Wettlauf 5K
About this race
The 5K Run will begin at 8am EST and the 5K Walk Only begin at 8:05amEST.
Registration and the start of the race take place on Main Street between 8th and 9th Street in Jasper, Indiana.
Pre-registrants can fill out their registration before the race and deliver it to St. John Bosco Youth Ministry at PO Box 908, Jasper, IN 47547.
Early Packet Pickup:
Preregistered participants can pick up their bibs and T-shirts anytime from
8am-6pm at Downtown Running on Friday, July 31st.
Downtown Running 605 Main St, Jasper, IN 47546
Packets can also be picked up on race day between 7am-7:55 am EST. by the start line at 808 Main St. Jasper, IN.
Refreshments:
Free refreshments including fruit and water will be available for the participants at the end of the race.
Timing:
The race will be timed by To The Finish Timing www.tothefinishtiming.com.
Awards & T-shirts:
Awards will be presented to the first three places in each division of the male and female categories in the 5K Run. An award will also be presented to the overall winner in the male and female categories. Participants will receive a unique Strassenfest Wettlauf t-shirt as part of the registration fee (while supplies last). All t-shirts and awards are courtesy of Deaconess Hospital.
Only a limited number of t-shirts of varying sizes are ordered. Size requests will be honored while supplies last.
Race Divisions:
For men and women:
1-10 , 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39,
40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-99
The Course:
The 5K run includes rolling, paved city streets. The route is well-marked, policed, and has ample water stations. There will be mile splits. No dogs are allowed in this race.
After the Races:
The Wettlauf is part of a four-day German festival in Jasper. It begins on Thursday, July 30th, and continues through Sunday, August 2nd. The fest features numerous food booths, rides, exhibits, concessions, events, and competitions while celebrating the German heritage with a “Street Festival” or Strassenfest!
Pick your distance
Running
Wettlauf 5K Run
Early Packet Pickup Preregistered participants can pick up their bibs and T-shirts anytime from 8am-6pm at the Bosco house on Friday August 1st. Bosco House 214 W 13th St. Jasper, IN
Walking
Wettlauf 5K Walk Only (no timing)
The Walk Only event is not timed and is participants who want to walk the entire 5K distance. Please maintain a 20 minute per mile pace so you finish in one hour or less. Early Packet Pickup Preregistered participants can pick up their bibs and T-shirts anytime from 8am-6pm at the Bosco house on Friday, August 1st. Bosco House 214 W 13th St. Jasper, IN
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Jasper, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:50 AM and sets at 8:57 PM local time (EDT) in Jasper on August 1, 2026 — 14h 07m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Wettlauf 5K
Wettlauf 5K Run · 367 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kory Voelkel | 16:52 | 5:26 /mi |
| 2 | Gannon Western | 17:13 | 5:33 /mi |
| 3 | Kuper Kippenbrock | 17:17 | 5:34 /mi |
| 4 | Zeb Bartley | 17:41 | 5:42 /mi |
| 5 | Vincent Bez | 18:15 | 5:53 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 6 Jasper events
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