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St. Joseph Fun Days 5K Race and Kids Fun Run
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St. Joseph Fun Days 5K Race and Kids Fun Run

Marion, Iowa, United States View on map
May 28, 2027 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

Celebrate the start of St. Joseph Fun Days by participating in the 5K  Race or Kids Fun Run on the evening of May 29th!  This year's event will kick off with a Kids Fun Run for children 10 and under at 6:30PM, followed by the 5K Race at 7:00PM.  For the 5K race prizes will be awarded for the top overall male and female finishers, top age group finishers, and random finishers.

THE START/FINISH LINE WILL AGAIN BE ON THE FESTIVAL GROUNDS, NEAR THE BINGO TENT.  RUNNERS WILL NOW START AND FINISH IN THE HEART OF THE FUN!

Kids Fun Run Route (~0.5 mi.):

Following the race, participants are invited to enjoy all that St. Joseph Fun Days has to offer.  Additional details about St. Joseph Fun Days can be found at www.stjosephfundays.org/.

No Shirt Guaranteed if registered after 5/15/2025!

Packet Pick-Up will be available THURSDAY, May 28th from 6-7PM at the St. Joseph Church parking lot or FRIDAY, May 29th 5:00-6:00PM.

Pick your distance

Running

Kids Fun Run

May 28, 2027 0.8K 6:30 PM
$15.00
Open

St. Joseph Fun Days 5K Race

May 28, 2027 5K 7:00 PM
$30.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Marion, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 15.5° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 26.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 15.4° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 27.8°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
18.6
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.8mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
63.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 28, 2027 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 28, 2027 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 57m

The sun rises at 5:35 AM and sets at 8:32 PM local time (CDT) in Marion on May 28, 2027 — 14h 57m of daylight.

Course

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  • 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 Marion events

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