Twisted Trail 5K, 10K, 15K and FREE 1 MILE
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Twisted Trail 5K, 10K, 15K and FREE 1 MILE

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States View on map
Nov 27, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Get out and run the trails at Ken-O-Sha in Grand Rapids, MI on Black Friday.  Come discover these hidden trails along Plaster creek. We will have a 5k loop that you can do once, twice, or three times.  We also have a free 1 mile race open to anyone!  Awesome t-shirts are included, guaranteed until November 11.  If you would like purchase shirts, visit the store here. 

The start/finish as well as packet pickup will be at Calvary Baptist Church, 1200 28th St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49508.  Packet pickup on Friday morning starts at 8 am.

We will have shared start/finish timing mats. 

5K is 1 lap, 10K is 2 laps, 15K is 3 laps
All distances, including the mile, will start together @ 9:00 AM

Age groups for the 5K, 10K and 15K distance are as follows:
9 and under
10-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70+

Top 1 each in age group get a sweet award!

Top 1 overall gets a sweet award as well something else!

Occasionally we get questions about bringing a stroller on the trail.  The trail uses a single track mountain bike trail with wooden bridges.  If there is snow it will be a tough push. 

We also get questions about bringing dogs to the race.  The the trail is very narrow so we don't recommend bringing your four legged friend.

For the latest new news, check out our facebook page 

The map can be found at:  https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2935823?units=km

Video preview can be found at youtube.com/watch?v=skDUZ9G1ZMI

Pick your distance

Running

5K

1 lap of our 5k course.

Nov 27, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$35.00
Open

10K

2 laps of our 5k course.

Nov 27, 2026 10K 9:00 AM
$40.00
Open

15K

3 laps of our 5k course.

Nov 27, 2026 15K 9:00 AM
$45.00
Open

Free 1 Mile

Nov 27, 2026 1.6K 9:00 AM
Free
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Grand Rapids, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) -1.4° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 5.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -6.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 1.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
19.5
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
76.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on November 27, 2026 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on November 27, 2026 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 21m

The sun rises at 7:49 AM and sets at 5:10 PM local time (EST) in Grand Rapids on November 27, 2026 — 9h 21m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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  • 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, 82 Grand Rapids events

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