Events
5K Trail Run
1 Mile Trail Run
Short Family Fun Run
Virtual 5K: Participate from Anywhere
17 spots left. Registration ends May 16, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT
Place
Petoskey, MI US 49770-8973
Description
Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
5K Trail Run or Walk
- Start Time: 9:00 am
- Professionally timed
- Race T-shirt if registered by May 6
- Custom wooden medals for top finishers (M/F/NB) and age group winners
- NO last minute registration - sign up by MAY 13!
1 Mile Trail Run or Walk
- Start Time: 10:00 am
- Running clock (not professionally timed)
- Race T-shirt if registered by May 6
- NO last minute registration - sign up by MAY 13!
Family Fun Run
- Start Time: 10:20 am
- Less than 1/4 mile
- Finisher ribbon for the kids
- Geared towards families with young children to move together and raise money for the preschool
- All participants (including parents and children in trail-appropriate strollers) must register. Participants 2 and under are free through May 13.
5K Virtual Run
- Not located near Petoskey? Participate from afar!
- Race T-shirt if registered by May 6. Shipping charges apply.
Check-in: You must check in prior to the event. Packet pickup is Friday, May 15 from 3:30-5:00pm at Petoskey Children's Nature Preschool (1804 E Mitchell, Petoskey, MI 49770), or at the event beginning at 8:00am.
Parking: Petoskey Middle School parking lot
The Fine Print: Children under age 12 must be supervised. Trail-appropriate strollers are allowed for the Family Fun Run only. While we love pets, please leave your dog at home.
Who Will Benefit?
Petoskey Children’s Nature Preschool has been providing high-quality, early childhood education to the children of Northwest Michigan for over 60 years! We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) preschool providing children with an enriching, play-based, child-centered environment to explore the world and relationships around them.
Sponsors
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Center City Gym
The Grain Train
Northern Periodontics & Implant Dentistry
In Kind:
Nonbinary Inclusive Race
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