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location_on Michigan
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calendar_today 06 May, 2026 – 09 May, 2026
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RegisterThe Amway River Bank Run, presented by Fifth Third Bank with Corewell Health as the Official Health Partner, is held every year in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan on the second Saturday of May.
This year, on May 9, 2026, we will be celebrating 49 years and are looking forward to filling the streets of Grand Rapids with the largest 25K road race in the country, which includes the USA 25 km Open Championships, 25K Handcycle, 25K Wheelchair, 10K Run, 5K Run and 5K Community Walk.
In addition to our in-person events, we offer virtual events that give individuals an opportunity to participate by completing the distance of their choice (25K, 10K, 5K, or 5K walk) on the course of their choice and any day that works between May 1 and May 31. Each virtual event offers extended finishing times (unlike the in-person course cutoffs) and having this flexibility makes the Virtual Race a great option for many runners and walkers. Plus, you still receive all the commemorative Amway River Bank Run Race Swag, which includes high-quality race shirts, premium medals and a virtual race bib.
In 1978, just over 1,000 runners took to the streets on the second Saturday of May for the first annual Old Kent River Bank Run. In 2001, Old Kent Bank merged with Fifth Third Bank, and the event was renamed to showcase its new owner. With the transition of race ownership in 2018 to Riverbank Events and Media , a group of leading community partners came together, including Amway, Fifth Third Bank and Corewell Health, to ensure the race would continue its longstanding tradition of filling the streets of Grand Rapids with runners and walkers, on the second Saturday of May, for years to come. In 2019, with Amway as the title sponsor, the race became known as the Amway River Bank Run, presented by Fifth Third Bank and Corewell Health as the Official Health Partner.
The Amway River Bank Run is proud to be celebrating 49 years in 2026 and we hope to see you at the Start Line!
May 06, 2026
Distance — 1 Miles
Type — Road running
17:30
May 09, 2026
Distance — 10K
Type — Road running
00:00
May 09, 2026
Distance — 25K
Type — Road running
00:00
May 09, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Road running
00:00
May 09, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Road running
00:00
May 09, 2026
Distance — 15K
Type — Road running
07:00
May 09, 2026
Distance — 30K
Type — Road running
07:00
May 09, 2026
Distance — 40K
Type — Road running
07:00
May 09, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Road running
07:00
May 09, 2026
Distance — 10K
Type — Road running
07:30
May 09, 2026
Distance — 35K
Type — Road running
07:30
May 09, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Road running
07:45
May 09, 2026
Distance — 25K
Type — Road running
08:15
May 09, 2026
Distance — 25K
Type — Road running
08:16
May 09, 2026
Distance — 25K
Type — Road running
08:19
May 09, 2026
Distance — 25K
Type — Road running
08:30
May 09, 2026
Distance — 25K
Type — Road running
08:30
May 09, 2026
Distance — 25K
Type — Road running
08:30
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids is in West Michigan, in the United States of America.
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