PIEROGI STUMBLE 5K
About this race
Calumet College is excited to open registration for the 2026 annual Pierogi Stumble 5K. We are happy to welcome you back to campus here at Calumet College and hope you have the chance to get to know the many new faces in the department and catch up with old friends alike.
Let’s run fast, have fun and enjoy the beautiful course!!
Dave Lopez
Director Of Athletics
Head Softball Coach
This race falls on the eve of Pierogi Fest, the third-largest event in the State of Indiana.
Entry Fee: (includes T-shirt*, sample pierogis, and adult beverages)
Registration Fees:
- $50 flat fee
*T-Shirt guaranteed to those registered before Tuesday, July 1, 2026
Race day packet pick-up starts at 5:00 PM at The Rittenmeyer Center, 2400 New York Avenue, Whiting, IN.
The race begins at 6:30 PM
Participants will sample Pierogis at the post-race party will be held after awards in front of the Dennis Rittenmeyer Athletic Center at CCSJ. The post-race party will also include adult beverages and music. Parking will be available at CCSJ. The scenic course route will start at the college, and journey on the bike path between Lost Marsh Golf Course and George Lake towards Calumet Avenue. Runners will then cross the Calumet Avenue overpass, turn right, around the pavilion, run alongside Wolf Lake, and finish back at CCSJ. Check out the race map here: Race Map.
Interested in being a race day sponsor? Info here: https://www.ccsjathletics.com/information/pierogi_stumble_5k_walkrun-sponsorship_form.pdf.
Computerized Timing is provided by T&H Timing.
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Running
Calumet College Pierogi Stumble 5K Run/Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Whiting, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:35 AM and sets at 8:17 PM local time (CDT) in Whiting on July 23, 2026 — 14h 41m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — PIEROGI STUMBLE 5K
Calumet College Pierogi Stumble 5K Run/Walk · 237 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurycy Pedroza | 18:35 | 5:59 /mi |
| 2 | Tim Gross | 19:25 | 6:15 /mi |
| 3 | Joe Haley | 20:19 | 6:33 /mi |
| 4 | Brian Culbreth | 20:39 | 6:39 /mi |
| 5 | Wilhelm Hallander | 21:06 | 6:47 /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, 1 Whiting event
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