Violence Free Community Run
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Violence Free Community Run

Kenai, Alaska, United States View on map
Aug 08, 2026 (America/Anchorage local time)
Running

About this race

~ RUN ~  WALK ~  JOIN THE FUN ~

The event consists of two certified races: a 5K and 10 K course on a multi-looped, paved road winding through the streets downtown Kenai. Courses are wheelchair accessible. 

START and Finish Line:

Located at the Kenai Park Strip on Main Street Loop (across from First National Bank Alaska)

RACE DAY DETAILS: 

  • Parking is at the Old Carrs Mall. There is no parking on the street.
  • Check- in from 8:00 am - 9:30 am on race day at the Park Strip.
  • Group Stretch and Warm-Up will be held at the park at 9:45 am.  

Pick your distance

Running

5K

This year’s 37th race is scheduled for August 8, 2026 and includes both certified 5K and 10K races. It’s a fun, healthy community event that highlights resources available through our agency and focuses attention on our mission to promote healthy families and a violence-free community. Bibs can be picked up the day before or the morning of. Your registration fee covers your swag bag and tee shirt. Any money raised, beyond the cost of hosting the Run, will go directly to client services. We look forward to sharing this event with you. Registration is open to all.

Aug 08, 2026 5K 10:00 AM
$25.00
Closed

10K

This year’s 37th race is scheduled for August 8, 2026 and includes both certified 5K and 10K races. It’s a fun, healthy community event that highlights resources available through our agency and focuses attention on our mission to promote healthy families and a violence-free community. Bibs can be picked up the day before or the morning of. Your registration fee covers your swag bag and tee shirt. Any money raised, beyond the cost of hosting the Run, will go directly to client services. We look forward to sharing this event with you. Registration is open to all.

Aug 08, 2026 10K 10:00 AM
$25.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Kenai, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 11.0° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 15.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 10.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 15.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
23.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
6.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
86.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on August 8, 2026 (AKDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on August 8, 2026 (AKDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
16h 19m

The sun rises at 6:00 AM and sets at 10:20 PM local time (AKDT) in Kenai on August 8, 2026 — 16h 19m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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2026 results — Violence Free Community Run

104 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Violence Free Community Run
Place Name Time Pace
1 J. Dickson 24:05 7:45 /mi
2 Drew Dickson 24:07 7:45 /mi
3 Trenten Dodson 24:15 7:48 /mi
4 Sarah Huot 24:49 7:59 /mi
5 I. Solano 25:18 8:08 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

All results by year

2026 edition View Results
2025 edition View Results
2024 edition View Results
2023 edition View Results

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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, 2 Kenai events

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