The Lake Run
About this race
- 2026 Race Theme will be "International Harry Potter Day" which is observed May 2nd.
- International Harry Potter Day was officially declared by David Cameron, the Prime Minister of Britain at the time, in 2012. It is designated to be on the 2nd of May, the day Harry Potter defeated Lord Voldemort during the Battle of Hogwarts, and the day that the Battle of Hogwarts and the Second Wizarding War ended.
- Two new categories, fastest witch, wizard or muggle. Costumes required. Along with no-time, no-shirt option.
- The first Lake Run, a loop around Lake Bloomington, was held in 1982 and had 224 finishers. The race became an annual event, added a shorter loop and continues to grow each year. In addition to the standard age group classifications, the race has footpounder classes for men over 220 lb and women over 190 lb, as well as footpounder light: 190-219 lb (men) and 150lb - 179lb (women).
- You can choose from the 12K which is 7.44 miles in length, 4.37 Mile, or 3 Mile Walk, each have chip timing and race results posted live during the event.
- Post race food.
- Post Party is back at Green Gables outdoor beer garden !! Each participant over the age of 21 will receive a free beer of choice from various craft and domestic beers offered on race day. Non-Alcoholic Athletic Brewing beer will be available at this events post party.
- Over the years, the Lake Run has celebrated various holidays and festive events that fall on the same day as the Lake Run, including "May the 4th be with you, Star Wars Theme", Cinco De Mayo, etc.
- Need to register before 4/23/2026 to receive a Lake Run T-Shirt in your size.
- 2026 Partial Proceeds TBD
- bossfotos.com will be onsite for race day photos, look at photos from St.Pats 5K.
- Top 3 in age group get a deathly hallows award.
12K and 3 Mile Walk Will Start at 8:30 AM
4.37 Mile Inner Loop will start at 9:00 AM.
Pick your distance
Running
12K
4.37 Mile
No Shirt-No-Time-No-Frills-No-Problem (Pick either 3 mile Walk, 4.37 or 12K, no shirt, no awards, bib without chip no post party at Gables)
Walking
3 Mile Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Hudson, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:52 AM and sets at 7:52 PM local time (CDT) in Hudson on May 2, 2026 — 13h 59m of daylight.
Course
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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, 11 Hudson events
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