K9K Race
About this race
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The K9K is a fun, family-friendly community run held at Riverside Park - created in memory of Officer Andy and the life of service he lived.
Choose the 3K run/walk or the 9K run. Both courses are beautiful, relaxed, and welcoming. Dogs are encouraged to join (on leash), but you don’t need a dog to participate - everyone is welcome.
Proceeds from the K9K help support law enforcement employees and their families, especially during times of hardship, loss, or unexpected need. When you register, you’re doing more than signing up for a race - you’re helping care for the people who care for our communities.
Come enjoy a meaningful morning with great people, great shirts, and a fun post-race celebration.
Run for fun. Bring your dog.
Run to support those who serve.
Join fellow runners on October 2, 2021 for the K9K Race. It's a fantastic 3K, 9K featuring a flat and fast course in Grand Rapids.
Pick your distance
Running
3k
The 3k is either a brief run through an awesome park, or a nice walk along the Grand River...your choice. Our runners have been as young as 2 and as old as 92. No matter their age, they all agree that it's a great course for some good causes through Riverside Park. You're pretty lucky if you go with this event because you won't be disappointed.
9k
Seems like an odd distance, which it is, which makes it fun. And simply it fit with the name of our race (K9K). This trail heads north out of Riverside Park, winds around 5/3 ballpark and follows itself back. There have been some blazing speeds on this run and some not so blazing. In the end there have been many compliments on the course and we have fun.
Weather Overview
These values reflect historical conditions on the race dates in Grand Rapids in 2021, from Open-Meteo archive data.
About Grand Rapids
K9K Race takes place in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.
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