COVE Benefit Beach 5K Run/Walk & 10K Run
About this race
The COVE 5K Run/Walk and 10K Run begin and end at Charles Mears State Park. All of the races will be officially timed by Runners Edge Race Timing. The 5K Run/Walk race route includes a combination of pavement, dirt road, with a 1/2 mile on the beach to the finish line. Participants may get their feet wet if it is a windy day with high waves on Lake Michigan. The 10K Run route will be on local streets and pavement until the runners reach the beach at Duna Vista. The race route then extends for 2.5 miles on the beach along Lake Michigan. Participants may be their feet wet if it is a windy day with high waves. The COVE Beach Walk/Run is a unique opportunity for participants to run along the Lake Michigan Shoreline.
• For additional information and options for making donations to COVE please: www.callcove.com or www.facebook.com/callcove
COVE Address: 906 E Ludington Ave, Ludington, MI 49431
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Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Pentwater, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:27 AM and sets at 9:17 PM local time (EDT) in Pentwater on July 25, 2026 — 14h 49m of daylight.
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2026 results — COVE Benefit Beach 5K Run/Walk & 10K Run
71 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 5K Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parker Weirich | 18:33 | 5:59 /mi |
| 2 | Jake Groggel | 20:44 | 6:41 /mi |
| 3 | Josef Bromley | 21:29 | 6:56 /mi |
| 4 | Frank Schwartz | 22:58 | 7:25 /mi |
| 5 | Sophia Lawrence | 25:50 | 8:20 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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Oceana County Vet Day 5K
Macomb County High School Cross Country Championship
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Pentwater
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Pentwater 5K Races 4 races
- Pentwater 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 Pentwater events
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