Mid-Summer 5K Challenge
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Mid-Summer 5K Challenge

Bloomington, Indiana, United States View on map
Aug 01, 2026 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis local time)
Running

About this race

The Mid-Summer 5K Challenge is a 5K run and walk road race held at Bloomington High School North, and all proceeds benefit the boys and girls Bloomington High School North Cross Country Teams.  The course begins next to the bleachers of the Bloomington North track and field facility, utilizes the Prow Road, Kinser Pike, and Acuff Road loop, including the main road on the Bloomington North campus.  Both miles and kilometers are marked, and the final 300 meters are run on the Ralph Sieboldt Track.

Race Date is August 1, 2026

Registration begins at 7:00 am

Race begins at 8:00 am

Age group awards are divided into Male and Female categories and are as follows:

Run: Top 3 Overall, 10 & Under, 11-13, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & Over

Walk: Top five overall

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Running

5K

Aug 01, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$15.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Bloomington, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 19.2° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 28.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 19.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 34.2°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
13.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
4.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
77.1%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on August 1, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on August 1, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 11m

The sun rises at 6:46 AM and sets at 8:58 PM local time (EDT) in Bloomington on August 1, 2026 — 14h 11m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — Mid-Summer 5K Challenge

5K · 144 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Mid-Summer 5K Challenge
Place Name Time Pace
1 Jackson Walker 15:45 5:05 /mi
2 Alex Stosberg 17:49 5:45 /mi
3 Shep Jackson 17:50 5:45 /mi
4 Simon Kane 18:01 5:49 /mi
5 Thomas Keith 18:05 5:50 /mi

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

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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, 17 Bloomington events

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