Freedom Festival Elkhorn 5K Run/Walk to benefit the Amputee Blade Runners
About this race
The Freedom Festival Elkhorn 5K Run/walk kicks off the Afton Freedom Festival. The start/finish is under the World’s Largest Elkhorn Arch in Afton, WY. All proceeds from the race go to the Amputee Blade Runners organization (ABR). ABR is a non-profit organization that helps provide free running prosthetics for amputees. For more information on ABR: https://amputeebladerunners.com/
Registration includes a custom race mug. Guaranteed to the first 100 registered!
- Awards for 1st Overall Male and Female and 1st Male and Female Masters (40+)
- Awards for 1st Male and Female in 10-year age groups
- Awards for 1st Male and Female Adaptive Athletes (Open to athletes with limb differences, hand cycles, wheelchairs, hearing impaired, vision impaired, and other mobility impairments - contact karibradley72@gmail.com with any questions)
- Packet Pick-up and Onsite Registration: Thursday, July 2, 1-5 PM at Wild Wyoming Outfitters (445 S Washington St, Afton, WY 83110) and Friday, July 3, 6:30-7:45 AM at the start/finish area.
- Stick around after the race for the Freedom Festival on July 3 including the Star Valley street market, bounce houses, Live DJ and dancing, cornhole tournament., and more! Come back on July 4 for the parade, Ranch Rodeo, and fireworks!
- Race Website: https://www.elkhorn5K.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreedomFestivalElkhorn5K
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freedom_festival_elkhorn_5k/
- Amputee Blade Runners: https://amputeebladerunners.com/
- Can't run but would like to support ABR? Donation link: https://us.commitchange.com/tn/nashville/amputee-blade-runners/campaigns/freedom-festival-5k-abr-2026
Friends or family interested in volunteering? Reach out to contact information below.
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Freedom Festival Elkhorn 5K
VIRTUAL Freedom Festival Elkhorn 5K
Entry Fee includes shipping for race number and swag. Must register by June 15, 2026, to ensure shipment will arrive prior to July 3, 2026.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Afton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:50 AM and sets at 9:05 PM local time (MDT) in Afton on July 3, 2026 — 15h 14m of daylight.
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2026 results — Freedom Festival Elkhorn 5K Run/Walk to benefit the Amputee Blade Runners
133 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Freedom Festival Elkhorn 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caleb Crowther | 18:07 | 5:50 /mi |
| 2 | Rickey Vandegrift | 18:16 | 5:53 /mi |
| 3 | Gavin Patterson | 18:53 | 6:05 /mi |
| 4 | Jace Mitchell | 19:20 | 6:13 /mi |
| 5 | Keagan Bond | 20:09 | 6:29 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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 Afton events
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