The Great American Race
About this race
Welcome to the 6th annual Great American Race, a CLASSIC Event. Let's kick off July 4th with a 5k, 10k, and Costume Contest! The event will take place at Visalia's Riverway Sports Park and the paved trails along the St. Johns Trail.
Join us as we celebrate America's 250th Birthday!
Kids 9 and under registration fees are discounted at registration.
Pick your distance
Running
10K Run
5K Run
Virtual
Virtual runs are events that you do on your own schedule and your own course. You will not be eligible for any awards. Your results are not official and are not posted. Your event shirt and finisher's medal will be mailed to you automatically within 2 weeks after the event.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Visalia, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:44 AM and sets at 8:18 PM local time (PDT) in Visalia on July 4, 2026 — 14h 33m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2026 results — The Great American Race
914 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 10K Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Ortiz | 36:42 | 5:55 /mi |
| 2 | Chris Cabanas | 37:02 | 5:58 /mi |
| 3 | Austin Fleck | 37:25 | 6:02 /mi |
| 4 | Kyle Fraley | 38:00 | 6:08 /mi |
| 5 | Francisco Soto | 38:00 | 6:08 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Visalia
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Visalia 5K Races 10 races
- 10K Run Events in Visalia 2 races
- Visalia Running Calendar 2026 13 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, 13 Visalia events
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