Events
5k Run/walk
This race is a fundraiser to support McKay HS Cross Country Team!
Friday, June 12th, 2026
10k starts at 7:00 pm
5k starts at 7:10 pm
Starting location: Minto Brown Island Park, parking lot #3 by the pavilion
The 5K and 10K courses are flat courses in a natural setting in a beautiful park. The 5K course is all on paved trails. The 10K course does have a small loop along an open trail and then returns to a paved path again.
Entry fee includes a post-race ice-cream sundae and chip timing by Eclectic Edge Racing with immediate timing results.
Race divisions will be 10-year age groups (1-10, 11-20, 21-30...80-89), and the top three male/female winners will be awarded ribbons.
Important Details:
Restrictions: No rollerblades/skates, skateboards, dogs, or unregistered participants. Baby joggers and strollers are allowed. Walkers are welcome in the 5K. Headphones permitted as long as they allow ambient passthrough noise.
Packet Pickup Begins at 6:00 pm. Day of Race Registration will end promptly at 6:50 pm & is **all forms of payment accepted** (unless capacity is reached before then).
All race courses close at 9:00 PM.
Note: Race timing and course monitoring end at 8:30 P.M.
Club Member Discounts:
All current members of the Willamette Valley Road Runners Club will save $3.00 on their entry fee. Join WVRR or renew today!
Aid stations: One water station is provided for both races around mile point 1.25 for the 5k and 4.25 for the 10k.
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Location
Minto Brown Island Park
Salem, OR 97302 US
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FAQ's
Yes, you can have another person pick up your bib for you.
Packet pickup begins at 6 pm, one hour before the race, at the Pavilion at Minto Brown Park, near Parking Lot #3, where the start/finish line is located.
YES - it will begin at 6 pm at the pavilion at Minto Brown Park near Parking Lot #3 where the start/finish line is located.
Yes, parking is free but limited in the furthest lot. Carpool if you can otherwise, there is more parking in lots #1 & #2.
There is no secure area to leave personal items. Please leave personal items in your car and out of view as needed.
There will be at least 5 porta-potties near the start line, and there are two areas where the course passes by porta-potties.
Shirts are not provided for this race. The top three finishers of each 10-year age division of women and men will receive their respective first, second, or third-place ribbons. All participants will receive a pair of Salem Summer Solstice sunglasses for participating.
Parking can be done in any of the park's parking lots.
No rollerblades/skates, skateboards, dogs, or unregistered participants.
At the pavilion adjacent to parking lot #3.
Headphones permitted as long as they allow ambient passthrough noise.
Race timing and course monitoring end at 8:30 P.M.
There is one aid station that covers both the 5k and 10k races. See the map on the registration page for details.
