Poverello House Papa Mikes Cafe Run for Meals
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Poverello House Papa Mikes Cafe Run for Meals

Fresno, California, United States View on map
Jun 06, 2026 (America/Los_Angeles local time)
Running

About this race

Join us on June 6th at Woodward Park at Sunset View Shelter to support the work Poverello House provides to those in need. Bring your family and friends to participate in the 12th Annual Papa Mike's Café Run for Meals 5k Run and 2-Mile Run/Walk. Proceeds will benefit the new Papa Mike's Café. 

At Papa Mike’s Café, we are on a mission to offer more than just meals; we are dedicated to providing a restaurant-style experience for all individuals in our community. With a warm ambiance and attentive service, our goal is to make every visitor feel at home.

Papa Mike’s Café was inspired in 2006. The concept was to provide a special 3-course meal to clients, one meal a month, complete with menus and servers. Volunteers who were waiters and waitresses took the client’s orders and served them. Poverello House CEO, Zack Darrah, expanded this concept to provide a daily restaurant experience. This achievement was made possible through extensive planning meetings and a comprehensive renovation of our kitchen, generously supported by the County of Fresno. Additional gratitude goes to the St. Augustine Foundation, Isnardi Foundation, and the entire community, whose contributions played a crucial role in bringing this project to fruition.

Guests will enter the restaurant and have the option to choose from a menu offering 3-5 delectable meal options, accompanied by a choice of refreshing Coca-Cola beverages.

The 2 Mile Run/Walk begins at 8:00 AM, and the 5K race starts at 8:15 AM.

Woodward Park Parking Fee $5.00

Day Before Packet Pick-Up:

Friday, June 5th 4:00 pm-6:00 pm The Bike Shop @ Woodward Park 9433 N Fort Washington Rd Ste 102 Fresno, CA 93730 You can collect a packet on behalf of someone else, or another registrant can collect one for you.

Race Day Packet Pick-Up:

Saturday, June 6th at 7:15 am Woodward Park, Sunset Shelter Young children are welcome, and no sign-up is required. Sign-up is only required for those 12 and under for timed results and a t-shirt.

Registration includes:

  • T-Shirt
  • Race medals for the first 325 participants to cross the finish line
  • Breakfast Burrito
  • Refreshments
  • 5K Run Award Ceremony for the Top 3 in the following age categories 0-12 Boys 0-12 Girls 13-18 Boys 13-18 Girls 19-29 Men 19-29 Women 30-39 Men 30-39 Women 40-49 Men 40-49 Women 50-59 Men 50-59 Women 60-69 Men 60-69 Women 70+ Men
    70+ Women

Pick your distance

Running

5K Run

Event t-shirt and breakfast burrito included. Race medals for the first 325 participants to cross the finish line Register by 05/24/2026 for a guaranteed t-shirt size. Timed Event with awarding Top 3 in age group.

Jun 06, 2026 5K 8:15 AM
$45.00
Closed

2 Mile Run/Walk

Event t-shirt and breakfast burrito included. Race medals for the first 325 participants to cross the finish line Register by 5/24/2026 for a guaranteed t-shirt size.

Jun 06, 2026 3.2K 8:00 AM
$35.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Fresno, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 17.7° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 33.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 17.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 33.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
17.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
35.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on June 6, 2026 (PDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on June 6, 2026 (PDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 35m

The sun rises at 5:40 AM and sets at 8:15 PM local time (PDT) in Fresno on June 6, 2026 — 14h 35m of daylight.

Course

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  • 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)
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