Hinz Could Fly 5K
About this race
🗓️ September 12, 2026
Race course will be Flat & Fast with a Finish on the EJ Track! Perfect for the Competitive Runners!
🎓 PROCEEDS BENEFIT:
DAVID HINZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
For the "HINZ COULD FLY" Award
💫 HOSTING VENUE:
🗺️ East Jackson Community Schools, 1566 N Sutton Road, Jackson, MI 49202
💫 REGISTRATION:
Gun "START" time @ 9:00am
Kid's Fun Run @ 10:00am
💫 ENTRY FEE:
✨ Special New Years Pricing $20 from 1/1 to 2/28
$25 Until July 31st (Guaranteed T-shirt)
$30 August 1st to August 31 (Limited shirts availability)
$35 September 1st to September 19th (Limited shirts availability)
$40 September 20th / Race Day (No Shirt Guarantee)
🔴 PLEASE NOTE:
1. SHIRTS ARE LIMITED QUANTITY
SO... REGISTER EARLY!
2. Online Registration Only
Your Safety is Our #1 Priority and Will Always Be! Stay Healthy
💫 RACE DAY PACKET PICK UP VENUE:
👉🏼 @ East Jackson Community School Auditorium
1566 N Sutton Rd, Jackson, MI 49202
👉🏼 @ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2026
7:00am - 8:45am
💫 VIRTUAL EVENT INFO:
THE VIRUAL RUNS & WALK EVENT FOR THOSE WHO ARE EITHER ON VACATION, AND STILL WANT TO JOIN.
OR FOR THOSE WHO ENJOY RUNNING AND WOULD LIKE TO CHOSE THEIR OWN VENUE.
EITHER WAY, HAVE A BLAST & THANK YOUR FOR JOINING US!!!
🦺 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED PLEASE & THANK YOU!!
🦺 COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS ARE AVAILABLE!
We're getting a jump start on asking for Volunteers for our 2026 Hinz Could Fly.
If you can help, Awesome! ...
If you know someone who would like to help too, Double Awesome!!
* * Contacts us to VOLUNTEER!!!
💫 RACE COURSE:
Map Link Coming Soon!
💫 RESULTS & AWARDS:
The race will be timed. Results will be available on this website.
🏆 Overall Awards: Will be presented to the top male and female finishers of Open (all ages), Masters (40+), and Grandmasters (50+) in the 5k Run, and 5k Walk.
🥇🥈🥉 Age Groups Awards: Presented to the top 3 places in each age group:
5k Run age groups: 0-14, 15-17, 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69. 70-74, 75-79, 80+
5k Walk age groups: 0-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
THANK YOU ‼️ 💙
Pick your distance
Running
HINZ COULD FLY 5K Run
- Tech style t-shirts - Shirts guaranteed to registrations received by 8/31/26 - Shirts available as supplies last after that date. Register soon to secure a shirt!
HINZ COULD FLY 5K Walk
Please sign up for this event if you intend to walk the ENTIRE 3.1 miles. If at any point you plan on running you MUST register for the 5k run. - Tech style t-shirts - Shirts guaranteed to registrations received by 8/31/26 - Shirts available as supplies last after that date. Register soon to secure a shirt!
HINZ COULD FLY KIDS Fun Run
- Tech style t-shirts - Shirts guaranteed to registrations received by 8/31/26 - Shirts available as supplies last after that date. Register soon to secure a shirt!
5K Virtual Run or Walk
This is a virtual run. * You can run any time any where * Use Run/Walk app of your choice. Selfie & Time will need to be submitted via email to: DaveHinzMemorialScholarship@gmail.com
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Jackson, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:14 AM and sets at 7:52 PM local time (EDT) in Jackson on September 12, 2026 — 12h 38m of daylight.
Course
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- 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, 17 Jackson events
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