Run for Jon
About this race
The 36th Annual Run for Jon will take place on Saturday, August 29th at Forrence Orchards in Peru, NY. The Run For Jon raises money to support the Jonathan Evans Memorial Fund, designed to help North Country families with expenses connected to the care and treatment of a sick child.
Please read all race information!
This year, we will be holding 3 in person events.
5:00 PM - 1/2 mile fun run
5:20 PM - 1.25 mile walk
5:20PM - 2.5 mile run
Registration and Packet Pickup
We will offer online registration for this race. There will be race-day registration starting at 3:30 PM until 4:45 PM.
Registration deadlines:
Registration and T-shirt order deadline: Friday, Aug. 29th at Midnight
Registration fees
2.5 Mile Race: $10
1.25 Mile Walk $5
1/2 Mile Fun Run $1
Shirt only: $25
Packet pick-up will be on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 3:30-4:45 PM (at Forrence Orchards, Mannix Road, Peru, NY 12972).
Race Start and Finish Areas
The start/finish take place at Forrence Orchards, Mannix Road, Peru, NY 12972
Results & Awards Ceremonies
There will be an award ceremony at the conclusion of the races.
Results will be posted online and emailed after the event.
Awards will be given in the following categories.
Overall Male/Female
Age group awards for top 3 males and females: 0-13,14-19,20-29,30-39,40-49,50-59,60-69,70+
Schedule of Events:
5:00 PM - 1/2 mile fun run
5:20 PM - 1.25 mile walk
5:20 PM - 2.5 mile run
Pick your distance
Running
T-Shirt Only
2.5 Mile Run
1/2 Mile Fun Run
Walking
1.25 Mile Walk
Non-competitive walk. This event will not be officially timed. All walkers will receive a Run For Jon participant sticker.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Peru, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:12 AM and sets at 7:38 PM local time (EDT) in Peru on August 28, 2026 — 13h 25m 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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Other races near Peru
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
The Knights' Joust 5k/1-Mile
Champlain Islands Marathon & Half Marathon
Harvest Run 5K & Relay
GMAA Turkey Trot 5K
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Peru
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Peru 5K Races 2 races
- Peru Running Calendar 2026 3 races
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, 3 Peru events
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