Danish Dash 5K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run
About this race
Velkommen! The Greenville Danish Festival is pleased to host the annual Danish Dash 5K Run/Walk and half-mile Kids Fun Run on Saturday, August 22!
Celebrate health, wellness, and the natural morning beauty of Baldwin Lake before you and your family head over to the Meijer Grand Dansk Parade. View all Danish Festival activities at DanishFestival.org
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Running
5K Run/Walk
The 5K Run/Walk is a timed event with top three male and top three female finisher medals in these categories: 9 and under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-74 and 75 and over. The USA Track & Field certified 5K course begins and ends on Faber Street near Baldwin Heights Elementary School. It travels through wooded Tower Park, past historic Manoka Lake, around beautiful Baldwin Lake, past scenic views of Taylor Hops, and concludes with a gradual hill up Marvel Drive. Strollers and wagons are welcome. Register by August 8 to be guaranteed a race shirt. Shirts will be handed out on race day at check-in, starting at 7 a.m. You can register online, even on race day, but those registering after August 7 are not guaranteed a race shirt. Thank you to our Sponsors: Meijer, Corewell Health, and Planet Fitness!
Half Mile Kids Fun Run/Walk
The half-mile Kids' Fun Run/Walk is perfect for kids of all ages who might not be ready for a 5K but still want to join in on the fun! The course begins and ends at Baldwin Heights Elementary School. Parents are welcome to run with their children. Strollers and wagons are also welcome. Cost: There is no cost for your child to participate in the Kids' Fun Run, but if you want them to have a shirt, it is $15, and you must register them by August 7 to be guaranteed a shirt. Race shirts will be handed out on race day at check-in. You can register your child online, even on race day, but race shirts will not be available for those registering after August 8. Thank you to our sponsors, Meijer, Corewell Health, and Planet Fitness!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 13 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Greenville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:54 AM and sets at 8:33 PM local time (EDT) in Greenville on August 22, 2026 — 13h 38m of daylight.
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2026 results — Danish Dash 5K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run
5K Run/Walk · 236 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micah Bouman | 17:44 | 5:43 /mi |
| 2 | Alexander OBrien | 18:08 | 5:51 /mi |
| 3 | Alex Montoye | 18:11 | 5:52 /mi |
| 4 | Matt Russell | 18:29 | 5:58 /mi |
| 5 | Chris Town | 18:29 | 5:58 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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 Greenville events
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