Rock the Light Pirate Dash 5K & Captain Woolsey 10 Miler
About this race
Event: 5K start/finish at the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Gift Shop inside Leelanau State Park. (runners, walkers, strollers, and dogs are welcome)
Event Date: Saturday, June 6, 2026
Start Time: 9:15 am
End Time: 12 noon
Price: $30.00 Race Fee
Onsite registration available from 7:45 - 9 am during packet pick up.
Packet pick-up: will be the morning of the race from 8:00- 9 am Online registration will end at 5 pm on Friday, June 5. You may also register in person the day of the race from 8 am to 9 am.
10-Miler
Event: 10-Miler start/finish at the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Gift Shop inside Leelanau State Park.
Event Date: Saturday, June 6, 2026
Start Time: 8:30 am
End Time: 12 noon
Price: $40.00 Race Fee
Onsite registration available from 7:30 - 8:15 am during packet pick-up.
Packet pick-up: will be the morning of the race from 7:30-8:15 am Online registration will end at 5 pm on Friday, June 5. You may also register in person the day of the race from 7:30 am to 8:15 am.
The event is chip-timed by Race Result. Five-year age group awards (top 3 in each age group) will be available under the tent after the race. All participants will also receive a giveaway, a finisher medal, a complimentary pancake breakfast, and admission to the lighthouse. Bib numbers will be put into a drawing for prizes that can be picked up right after you finish the race. Prizes for best costumes! This race is included in the Traverse City Track Club's 2026 Grand Prix Series.
**Please note: A recreation passport is NOT needed for vehicle entry into Leelanau State Park as this is a free MI State Park weekend.
Course
The course will start at the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Gift Shop, inside Leelanau State Park (15500 N. Lighthouse Pt. Rd.) The 5k will be an out and back to N. Purkiss Rd. This is a flat course. The 10-Miler will be an out and back to Woolsey Airport. The final course map will be available closer to the date pending approval from the County Road Commission.
Aid Stations
5K-There will be one aid station at the turn around point on N. Purkiss Rd. and the finish line. 10-Miler will have 3 aid stations approximately every 2.5 miles and the finish line.
Virtual Option
If you aren't able to run with us in person, you can still sign up and run or walk it virtually. We'll mail you your race packet after race day. You may do your virtual race anytime between June 6, 2026- December 30, 2026. Just register for this event. Choose your date. Run or walk a 5k (3.1 miles) or 10 miles. Share your photos with us on our FACEBOOK pages: Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum and/or Friends of Leelanau State Park. We will begin shipping packets after July 1st for virtual registrants.
Contact the Race Director, Race Director Rose Coleman at RoseColeman@outlook.com or Assistant Race Director Stef Staley at sstaley2525@gmail.com for more information.
Pick your distance
Running
5k Run/Walk
Registration closes at 5pm June 5, 2026. Registration is available on site the morning of the event.
10-Miler
Registration closes at 5pm June 5, 2026. Registration is available on site the morning of the event.
Virtual 5K Run/Walk
Virtual 10-Miler
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Northport, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:56 AM and sets at 9:26 PM local time (EDT) in Northport on June 6, 2026 — 15h 30m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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2026 results — Rock the Light Pirate Dash 5K & Captain Woolsey 10 Miler
Virtual 5K Run/Walk · 4 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Megan Graverson | 23:49 | 7:40 /mi |
| 2 | Gracie Weiss | 28:48 | 9:16 /mi |
| 3 | Leslie Maclin | 32:58 | 10:37 /mi |
| 4 | Tanya Suter | 1:36:47 | 31:09 /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, 4 Northport events
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