Freedom Festival 5K/8K Run & 5k Walk
About this race
Name of Race – Aspire Rural Health System Annual Freedom Festival 5K/8K Run & Walk
Description of the event and where proceeds go: Family Friendly 5k / 8k run, 5k walk, and toddler trot. Moderately hilly course within the Village of Cass City before the Grand Parade! All proceeds go directly to the Help Us Help Our Own program at Aspire.
Location – 6190 Hospital Drive Cass City, MI 48726
Start time Registration 6:30 am, Runs start at 7:30 & 8:00 am
Events - 5k run/walk, 8k run, Toddler Trot (1/2 mile around the hospital, under 8 years old)
Entry Fee - $30 before 6/30/26, $35 after 6/30/26 and on day of. $10 Toddler Trot
Shirt info – Shirt Guarantee sign up by 6/12/26 SIZING OFFERED 2T 3T 4T 5T YS YM YL S M L XL 2XL 3XL
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Running
5K Run
Please sign up for this event if you plan to run any portion of the distance. If you are doing a run/walk/jog this is the event to sign up for. Timed event.
8k Run
Timed event.
Toddler Trot
For kids 7 years & younger, the course is 1/2 mile long around the hospital. The race will start at 7:30 a.m. and must be completed by 7:50 a.m. Parents are welcome to run with kids. There will be crossing guards
Walking
5k Walk
Please sign up for this event if you plan to walk the entire distance. Timed event.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cass City, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:57 AM and sets at 9:17 PM local time (EDT) in Cass City on July 4, 2026 — 15h 20m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Freedom Festival 5K/8K Run & 5k Walk
156 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 5K Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Nye | 17:51 | 5:46 /mi |
| 2 | brett kish | 19:03 | 6:09 /mi |
| 3 | Garrett Jurges | 19:09 | 6:11 /mi |
| 4 | THIJS van Rijn | 19:44 | 6:22 /mi |
| 5 | Benjamin Wagner | 20:03 | 6:28 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Cass City
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Cass City 5K Races 2 races
- Cass City Running Calendar 2026 2 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, 2 Cass City events
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