Juneteenth Freedom Day
About this race
The race begins at 8:00 am with the course that winds past historical African American landmarks in Madison and ends at Gaines Park.
Early packet pickup and late sign up will be on Friday, June 19 THE MADISON VISITOR’S CENTER from 4:30 pm until 6:30 pm.
Packet pickup and sign up on race day, Saturday, June 20, will be on Broadway at the Garage entryway. Registration opens at 6:30 am and ends at 7:30 am. There will be a free Children’s fun run at 9:30 am.
All participants will receive a commemorative Juneteenth Medal. Awards will be given only to the 1st place Overall Male and Female Runner and the 1st place Overall Male and Female Walker.
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Running
5K Run
Walking
5K Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Madison, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:16 AM and sets at 9:09 PM local time (EDT) in Madison on June 20, 2026 — 14h 52m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Juneteenth Freedom Day
125 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Schild | 19:05 | 6:09 /mi |
| 2 | Camron Pevlor | 20:48 | 6:42 /mi |
| 3 | Sue Webb | 21:41 | 6:59 /mi |
| 4 | Charlotte Koch | 23:43 | 7:38 /mi |
| 5 | James Buckwalter | 23:56 | 7:42 /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, 4 Madison events
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