May The Course Be With You 5K
About this race
This is a fundraiser for Chinook Montessori 8th-grade students for their educational trip out of state.
Bib pick-up times:
• April 30 | 5:30–7:30 PM at Hoodoo
• May 1 | 3:00–5:00 PM at Chinook Charter
• Race Day (May 3) | 8:30–9:45 AM at Tanana Lakes
The race will start and end at the paddle boat launch at Tanana Lakes.
We can’t wait to see you there! 🏃♂️✨
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May The Course Be With You 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Fairbanks, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:12 AM and sets at 10:23 PM local time (AKDT) in Fairbanks on May 2, 2027 — 17h 10m of daylight.
Course
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- Fairbanks 5K Races 8 races
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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, 13 Fairbanks events
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