2026 - Wild Strides 5K
2026 distances
Running
5K Run
5K participants will receive a race t-shirt, finishers medal, and ticket to attend the 2026 Grand Rapids Lantern Festival.
5K Fun Run/Walk
5K participants will receive a race t-shirt, finishers medal, and ticket to attend the 2026 Grand Rapids Lantern Festival.
Wolverine Worldwide Kids Half Mile
Child participants will receive a race t-shirt and finishers medal. If needed, one adult is welcome to participate in the half mile to assist their child(ren).
Virtual Participation
Virtual 5K participants will receive a race t-shirt, finishers medal, and ticket to attend the 2026 Grand Rapids Lantern Festival. The items will be mailed to you upon your request - please contact wildstrides@jbzoo.org to coordinate.
Race-day weather
Conditions on April 21, 2026 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:50 AM and sets at 8:32 PM local time (EDT) in Grand Rapids on April 21, 2026 — 13h 41m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Wild Strides 5K
Virtual Participation · 2 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phylicia Dekker | 49:26 | 15:55 /mi |
| 2 | ALICE BACAK | 1:03:45 | 20:31 /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, 85 Grand Rapids events
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