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Founders Day Fun Run
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Founders Day Fun Run

Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, United States View on map
Jul 25, 2026 (America/Boise local time)
Running

About this race

Join us for the Lava Hot Springs Community Celebration Fun Run and PickleBall Challenge!

Start time is 8am at the Buddy Campbell Park.  Check-in for the run will begin at 7am. Same day registration is also available at check-in.  

A short course of 1 mile is available for families.

The 5k course is a mostly fun out and back course.  It begins at Buddy Campbell Park and continues along Maughan Road for 1.5 miles.  The road has gentle rolling hills and curves.  The turn around location is where Maughan Road intersects with Merrick Road.  This will be a marked with a sign and flags.

The PickleBall Challenge will be played on the 6 courts located at Buddy Campbell Park.  In the case of inclement weather the games will be moved to a local indoor facility.

All proceeds go to the Greater Lava Hot Springs Prosperity Foundation to support and celebrate projects that enhance arts, foster culture, and cultivate community in the everyday life of the Greater Lava Hot Springs region. We are helping to support music scholarship programs for youth in our area.

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Running

5k Run

Jul 25, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$15.00
Closed

1mi Kids Run

Jul 25, 2026 1.6K 8:15 AM
$15.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lava Hot Springs, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 15.7° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 30.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 15.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 32.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
41.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 25, 2026 (MDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 25, 2026 (MDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 42m

The sun rises at 6:13 AM and sets at 8:55 PM local time (MDT) in Lava Hot Springs on July 25, 2026 — 14h 42m of daylight.

Course

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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, 1 Lava Hot Springs event

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