Strong Foundations 5K
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Strong Foundations 5K

Byron Center, Michigan, United States View on map
May 02, 2026 (America/Detroit local time)
Running

About this race

The South Suburban Christian Schools are hosting the third annual Strong Foundations 5K Run/Walk this spring. The goal of this community event is to raise funds for the five schools’ Foundations, which reduces the overall tuition costs for all students. Again this year, there will be a Strong Foundations Fun Run, which is a 1-mile run for all ages and it will be officially timed.

The South Suburban Christian Schools include:

  • Byron Center Christian

  • Dutton Christian

  • Legacy Christian

  • Moline Christian

  • South Christian

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Running

Strong Foundations 5K Run/Walk

Run on South Christian High School's Cross Country Course.

May 02, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$20.00
Closed

Strong Foundations Fun Run - 1 mile

May 02, 2026 1.6K 10:00 AM
$10.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

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

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 5.0° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 14.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 1.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 13.7°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
21.7
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 2, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 2, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 09m

The sun rises at 6:35 AM and sets at 8:44 PM local time (EDT) in Byron Center on May 2, 2026 — 14h 09m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — Strong Foundations 5K

235 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Strong Foundations 5K Run/Walk

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Strong Foundations 5K
Place Name Time Pace
1 Steven Johnson 19:37 6:20 /mi
2 Grant Webster 20:01 6:27 /mi
3 Anna Jansen 20:41 6:40 /mi
4 Henry Hulst 20:48 6:43 /mi
5 Adam Ringnalda 20:48 6:43 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

All results by year

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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, 5 Byron Center events

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