Run for the Hills - Saint Louis
About this race
35 Years of Running these Hills!
Now is the perfect time to get ready for the 2026 Run for the Hills. Whether you want to run the 5k, walk the 1 miler, watch your kids compete in the 1 mile race or sign up to get a very fashionable t-shirt which have been spotted in countries across the globe, all of the money raised from the Run for the Hills is spent directly on our beloved neighborhood Francis Park. Please sign up to support your park and neighborhood and encourage your neighbors and friends to join you.
Bring your block, bring your bootcamp, bring your babies in their running strollers - just show up and be ready for a fun morning on September 19th!
Register by September 1st to guarantee a T-Shirt!
5k race starts at 8 at Donovan and Itaska.
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Running
5k Run/Walk
1 Mile Walk
1 Mile Kids Run
Neighborhood Supporter (Virtual Runner)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Saint Louis, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:46 AM and sets at 7:02 PM local time (CDT) in Saint Louis on September 19, 2026 — 12h 16m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Run for the Hills - Saint Louis
Neighborhood Supporter (Virtual Runner) · 3 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Armbruster | 29:01 | 9:22 /mi |
| 2 | Jocelyn Theiss | 35:09 | 11:20 /mi |
| 3 | Denise Buehrer | 36:55 | 11:55 /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, 114 Saint Louis events
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