X&A 5K
About this race
The annual X&A 5K and 3.21 Memorial walk is scheduled for June 27, 2026, in Deshler. As you know this event commemorates Xavier and Aidan Wensink and their passion for running. Please join us in this community event to run the streets of Deshler, on roads they ran repeatedly over the years, in celebration of their lives. The 5K (3.1 mile) race/memorial walk will take place on June 27, 2026 and starts at 8 am and begins and ends at Deshler Pirate Park with all proceeds earned going towards Wellness projects in the Patrick Henry Community. There will also be a 1 mile memorial walk for those who do not wish to participate in the timed 5K route. Dave's Running will be facilitating chip timing technology for fast accurate results for those runners and walkers who choose to be timed. Register by June 15 to reserve your shirt and commemorative wrist-band. Race day registration will not include a shirt. Early Packet Pickup will be available Thursday, June 25, time and location TBD. Door Prizes given to registered 5K participants. Pancakes will be served following the race in memory of Aidan's love of pancakes.
To reduce cost for large families, please register multiple participants with one transaction to reduce processing fees. Also, registrants with a cart total of $80 or more, use coupon code FAMILY10 to receive a 10% discount.
We will also have a one square block Fun Run for kids starting at 9:00 am. Fun Run participants receive a medal, a tribute wristband, and Xavier and Aidan's favorite treats, skittles and cosmic brownies.
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Running
FREE X&A Kids 1K Fun Run (No shirt)
IN PERSON X&A 5K by RUN/WALK (CHIP BIB TIMED)- Shirt Included
IN PERSON X&A 5K RUN/WALK (UNTIMED/ NO BIB)-Shirt Included
X&A Kids1K Fun Run with Shirt
Walking
3•21 Memorial 1 Mile Walk (No shirt)
3•21 Memorial 1 Mile Walk with Shirt
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Deshler, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:04 AM and sets at 9:12 PM local time (EDT) in Deshler on June 27, 2026 — 15h 07m of daylight.
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2026 results — X&A 5K
IN PERSON X&A 5K by RUN/WALK (CHIP BIB TIMED)- Shirt Included · 35 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Strabley | 16:59 | 5:28 /mi |
| 2 | Brennen Yates | 18:08 | 5:50 /mi |
| 3 | Ivan Delgado | 18:26 | 5:56 /mi |
| 4 | Ryan Navarre | 19:06 | 6:09 /mi |
| 5 | Jack Jones | 19:17 | 6:12 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- Deshler 5K Races 2 races
- Deshler 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 Deshler events
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