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Run / Walk / Ruck 4 Heroes

Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States View on map
Sep 19, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

Run, Walk & Ruck for Heroes

The mission of Beyond the Yellow Ribbon is to establish and sustain a comprehensive community and corporate support network that connects and coordinates agencies, organizations, and resources to meet the needs of Minnesota's military veterans, service members, and families in all military branches.

Races will be held at and around Kingston Park in Cottage Grove, MN.

Parking is available at Grey Cloud Elementary School and Cottage Grove Middle School.

There is a Food Truck Festival, located at the same park of the run, starting at 11 if you care to join after your race.

A special thanks to Live Brave for helping us get started!  If interested in another 5K, here is the link for their race, it is a great cause!

https://runsignup.com/Race/Info/MN/SaintPaul/LiveBrave5K

Please note - If you register after 8/29/25, your shirt will not be ready on race day.  If you live in the area of CG, Newport, Hastings or Woodbury, we will deliver your shirt otherwise it would be up to you to pick it up from Cottage Grove City Hall.

Pick your distance

Running

5K Run/Walk

Sep 19, 2026 5K 9:15 AM
$35.00
Open

10K Run/Walk

Sep 19, 2026 10K 9:15 AM
$40.00
Open

15K Heroe's Challenge

Sep 19, 2026 15K 9:00 AM
$45.00
Open

1 mile

Sep 19, 2026 15K 9:15 AM
$30.00
Open

Walking

5K Ruck

Sep 19, 2026 5K 9:15 AM
$35.00
Open

10K Ruck

Sep 19, 2026 10K 9:15 AM
$40.00
Open

15K Heroe's Challenge Ruck

Sep 19, 2026 15K 9:15 AM
$45.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 1 year of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Cottage Grove.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-day average) 17.2° / Maximum temperature (race-day average) 26.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 17.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 26.5°
Wind (km/h)
Average wind speed (race-day average)
19.9
Precip (mm)
Average precipitation (race-day average)
0.9mm
Humidity
Average relative humidity (race-day average)
83.0%

Course

Route map and elevation profile

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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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, 2 Cottage Grove events

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