Wheatlake Wellness Walk and 5K
About this race
Join the fight against cancer and participate in the Corewell Health Foundation West Michigan: Wheatlake Wellness Walk and 5K on Saturday, May 16, 2026
We have both in-person and virtual options available.
Registration includes:
- 2026 Wheatlake Wellness Walk & 5K race shirt
- Participants who pre-register by April 15 are guaranteed to receive a shirt.
Registrations after can choose from extra shirts during packet-pick up while supplies last.
- Virtual Run/Walk option
- Pride knowing that you are supporting local patients fighting cancer
- Results are live and will be available on this website after the event. Look for the QR code near the finish line!
- Awards: Top award winners can pick up medals immediately after the race
- Children are allowed to participate with registered adults (strollers allowed).
The race is professionally timed by the Michigan Running Foundation.
Pick your distance
Running
2026 Wheatlake Wellness 5k Run
Timed 5K Race
2026 Wheatlake Wellness Virtual 5K Run/Walk
Participants may run or walk in the location of their choosing that meets a 3.1-mile distance.
Walking
2026 Wheatlake Wellness Walk
Stroller and wheelchair accessible route
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Big Rapids, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:15 AM and sets at 9:01 PM local time (EDT) in Big Rapids on May 16, 2026 — 14h 46m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Wheatlake Wellness Walk and 5K
2026 Wheatlake Wellness 5k Run · 53 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Thompson | 20:38 | 6:39 /mi |
| 2 | Kenneth Fuller | 22:40 | 7:19 /mi |
| 3 | Nicholas Grein | 22:41 | 7:19 /mi |
| 4 | M. Vogel | 23:24 | 7:33 /mi |
| 5 | Gabriel Young | 23:25 | 7:33 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- Big Rapids 5K Races 2 races
- Big Rapids 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 Big Rapids events
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