Whitmore Lake Red, White & Blue COLOR Blast Run
About this race
We are back for an exciting 2026 Red, White and Blue COLOR Blast 5K run/walk and 10K run! This will be an in-person event with the start and finish at the Whitmore Lake Elementary School - 1077 Barker Rd. We are back with a color blast run where at the start of the 5k, finish for all runners and in the color zone along the 5k route runners/walkers will be blasted with red and blue color powder. If color powder isn't your thing, no worries. Just tell the volunteers along the route, and they will not blast you. We encourage all racers to show their spirit by wearing red, white and blue! This is a family-friendly race. Strollers are allowed.
RACE DATE: June 27, 2026
WHERE: Due to Constuction on Main Street we have moved the start and finish for the 2026 run. Start and Finish at Whitmore Lake Elementary School
1077 Barker Rd., Whitmore Lake, MI 48189
Check out the new routes below:
2026 Race Routes
WHEN: Saturday - June 27, 2026
Pre-Race Packet Pick-Up: June 26 @ 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. 1077 Barker Rd. Whitmore Lake, MI.
Race Day Registration & Packet Pickup: June 27 @ 7:00 am
- 10K Start - 8:00 am
- 5K Start - 8:15 am
REGISTRATION FEES:
- 5K Run/Walk - $30.00 before June 6th ($40.00 Later Registration)
- 10K Run - $30.00 before June 6th ($40.00 Later Registration)
PRIZES AND AGE CATEGORIES:
5K & 10K Awards
- Trophies to the top overall male and overall female finishers in each race
- Finisher medals
SHIRTS:
- To be guaranteed a shirt, registration must be made before June 6, 2026 (11:59 pm). Shirts will be given on a "First Come First Serve" basis during packet pickup if registered after June 6th.
BENEFITING:
- Whitmore Lake Kiwanis which funds scholarships for deserving graduates of Whitmore Lake High School and Whitmore Lake Community Recreation
TIMING AND SCORING:
- Timing and scoring will be done by A2 Race Management.
Refunds – we will not be issuing any refunds for this event. This event is a fundraiser to support community scholarships for WLHS graduating seniors. This race will be run in rain or shine. In case of severe inclement weather, there could be a delay in the start of the event or cancellation. Cancellations due to severe inclement weather would be determined by race management, police, fire & rescue.
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Running
10K Run
10K Run starts @ 8:00 am Race route is being finalized due to road construction.
5K COLOR Blast Run/Walk
5K Run/Walk starts @ 8:15 am Race route is being finalized due to road construction.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Whitmore Lake, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:59 AM and sets at 9:16 PM local time (EDT) in Whitmore Lake on June 27, 2026 — 15h 16m 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 — Whitmore Lake Red, White & Blue COLOR Blast Run
109 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 10K Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madeline Santina | 37:45 | 6:05 /mi |
| 2 | Clay Rinna | 40:51 | 6:34 /mi |
| 3 | Hunter Fanson | 40:57 | 6:36 /mi |
| 4 | Kristen Smith | 41:04 | 6:37 /mi |
| 5 | Gerry Hermann | 48:25 | 7:48 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Whitmore Lake
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Whitmore Lake 5K Races 2 races
- Whitmore Lake 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 Whitmore Lake events
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