H.E.R.O. Freedom Run
About this race
Join us for the 4th Annual H.E.R.O Freedom Run featuring a 1-mile fun run and 5k run/walk on the beautiful cross-country course now being held onsite at Freedom River in Hamburg Township (Down the road from the Hamburg Family Fun Fest). We will kick off with a 1-mile fun run at 6:30 pm and our 5K run/walk at 7pm on a cross-country style course. The funds raised for this event will go toward building our year-round wellness center a refuge nestled among the trees on the Huron River at Freedom River. Freedom River is an outdoor recreation facility for veterans and their families to relax, recover, and rejuvenate.
Freedom River, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3, non-profit organization. To learn more please visit www.freedomriver.org
The race will be held on Friday evening, June 19th starting at 6:30 pm.
PRICING: 1 mile run - $25. 5k run/walk - $30.
COURSE: Cross country type course including trails, fields, and slight hills. Race is chipped timed.
PACKET PICKUP: At the registration table on race day (6/19) starting at 5pm.
AWARDS: Medals to all finishers! Trophies to all first-place finishers and overall male and female.
AGE GROUPS: 1 Mile Fun Run: 6 & under, 7-8, 9-10, 11-14 5K Run/walk: 10 & under, 11-17, 18 & over Male and Female, Male and Female overall
REGISTRATION INCLUDES: Commemorative race T-shirt, available as supplies last. Also included in your race packet: Amusement ride VIP passes for Hamburg Family Fun Fest (pack of 3), free parking for the race and goody bags.
PARKING: Available on site.
RESULTS: We will have live results on this site!
The race will be professionally timed by the Michigan Running Foundation. Results will be posted during the race and live on this website.
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Running
1 Mile Fun Run
5K Run/Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Brighton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:57 AM and sets at 9:15 PM local time (EDT) in Brighton on June 19, 2026 — 15h 18m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — H.E.R.O. Freedom Run
97 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 1 Mile Fun Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landon Knight | 6:26 | 6:26 /mi |
| 2 | Jakob Ballester | 6:41 | 6:41 /mi |
| 3 | Lucas Wiktorowski | 6:45 | 6:45 /mi |
| 4 | Jonas Ballester | 7:39 | 7:39 /mi |
| 5 | J. Ballester | 8:08 | 8:08 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 16 Brighton events
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