Country Bear Fun Run @ the McCleary Bear Festival
About this race
As part of the Bear Festival activities, the McCleary Civic Renewal Council is hosting a 1.25-mile or 5K run, trot, and walk through the city of McCleary.
Pre-registration is open through July 12th and encouraged. You may register the day of the race. Registration will open at 8:00 a.m. and close at 8:50 a.m. The registration table will be at the corner of W Simpson and S 3rd Street.
Costumes are encouraged, and prizes will be awarded!
Prize categories ($25 value)
- Best kid costume (13 and younger)
- Best "Big kid" costume (14 and older)
- Royalty Court Choice
- 1.25 mile - winner
- 5k - winner
Packet pickup opens at 8:00 a.m. and the fun run begins at 9:00 a.m.
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Running
McCleary Country Bear Fun Run - Adults
McCleary Country Bear Fun Run - Kids 5 years and under
McCleary Country Bear Fun Run - Kids 6-17 years old
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in McCleary, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:29 AM and sets at 9:07 PM local time (PDT) in McCleary on July 11, 2026 — 15h 37m of daylight.
Course
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- McCleary Running Calendar 2026 2 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, 2 McCleary events
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