Dandelion Dash Trail 5K, 1 Mile, and Short Family Fun Run
About this race
Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
5K Trail Run or Walk
- Start Time: 9:00 am
- Professionally timed
- Meadow trail, mostly flat with gentle rolling hills
- Swag bag: race T-shirt*, vinyl sticker, and native seed packet
- Custom wooden medals for top finishers and age group winners
- Complimentary Fun Run registration
1 Mile Trail Run or Walk
- Start Time: 10:00 am
- Running clock (not timed)
- Meadow trail, mostly flat with gentle rolling hills
- Swag bag: race T-shirt*, vinyl sticker, and native seed packet
- Complimentary Fun Run registration
Family Fun Run
- Start Time: 10:20 am
- Less than 1/4 mile
- Fun course geared towards families with young children
- Finisher ribbon for the kids
- Swag bag: sticker, temporary tattoo, and native seed packet
- All participants (including parents) must register. Participants 2 and under are free through May 13.
5K Virtual Run
- Not located near Petoskey? Participate from afar!
- Swag bag with race T-shirt*, vinyl sticker, and native seed packet. Shipping charges apply.
*Must be registered by May 6 for Race T-shirts
Check-in: You must check in prior to the event. Packet pickup is Friday, May 15 from 3:30-5:30pm at Petoskey Children's Nature Preschool (1804 E Mitchell, Petoskey, MI 49770), or at the event from 8:00-10:00am.
Parking: Petoskey Middle School parking lot
The Fine Print: Children under age 12 must be supervised. Trail-appropriate strollers are allowed for the Family Fun Run only. While we love pets, please leave your dog at home.
Pick your distance
Running
5K Trail Run / Walk
Swag bag includes: * Race T-shirt (register by May 6) * Vinyl sticker * Native seed packet * Complimentary Family Fun Run registration for participant
1 Mile Trail Run / Walk
Swag bag includes: * Race T-shirt (register by May 6) * Vinyl sticker * Native seed packet * Complimentary Family Fun Run registration for participant
Short Family Fun Run
Swag bag includes: * Sticker * Temporary tattoo * Native seed packet
Virtual 5K: Participate from Anywhere
Run 3.1 miles, wherever you are located, to support PCN Preschool! Swag bag includes: * Race T-shirt (register by May 6) * Vinyl sticker * Native seed packet
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Petoskey, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:07 AM and sets at 9:04 PM local time (EDT) in Petoskey on May 16, 2026 — 14h 56m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Dandelion Dash Trail 5K, 1 Mile, and Short Family Fun Run
57 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K Trail Run / Walk
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Edwards | 20:25 | 6:34 /mi |
| 2 | Nickolas Willcome | 20:57 | 6:44 /mi |
| 3 | Karsen Bonifer | 22:21 | 7:12 /mi |
| 4 | Jarrod Alford | 23:25 | 7:32 /mi |
| 5 | Jim Gee | 24:08 | 7:46 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 6 Petoskey events
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