North Dakota State Fair Run the Route 5K
About this race
Join us for the annual North Dakota State Fair Run the Route 5K on July 18th and kick off the day with a fun run along the parade route!
Registration
Registration will be open online until 08:00am on 7/18/2026.
Race Day registration is available the morning of the event at the Our Redeemers packet pickup location (see below)
Packet Pick Up
Friday, July 17th – Roosevelt Park Zoo from 4:30pm - 7:00pm
Saturday, July 18th – Our Redeemers from 7:30am - 8:30am
Entry Fee
Ages 13 and up - $25 through June 30th, $30 in July
Children 8-12 - $15 through June 30th, $20 in July
Children 7 and under - Free
Starting Time & Locations
Start Time: 8:45am 7/18/2026
Start Location: Our Redeemers Church (South Hill Sports Complex)
Finish Line: Burdick Expy at the State Fair Gate E Entrance
Parking: Parking will be available at the Our Redeemers Church parking lot.
*** All participants will be responsible for own transportation to starting lines and from finish.
Additional Information
Participants must register by July 4th to guarantee a Run the Route T-shirt.
All runners receive an admission ticket to the State Fair on completion of the 5K.
Concert tickets and trophies will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place male and female finishers.
Small awards will also be given to the top male and female in the following categories: Under 12, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to children's running groups/programs in our community (BIOGirls, Strides for Sunnyside, etc.)
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Running
Run the Route 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Minot, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:04 AM and sets at 9:38 PM local time (CDT) in Minot on July 18, 2026 — 15h 34m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — North Dakota State Fair Run the Route 5K
Run the Route 5K · 518 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Martin | 15:22 | 4:57 /mi |
| 2 | Holter Bridwell | 15:39 | 5:03 /mi |
| 3 | Jake Jenkins | 15:55 | 5:08 /mi |
| 4 | Adam Sobolik | 16:21 | 5:16 /mi |
| 5 | Zach Burdick | 16:25 | 5:18 /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, 13 Minot events
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