Chris Griswold Memorial Lancer 5K
About this race
What better way to celebrate the St. Mary's upward momentum than with a 5K race to honor the memory of one of the school's greatest alumni and supporters, Chris Griswold?
The former race leadership team, led by Dr. Nick Aquino, a St. Mary’s graduate of the Class of 1973, has passed the baton (pun intended) to the St. Mary’s Athletics Department to do the behind the scenes work leading up to the race. Dr. Aquino is still very much involved and wants to ensure this incarnation of the Griswold Run is the best it has ever been.
The 32nd annual Chris Griswold Memorial Lancer 5K Run/Walk will be held Saturday, May 9, 2026. The race itself will kick off at 10:30am. The course begins, ends, and is entirely ran inside Como Park - just as the Griswold Run always has. Most importantly, the proceeds from the race benefit the St. Mary's Athletics.
Pre-registration (prior to May 8th): $30
Day-of registration: $40
St. Mary's students: $20 (see coupon code details)
Back by popular demand, we will be hosting the 1 Mile Fun Run once again this year.
Registration: $10
For more information on the run, you can download the registration form here.
Join us for a (hopefully) beautiful spring day, a little workout, and a great post-race party!
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Running
5K Run
1 Mile Fun Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lancaster, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:57 AM and sets at 8:24 PM local time (EDT) in Lancaster on May 9, 2026 — 14h 26m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Chris Griswold Memorial Lancer 5K
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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 Lancaster events
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