Great Lakes Cancer Foundation 5K
About this race
Join us July 25, 2026 in Traverse City, MI for the Great Lakes Cancer Foundation 5k and kids 1 mile fun run to help raise awareness, funds, and hope for any and all that have been affected by Cancer. At the Great Lakes Cancer Foundation, our mission is to remove financial barriers for at-risk individuals seeking essential cancer screenings and diagnostic services. We believe everyone deserves access to early detection, and we’re here to make it possible.
The festivities will start at 8am with our kids untimed 1 mile race! This race will take place from Eastern elementary down Eastern Ave as a safe out and back on the sidewalk. The out and back style course will allow the kiddos to high five and smile at one another while they cheer and run their way back to the finish at Eastern Elementary.
The 5k will start and end at Eastern Elementary School at 8:30am. The flat fast course will take you past an aid station around mile one, running past the shore of the beautiful East Bay, and looping back to the Elementary School where you will be cheered across the finish line by all our supporting partners and volunteers! Come join the fun!
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Great Lakes Cancer Foundation 5K
Kids 1 Mile UNTIMED Fun Run
This is a free and untimed event for the kiddos! We will have optional race bibs for your little one to wear.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Traverse City, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:21 AM and sets at 9:16 PM local time (EDT) in Traverse City on July 25, 2026 — 14h 55m of daylight.
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2026 results — Great Lakes Cancer Foundation 5K
Great Lakes Cancer Foundation 5K · 193 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmett Duggar | 16:48 | 5:24 /mi |
| 2 | Tyler Britten | 17:26 | 5:37 /mi |
| 3 | Owen Read | 18:15 | 5:52 /mi |
| 4 | Dave Ortiz | 19:26 | 6:15 /mi |
| 5 | Allison Snyder | 19:28 | 6:16 /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, 30 Traverse City events
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