Events
2025 Fishtown 5K — "Can't Be Here"
2025 Fishtown 5K - IN PERSON
Place
Leland, MI US 49654
Description
Join us for our 17th Annual Fishtown 5K!
For more information about our race, please visit our website:
Race Information
Starting and finishing in the heart of Fishtown, gradual climbs and graceful descents make our chip-timed 5K ideal for the serious runner or the whole family. Runners, walkers, strollers and leashed dogs are all welcome. Rain or shine.
The in-person race registration includes:
- Race day, Saturday, July 19 at 9:00 a.m.
- RFID Chip Timing (through Newton Timing & Race Services, of Davison)
- Included in the Traverse City Track Club’s 2025 Grand Prix Series
- Corral starting line with fastest runners at the front
You receive:
- Fishtown 5K logo tee
- Hydration stations throughout the course
- Post-race fuel
- Commemorative race bib
- Fishtown 5K logo sticker
- Chance to win race medals unique to Fishtown
- Overall Female and Male winners receive a unique award
Age categories in five-year increments, starting at:
5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80+
Our medals are awarded to the top three male and female finishers in each age category.
The official race route will be marked, but here’s a map to help you plan your race Fishtown 5K - Route Map
Important dates:
June 19: Last day to register to guarantee a race t-shirt is included in your packet**
July 18 by 11:59pm: Last moment to register online
July 19: Race day! Register by 8:30am to have your race chip timed
Packet Pick-up:
- July 18: for in-person registrants 2 – 6pm in the Leland Library's - Munnecke Room (203 E Cedar St. Leland, MI)
- July 19: in Fishtown 7:30am to 9:00am – Any packets not claimed will be available at the FPS office, Monday-Friday, after July 19th race day.
**If you want to secure a race t-shirt you must register by this date. We will be ordering a few additional t-shirts but they will be first-come first-serve.
Become a Sponsor!
Fishtown 5K Sponsorships offer businesses, organizations and families a great promotional opportunity while also helping preserve Fishtown now and forever. For more information, please view our Sponsorship Opportunities, call 231-256-8878 or email Summer Meyer at smeyer@fishtownmi.org
Social Media:
Unite in support of Fishtown via social media with snapshots of your Friends of Fishtown 5K experience. Follow us and share your moment!
#Fishtown5K, #RunForFishtown, #AJoyfulRun
Race Contact Info
Race Website
Additional race information can be found at https://www.fishtownmi.org/2025-fishtown-5k/.
Directions
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