The Ryan Walsworth Spear-It 5K
About this race
Catch the Spear-It! The 5k Run and Walk held in beautiful, downtown Silver Lake at the Dune Town Mall is back for another year! The race course follows the lakeshore into the wooded, winding roads of the Upper Silver Lake area, providing beautiful scenery and natural landscapes that end right back at the Dune Town Mall. This year we will be awarding trophies to the top male and female runners as well as medals to the top three runners in each age group. All participants will receive local asparagus. Be sure to preregister to be guaranteed a commemorative T-Shirt!
Race Sponsored by Shelby State Bank
This event was renamed in honor of Ryan Walsworth, who passed away in early 2017. Ryan, a local asparagus farmer, was a faithful contributor and donor to NAF as well as supporting the asparagus and agriculture community here in Oceana County and beyond. We are honored to recognize Ryan's hard work and community spirit through the 5k.
5K Run & 5K Walk - Registration fee is $30
If you have questions about the event, please contact the 5K coordinator, Michele Amstutz, at (231)218-3818 or by email at spearit5k@gmail.com.
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Running
5K Run/Walk
This is an In-Person event!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Mears, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:03 AM and sets at 9:28 PM local time (EDT) in Mears on June 13, 2026 — 15h 24m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — The Ryan Walsworth Spear-It 5K
5K Run/Walk · 154 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler VanderZanden | 16:49 | 5:25 /mi |
| 2 | Jason Beckman | 18:31 | 5:58 /mi |
| 3 | Scott Brooks | 19:45 | 6:22 /mi |
| 4 | Maxwell Rasmussen | 20:05 | 6:29 /mi |
| 5 | Bryce Vander Kodde | 20:24 | 6:35 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Mears
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Oceana County Vet Day 5K
Oaa White League Championships
TURKEY TRAIL TROT & THE LEFTOVERS RACE
Shelby Township Jingle Bell Run
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Mears
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Mears 5K Races 2 races
- Mears Running Calendar 2026 2 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, 2 Mears events
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