Montrose Blueberry Festival 5k & 8k Road Races
About this race
Join us Sunday, August 16th, for our annual 5k/8k Run & Walk. Onsite registration begins at 7 a.m. at the athletic complex on Nanita Drive. 8k runners take off at 8 a.m. At 8:15, the 5k runners and walkers depart. Online registration is $40 and includes a t-shirt and participant medals for all. Stick around town after the race and enjoy a mouth-watering Blueberry Pancake Breakfast then head over to the Entertainment Tent/Marketplace area and snatch up some flea market and craft show bargains.
Pick your distance
Running
5k Run
8k Run
Walking
5k Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Montrose, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:42 AM and sets at 8:37 PM local time (EDT) in Montrose on August 16, 2026 — 13h 54m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Montrose Blueberry Festival 5k & 8k Road Races
208 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 5k Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Thornburg | 19:03 | 6:08 /mi |
| 2 | Trent Kling | 19:36 | 6:19 /mi |
| 3 | Kyle Parkinson | 20:51 | 6:43 /mi |
| 4 | Cory Bishop | 20:56 | 6:44 /mi |
| 5 | Luke Skutt | 21:07 | 6:48 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Montrose
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Montrose 5K Races 4 races
- Montrose Running Calendar 2026 4 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, 4 Montrose events
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