The Fox River Challenge
About this race
The 2026 Fox River Challenge is scheduled for May 9th starting at 8:00 AM in Wrightstown, WI. The start/finish is located in The Fox River District right along The Fox River and the initial leg of the race, the out-and-back 5k run, will follow the beautiful eastern shore on Hwy ZZ. This leg of the race will also be open to individual run/walk participation in the Fox River Challenge- 5k only. This is the same route as last year.
Duathlon participants will begin at approximately 8:05- right after the announcements and National Anthem. All 5k run/walk participants will start 10 minutes later to give the Duathlon participants a head-start in order to avoid transition clustering.
The 2nd leg of the duathlon will transition through the start/stop arch and go up and over the bridge. The 15-mile bike will follow the western shore of The Fox River on Los Dauphin Road into Little Rapids & De Pere.
Duathlon racers will transition back through the start/finish arch and the final mile will make a loop around the Wrightstown neighborhood back through the same start/finish.
The distances:
5k run/walk (1st leg of duathlon OR single 5k only)
15-mile bike
1 mile run
The duathlon can be completed as an individual or 2-person team.
You will see many community sponsors along the course with mile markers helping you along the route!
Timing will be provided by XM TIMING.
PACKET PICK-UP will be at: The River Coffee & Cream, 104 High Ct. Wrightstown, WI 54180
FRIDAY: 3:30-6PM
SATURDAY: 6:30-7:30AM
There is still future interest in developing The Fox River Challenge from a Duathlon to a Triathlon by adding a kayaking leg. The race would be a kayak, run, bike and showcase the paddling option on The Fox River in Wrightstown. Updates to be determined.
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Duathlon
The Fox River Challenge
Running
The Fox River Challenge 5k Only
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Wrightstown, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:32 AM and sets at 8:06 PM local time (CDT) in Wrightstown on May 9, 2026 — 14h 34m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — The Fox River Challenge
176 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the The Fox River Challenge, Overall Results
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Christensen | 1:00:40 | 3:12 /mi |
| 2 | Kris Roesken | 1:06:49 | 3:31 /mi |
| 3 | Jacob Lodl | 1:08:00 | 3:35 /mi |
| 4 | Matt McLagan | 1:08:10 | 3:35 /mi |
| 5 | Brandon Moscho | 1:09:37 | 3:40 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Wrightstown
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Run De Pere Half Marathon | 5K Run/Walk
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YMCA Freaky 5K & Mini Monster Dash
Turkey Trot Tune-Up Series presented by On
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 Wrightstown events
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