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Manitou Monster 12K Run & 5K Run/Walk
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Manitou Monster 12K Run & 5K Run/Walk

Rochester, Indiana, United States View on map
May 25, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Sponsored by the Rochester Rotary Club

Both the 5K and 12K race courses are an out and back starting at the Moose Lodge, encompassing Westside Drive and the Nickel Plate Trail, finishing on the beach of Lake Manitou.

Awards - Trophies will be presented to the top 3 Overall Male and Top 3 Overall Female finishers in all three races, and medals will be presented to the top 3 male and top 3 female finishers in all three races for the following age groups:  8 and under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-15, 16-18, 19-25, 26-35, 36-45, 46-55, 56-65, and 66 and over.

Every 12K finisher will receive a Manitou Monster Medal

Pick your distance

Running

5K Run

May 25, 2026 5K 8:35 AM
$25.00
Closed

5K Walk

May 25, 2026 5K 8:35 AM
$25.00
Closed

12K Run

May 25, 2026 12K 8:05 AM
$30.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Rochester, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 10.6° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 21.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 9.5° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 21.6°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
69.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 25, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 25, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 46m

The sun rises at 6:18 AM and sets at 9:05 PM local time (EDT) in Rochester on May 25, 2026 — 14h 46m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — Manitou Monster 12K Run & 5K Run/Walk

90 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 5K Run

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Manitou Monster 12K Run & 5K Run/Walk
Place Name Time Pace
1 Warner Dubois 17:41 5:42 /mi
2 Lucas Scorsone 20:28 6:36 /mi
3 Brian VanSoest 21:46 7:01 /mi
4 George Pollock 4th 24:04 7:46 /mi
5 George Pollock 5th 24:07 7:47 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

All results by year

2026 edition View Results
2025 edition View Results

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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, 1 Rochester event

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