Good News Brewing 5K Kicks on Route 66
About this race
Welcome to The Good News Brewing 5K Kicks on Route 66! Brought to you by Rockinator Racing.
Starting at 6pm on select Thursdays from Good News Brewing in Wildwood. Run, Walk, Jog, Race or Ruck starting from the Wildwood Brewery on Route 66, follow the arrows to the Wildwood Greenway and back for your 5K.
Upon return you get instant Chip timed results and a FREE BEER! Good News will have Pizza and other beers available for purchase as well. Free photos for download at each event.
Commemorative EVENT MEDAL INCLUDED to those who register for 3 or more events over the 7 race series. You can register as you go.
T-Shirt, Event Medal and overall discount is included for those that register for the entire 7 race package.
So in summary: You not only get an awesome run up Historic Route 66 to the Wildwood Greenway trail system, you get a FREE BEER, Professional Chip Timing, Numbered Bib, Fully marked course, Free tracking app to see your friends locations (and send them cheers) Music rocking at the Brewery, Free Action Pics, 3 or more races get you the Good News Brewing commemorative finishers medal and the 7 race series registration gets you a discount, Medal and T Shirt. A great way to Kick off the weekend on a Thursday evening!
Packet pickup and registration will be available every race date from 5 to 5:45 pm. Race day registration is more expensive, please try to get registered the day before at the latest and pick up your packet early to avoid lines.
What a super fun way to kick off your weekend early. Get your friends to join you and lets get those Kicks on Route 66!!
Pick your distance
Running
5K #1
Depart the Brewery Start/Finish line for your chip time. You have 1/2 hour to start anytime from 6 to 6:30pm. Continue along the marked course on the Sidewalk, Road and Wildwood Greenway following the signs out and back to racers village at the Brewery.
5K #2
Depart the Brewery Start/Finish line for your chip time. You have 1/2 hour to start anytime from 6 to 6:30pm. Continue along the marked course on the Sidewalk, Road and Wildwood Greenway following the signs out and back to racers village at the Brewery.
5K #3
Depart the Brewery Start/Finish line for your chip time. You have 1/2 hour to start anytime from 6 to 6:30pm. Continue along the marked course on the Sidewalk, Road and Wildwood Greenway following the signs out and back to racers village at the Brewery.
5K #4
Depart the Brewery Start/Finish line for your chip time. You have 1/2 hour to start anytime from 6 to 6:30pm. Continue along the marked course on the Sidewalk, Road and Wildwood Greenway following the signs out and back to racers village at the Brewery.
5K #5
Depart the Brewery Start/Finish line for your chip time. You have 1/2 hour to start anytime from 6 to 6:30pm. Continue along the marked course on the Sidewalk, Road and Wildwood Greenway following the signs out and back to racers village at the Brewery.
5K #6
Depart the Brewery Start/Finish line for your chip time. You have 1/2 hour to start anytime from 6 to 6:30pm. Continue along the marked course on the Sidewalk, Road and Wildwood Greenway following the signs out and back to racers village at the Brewery.
5K #7
Depart the Brewery Start/Finish line for your chip time. You have 1/2 hour to start anytime from 6 to 6:30pm. Continue along the marked course on the Sidewalk, Road and Wildwood Greenway following the signs out and back to racers village at the Brewery.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Wildwood, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:24 AM and sets at 7:40 PM local time (CDT) in Wildwood on April 16, 2026 — 13h 15m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Good News Brewing 5K Kicks on Route 66
121 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the 5K #1, Overall Results
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan-Daniel Groenewald | 20:25 | 6:34 /mi |
| 2 | Hudson Kealen | 20:25 | 6:34 /mi |
| 3 | Johan Groenewald | 22:34 | 7:16 /mi |
| 4 | Bill Kiever | 25:27 | 8:11 /mi |
| 5 | Eric Edgar | 26:03 | 8:23 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Wildwood
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
WILDWOOD 5K and 10K Turkey Trot
Trail Trot on Turkey Ridge
Wildwood Shivering Shadows 7K
DeClue Loops Trail Race
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Wildwood
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Wildwood 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, 4 Wildwood events
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