MaraFUNrun 5K
About this race
3,000 youth athletes from the Sacramento area take part in a 5K race celebrating the completion of six weeks of participation in our after-school Youth Fitness Program. You can support our local youth by joining us! Register to run, walk, or jog with the kids in our community 5K, volunteer your time, come out to cheer, or make a donation to help keep our Youth Fitness Program free for these youth athletes. It’s also the perfect shake-out before the big Marathon on Sunday.
Pick your distance
Running
Youth Fitness Program Application
5K - I am a student who is running with my school
Parents are registering their child to run the 5K race at William Land Park.
1/4 Mile Dash - I am a student who is running with my school
Parents are registering their child to run the 1/4 mile dash at William Land Park.
5K - I am running with a school or a child who is running with their school
I am running with a school or a child who is running with their school, and I would like to be placed in the same corral as the school I choose below.
5K - I am not affiliated with a school
This option will be placed in the first corral for community participants.
Untimed Kids 1/4 Mile Dash - I am not affiliated with a school
Children 8 and Under for the 1/4 mile run, untimed
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Sacramento, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:07 AM and sets at 8:17 PM local time (PDT) in Sacramento on July 31, 2026 — 14h 10m of daylight.
Course
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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, 60 Sacramento events
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