Ele's Race 5K Run/Walk
About this race
Ele's Race 5K Saturday, July 18, 2026
Ele's Race is an annual 5K Run/Walk that directly benefits Ele's Place - Capital Region, a healing center for grieving children, teens and young adults. It's a fun-filled family event that helps to raise funds and awareness for Ele's Place. All Ele's Place bereavement support services are provided at no cost to families, for as long as they need, thanks to our generous community and participants in Ele's Race 5k.
5k Run/Walk - 8:00 am
Kids Dash - 9:10 am
Kids Mile - 9:20 am
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Running
Ele's Race 5K Run/Walk
Ele's Race 5K Run/Walk is an annual event aimed at raising awareness of, and funding for grieving families in our Capital Region.
Ele's Race 5k Run/Walk - Virtual
This is a virtual option if you prefer to run or walk at your own location and/or an alternate time.
Ray of Sunshine Kids Mile
If your child isn't ready for a 5K they can complete a 1mile Run/Walk. This is for children ages 12 and under.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 14 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lansing, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:16 AM and sets at 9:12 PM local time (EDT) in Lansing on July 18, 2026 — 14h 56m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Ele's Race 5K Run/Walk
Ele's Race 5K Run/Walk · 593 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Fulton | 16:14 | 5:14 /mi |
| 2 | Brayden Kasmar | 17:45 | 5:44 /mi |
| 3 | Jacob Lee | 18:01 | 5:49 /mi |
| 4 | Langston Waite | 18:13 | 5:53 /mi |
| 5 | Matthew Block | 18:27 | 5:57 /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, 66 Lansing events
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