Name: 5k Zombie Run & 1 Mile Fun Run
Start: 2026-10-10
End: 2026-10-10
Location: Van Buren Township

About the Event

RUNNING FOR YOUR LIFE!

Get ready for a 5K Zombie Run & 1-Mile Fun Run, sponsored by the Van Buren Public School Education Foundation!

We’ll be running for our lives through Van Buren Park and along the Iron Belle Trail, where ghosts, goblins, and zombies will be roaming about for a spooktacular and scary-fun time!

Not quite ready to outrun the zombies? Our 1-Mile Fun Run will be a little more kid-friendly and perfect for the whole family!

Come run, walk, scream, and have some Halloween fun while supporting the Van Buren Public School Education Foundation!

Lace up… the zombies are waiting!

Saturday October 10th

Van Buren Park

50901 S. Interstate 94 Service Drive, Van Buren Township, 48111

Fun Run starts : 3:15 pm

5K starts at 4:00 pm

Parking:

Lakewood Shopping Center ( the Old K-mart)

Walk on over to the park using the sidewalk / Iron Belle Trail

Cost:

5k - $30 before September 30 at midnight.

- $35 October 1st to race day

Registration includes a race shirt

1 Mile Fun Run - $15

Registration includes a race medal

Virtual Run - Same pricing timeline

Awards:

Overall Fastest: Male & Female

14 under M & F

15-19 M & F

Overall Masters:

20-39 Male & Female

40-59 M & F

50-59 M & F

60-69 M & F

70+ M & F

Fastest Teacher / Staff

Also....

- Most Creative Zoombie

-Most Frightening Crew

Water stations will be available throughout, and snacks will be provided at the finish line.

We will have an early race packet pickup on Tuesday, October 6th from 3:30-6:30 at the VBPS Admin Building, 555 W Columbia Ave, Belleville, MI 48111.

Races Offered

Fun Run

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 1.6K

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Type — Running

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15:30

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$15.00

5k Run/Walk

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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16:00

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$30.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Van Buren Township.

thermostat Temperature

8.1° / 17.8°

wb_sunny Feels like

5.1° / 14.7°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 12m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.0 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

12.0 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

71.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:47

nightlight Sunset

18:49

About Van Buren Township

Learn more about the host city, Van Buren Township.

Van Buren Township is a charter township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A western suburb of Detroit, Van Buren Township is located roughly 28 miles (45.1 km) southwest of downtown Detroit, and 17 miles (27.4 km) southeast of Ann Arbor. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 30,375. It surrounds, but is independent of, the city of Belleville, and locations within the township are often referred to as being in Belleville.