6:33 /mi |
| 4 | Nicholas Risko | 33:28 | 6:42 /mi |
| 5 | Samuel Organ | 33:30 | 6:42 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Chesterfield
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Chesterfield 5K Races 3 races
- Chesterfield Running Calendar 2026 4 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, 4 Chesterfield events
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