Run Back to School
About this race
Run Back to School
Celebrate the start of the 2025-26 school year with Milwaukee Public Schools and Milwaukee Recreation at the 18th annual MPS Run Back to School!
Join us for this 5K run/1.5-mile walk. Proceeds support MPS youth sports, wellness, and recreation programs.
Event Details
Date: Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025
Starting Line: MPS Central Services Building (5225 W. Vliet St.)
Start Time: 9 a.m. (Participant check-in and race bag pick-up will end at 8:50 a.m. Participants will not be allowed to start the course after 9:10 a.m.)
Cost: $5 for youth/$20 for adults
Pick your distance
Running
5K Run
Walking
1.5 Mile Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Milwaukee, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:05 AM and sets at 7:43 PM local time (CDT) in Milwaukee on August 22, 2026 — 13h 37m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Run Back to School
5K Run · 214 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Jongoria | 17:00 | 5:28 /mi |
| 2 | James Henderson | 19:03 | 6:07 /mi |
| 3 | Hudson Pryor | 20:28 | 6:35 /mi |
| 4 | Chris Larson | 20:34 | 6:37 /mi |
| 5 | Chris Jetton | 20:55 | 6:43 /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, 69 Milwaukee events
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