Cookie Daze
About this race
The race will consist of a fun cookie run and a competitive run. The fun run participants will eat one cookie at EACH water station before continuing the race. This is a great event for the whole family!
DATE: June 20, 2026
TIME: Race starts at 7:30am
Early pick up packet will be held on Friday, June 19 from 10am – 4pm at Heart to Heart CAC, 702 N. Main, Newton, KS
RACE DAY REGISTRATION: $35
LOCATION: Athletic Park Newton, KS
AWARDS: Top three males and female in each age group:
13 & Under,
14-19,
20-29,
30-39,
40-49,
50-59,
60-69,
70& Over
COURSE DETAILS:
The 5k course runs along the paved sidewalk of the Sandcreek Bike Path:
1. Begin by circling the Athletic Park
2. North to 12th St.
3. South to 1st St.
4. Back to the Athletic Park
All proceeds go to support to missions of Heart to Heart Child Advocacy Center and Caring Hands Humane Society.
By participating, you will make an impact on the lives of Harvey County’s most vulnerable.
Caring Hands Humane Society
Our mission, through the promotion of education in basic humane animal care, is to relieve animal suffering and to prevent cruelty to animals. At Caring Hands Humane Society, we believe all animals should be treated with dignity and respect at all stages of life. We always strive to provide the best possible care to the animals entrusted to us, and to educate others about the benefits of strengthening the bond between humans and companion animals.
Caring Hands Humane Society aims to continue working towards remaining a No-Kill community for homeless animals. As of 2023, our total live release rate is 95.5%. Caring Hands will continue to achieve this status with the support of our volunteers, fosters, adopters, donors, sponsors, and the community around us.
Heart to Heart Child Advocacy Center is dedicated to effectively and compassionately serve children who are victims of abuse, and to strengthening our community's response to child abuse.
Our mission is to provide advocacy services and enhance safety for child abuse victims and their families by facilitating a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to prevention, investigation, prosecution and treatment of child abuse. This includes providing comprehensive, coordinated and compassionate services to victims of child abuse and their non-offending caregivers.
In 2025, our agency served 174 children and delivered 72 prevention education presentations, reaching 1,800 youth in our community.
You also have the option to purchase a Summer Daze button for $5.
Summer Daze is at Athletic Park from Friday, June 19 to Sunday, 21st.
Pick your distance
Running
Cookie Fun Run 5k
Participants eat cookies at each aid station
Competitive 5k Run
Participants don't eat cookies at each aid station
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Newton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:06 AM and sets at 8:55 PM local time (CDT) in Newton on June 20, 2026 — 14h 48m of daylight.
Course
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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, 1 Newton event
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