Mayor's River Walk and Run 5K
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Mayor's River Walk and Run 5K

Lansing, Michigan, United States View on map
Jun 13, 2026 (America/Detroit local time)
Running

About this race

Lace up your sneakers and hit the River Trail with Mayor Andy Schor! Join us at Potter Park on June 13 at 9 AM for a fun and scenic 5K run/walk along the river. Walkers and runners of all ages are welcome!. Every participant receives a t-shirt, medal and snacks at the end. There will also be fun stations along the way to break up the trail for the kids.  

Registration for the competitive run i includes a Mayor's River Walk T-Shirt, finisher medal and Matching socks with prizes for the top three finishers in each age group.

Registration is free to walkers and includes Mayor's River Walk T-Shirt and finisher medal!

Early packet pickup: June 10th and 11th from 3-6pm at the Foster Center, room 109 (200 N Foster Ave, Lansing)

Race day packet pickup starting at 8:00 am at Potter Park.

Be sure to preregister! Registration for the 5k is online only. Walkers can register on site. 

Proceeds and donations from this event go to support the Friends of the Lansing Regional Trails.

The competitive run will be professionally timed by the Michigan Running Foundation. Results will be posted during the race on this web site.

Sponsored in part by Jackson National Life 

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Running

Mayor's River Walk and Run 5K

Jun 13, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$35.00
Closed

5K Walk

Jun 13, 2026 5K 9:10 AM
Free
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 14 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lansing, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 13.6° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 25.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 13.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 26.0°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
18.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
63.1%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on June 13, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on June 13, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
15h 17m

The sun rises at 5:59 AM and sets at 9:17 PM local time (EDT) in Lansing on June 13, 2026 — 15h 17m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — Mayor's River Walk and Run 5K

Mayor's River Walk and Run 5K · 77 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Mayor's River Walk and Run 5K
Place Name Time Pace
1 Isauro Garcia 21:41 7:00 /mi
2 Curtis Robertson 22:16 7:11 /mi
3 Devin Dudley 22:47 7:21 /mi
4 David Hess 24:21 7:51 /mi
5 Hyoekjun Kwon 24:44 7:59 /mi

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

All results by year

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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, 66 Lansing events

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