Defender 5K
About this race
The Defender 5K is pleased to announce a new course this year that will be fun, fast, and beautiful.
Awards will be given to the top overall female and male finishers as well as to the top 2 female and male finishers in each age group. The age groups are listed below. Kids run will be 12 and under.
13 and under
14-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50 and over
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Running
Defender 5K
Defender Kids Run (1.5 Miles)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Byron Center.
Course
Route map and elevation profile
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Byron Center
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Byron Center 5K Races 3 races
- Byron Center Running Calendar 2026 3 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, 3 Byron Center events
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