Wings of Mercy Runway 5k
About this race
The Wings of Mercy Runway 5K Run / Competitive Walk and Fenton Foot Care 1 Mile Fun Run / Walk will be twilight races along the Runway and Taxiways of the Linden Price's Airport. This unique 5k race benefits Wings of Mercy East Michigan, Inc.
Wings of Mercy East Michigan, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that coordinates free flights to distant medical centers for individuals with limited financial resources. Using general aviation aircraft and volunteer pilots, they serve recipients on flights within approximately 600 miles of Eastern Michigan.
New this year!
- Upgraded, glow in the dark medal and new T-shirt design (see below)!
- Don't want a shirt - there's now an Economy registration option!
- Overall Male and Female winners of the 5K Run/Walk and 5K Competitive Walk win a free airplane ride!!!!
Pick your distance
Running
5K Run/Walk - Virtual Option
Can't make it out to race in person on June 19th? Use our virtual option and run or walk anywhere. Just submit your results by 9pm on June 19th to be included in the virtual results. Your 5K Run/Walk Virtual Registration fee includes - 👕 Custom A4 Cooling Performance Race Shirt 🏅 Custom Finisher Medal (Shirt and medal to be picked up at race location. Contact race at wom5krace@gmail.com to coordinate pick up. No shipping.) **Note: Virtual participants are not eligible for in-person race scoring or awards.
5K Run / Walk
Your 5K Run/Walk Registration fee includes - ⏱️Chip Timed Race with Live Results 👕 Custom A4 Cooling Performance Race Shirt 🏅 Custom Finisher Medal 🏆 Overall & Age Group Awards 📸 FREE Race Photos 🍎 Post-Race Refreshments
5K Run / Walk Economy Option (no shirt)
Your 5K Run/Walk Economy Option Registration fee includes - ⏱️Chip Timed Race with Live Results 🏅 Custom Finisher Medal 🏆 Overall & Age Group Awards 📸 FREE Race Photos 🍎 Post-Race Refreshments **NO SHIRT
Fenton Foot Care 1 Mile fun run / walk
Walking
5K Competitive Walk
Your 5K Competitive Walk Registration fee includes - ⏱️Chip Timed Race with Live Results 👕 Custom A4 Cooling Performance Race Shirt 🏅 Custom Finisher Medal 🏆 Overall & Age Group Awards 📸 FREE Race Photos 🍎 Post-Race Refreshments
5K Competitive Walk Economy Option (no shirt)
Your 5K Competitive Walk Economy Option Registration fee includes - ⏱️Chip Timed Race with Live Results 🏅 Custom Finisher Medal 🏆 Overall & Age Group Awards 📸 FREE Race Photos 🍎 Post-Race Refreshments **NO SHIRT
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Linden, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:59 AM and sets at 9:06 PM local time (EDT) in Linden on June 1, 2027 — 15h 07m 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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Results — Wings of Mercy Runway 5k
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- Linden 5K Races 3 races
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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, 5 Linden events
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