Meijer Festival of Races presented by Cherry Bay Orchards
About this race
Celebrate 53 years of the Meijer Festival of Race presented by Cherry Bay Orchards by signing up for the Priority Health 5k, the Michigan Planners 10k, the Michigan Planners McKinley Challenge 15k or the Michigan Planners Half Marathon today! This race series celebrates the beauty and agriculture in the Traverse City Area provides unique race experience such as finishing on a parade route or running through an orchard (Half Marathon only).
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Running
Priority Health 5K
Michigan Planners 10K
Michigan Planners McKinley Challenge 15k
Michigan Planners Half Marathon
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Traverse City, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:07 AM and sets at 9:28 PM local time (EDT) in Traverse City on July 11, 2026 — 15h 20m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Meijer Festival of Races presented by Cherry Bay Orchards
2,309 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the Priority Health 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate Carmody | 15:17 | 4:55 /mi |
| 2 | Evan Fox | 15:49 | 5:05 /mi |
| 3 | Liam Elder | 15:58 | 5:09 /mi |
| 4 | Axel Klomparens | 16:02 | 5:10 /mi |
| 5 | Jacob Dennis | 16:04 | 5:10 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Traverse City
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Iceman Cometh Challenge
Up North Media Traverse City Turkey Trot
Farmland 5K, 10K, & Kid's Race
TCTC Jingle Bell Run
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Traverse City
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Traverse City 5K Races 15 races
- 10K Run Events in Traverse City 5 races
- Traverse City Half Marathons 2 races
- Marathons in Traverse City 2 races
- Traverse City Running Calendar 2026 21 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, 29 Traverse City events
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