Summer Solstice 5K
About this race
Come celebrate the official start of Summer 2026 with us as we kick off the season with a fun and rewarding 5K in beautiful Sackets Harbor, NY. This event coincides with the Summer Solstice on Saturday, June 20th. Join us as we usher in the beauty and warmth the new summer ahead. The 5K course is mostly flat with spectacular views of Lake Ontario as you make your way along the 3.1 mile trek. Expect more that just a 5K run as we are teaming up with the 1812 Brewing Co., the Whiskey Coop and The Boathouse to extend the fun beyond the run!
Willow Running USA is teaming up with the Garrett W. Loomis Foundation, a 501c-3 committed to enhancing Fire Safety regionally in the memory of Garrett.
Join us if you love to run, love to have fun and especially if you love the sun!
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Solstice 5K
Solstice 5K (Virtual)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Sackets Harbor, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:21 AM and sets at 8:50 PM local time (EDT) in Sackets Harbor on June 20, 2026 — 15h 28m of daylight.
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2026 results — Summer Solstice 5K
230 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Solstice 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Werner | 18:10 | 5:51 /mi |
| 2 | Anthony David | 18:24 | 5:56 /mi |
| 3 | Gregory Ashe | 18:45 | 6:03 /mi |
| 4 | Steve Burke | 18:47 | 6:03 /mi |
| 5 | Kevin Abel | 19:10 | 6:11 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Sackets Harbor
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Denfit Jingle Bell 5k
Lowville Turkey Day 5 K
The Flannel & Flapjacks 5k
Osceola Tug Hill Dryland Challenge
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Sackets Harbor
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Sackets Harbor 5K Races 2 races
- Sackets Harbor Half Marathons 2 races
- Marathons in Sackets Harbor 2 races
- Sackets Harbor 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 Sackets Harbor events
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