Thunder Bay Cross Country Open 5k
About this race
Community 5k Open Race for all ages at the new Alpena Cross Country course on the campus of Alpena High School
Open Community Race held before the 2nd annual AHS Thunder Bay Invite on Saturday August 29th.
You are invited to stay and cheer on the Alpena Wildcats at their home opener after the open race with boys race at 10 & girls at 11 a.m.
Awards: Top 10 Female and Top 10 Male finishers receive custom race t-shirts
Registration fees support the Alpena Cross Country course and team
Help us celebrate our new home XC course. This new course on high school grounds includes two, 2.5K loops for the high school 5k race that boasts a mix of traditional cross country trail through a wooded area opening up to the quick grassy course on the outskirts of our ball fields. Start and finish located in same area on this well marked course.
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Trail running
5k Open race
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Alpena, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:52 AM and sets at 8:16 PM local time (EDT) in Alpena on August 29, 2026 — 13h 24m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Thunder Bay Cross Country Open 5k
5k Open race · 17 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Karsten | 20:23 | 6:34 /mi |
| 2 | L. Allen | 22:55 | 7:23 /mi |
| 3 | Leif Dahleen | 23:21 | 7:31 /mi |
| 4 | Kaleb Werth | 23:32 | 7:35 /mi |
| 5 | Taylor Thornton | 24:43 | 7:57 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Alpena
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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, 10 Alpena events
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