Love Your Neighbor 5K Run/Walk
About this race
Support Missaukee County kids by participating in Community Hope's Love Your Neighbor 5K Run/Walk, Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 9 A.M.
This run/walk is open to all ages and is a fun and exciting event benefiting our mentoring and food programs, impacting over 200 children and youth, from Pre-K - 12th grade each week.
Challenge yourself with this paved course that includes hills and curves while enjoying the beauty of northern Michigan around Timber Wolf Lake's beautiful campus! (Sorry, no dogs are allowed on Timber Wolf Lake property).
Entry Fees:
- 5 yrs. & Under: Free (t-shirt not available)
- 6-9 yrs. $12 (see registration deadlines below for guaranteed t-shirt).
- 10 yrs. & Up:
- Registered by April 30: $30 (guaranteed t-shirt).
- Registered May 1 - May 8: $35 (t-shirt if available)
- Race day registration, May 9: $35 payable via cash or check at time of check-in (t-shirt if available)
**Registration Scholarships Available for Students by request to Community Hope at mekoe@communityhopemc.org.
Packet pickup will take place race day morning starting at 8:00 AM.
All participants will receive a finisher medal.
Awards:
- The top three female and top three male finishers of the 5K Walk will receive an award plaque.
- The top three female and top three male finishers of the 5K Run will receive a gift card from an area retailer.
- The top three female and top three male finishers in each age group of the 5K Run will receive an age-group plaque. Age groups for the 5K Run include: 10-14; 15-19; 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 60-64; 65-69; 70-74; 75+
The race will be professionally timed by the Michigan Running Foundation.
Pick your distance
Running
Love Your Neighbor 5K Run
Walking
Love Your Neighbor 5K Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lake City, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:20 AM and sets at 8:54 PM local time (EDT) in Lake City on May 9, 2026 — 14h 34m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Love Your Neighbor 5K Run/Walk
98 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Love Your Neighbor 5K Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sawyer McClure | 18:23 | 5:56 /mi |
| 2 | T. Handley | 19:24 | 6:16 /mi |
| 3 | Brent Miller | 20:32 | 6:37 /mi |
| 4 | D. Edgren | 22:55 | 7:24 /mi |
| 5 | A. Vanderwal | 23:04 | 7:26 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Lake City
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Lake City 5K Races 3 races
- Lake City Running Calendar 2026 3 races
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, 3 Lake City events
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