27Nov
7.5 Mile
Running
- Distance
- 7.5 Miles
- Start time
- 11:00
- Entry fee
- $50.00
Black Toenail Friday Half Marathon and 7.5 Miler - MI
Commerce Township,
Michigan,
United States
12 days left
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Date
27 Nov, 2026
Races
6 distances
Entry fee
$38.00 – $67.00
Runner rating
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Website
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Black Toenail Friday Half Marathon and 7.5 Miler - MI
About the event
Black Toenail Friday Half Marathon & 7.5 Mile – November 28, 2025
Kick off your holiday season at Black Toenail Friday, Southeast Michigan’s favorite post-Thanksgiving trail running tradition. On Friday, November 28, 2025, runners will gather at Proud Lake Recreation Area for a Half Marathon or 7.5 Mile trail race. With a late 11:00 AM start, well-marked wooded trails, and the crisp beauty of Michigan’s late fall, this event offers the perfect balance of challenge, community, and fun. Whether you're chasing a PR, enjoying the trails with friends, or completing your Trivium Michigan Mega Medal Series, Black Toenail Friday is the race to close out your season.
Why Run Black Toenail Friday?
- Late 11:00 AM start – enjoy Thanksgiving dinner, sleep in, and still make the race
- Beautiful Proud Lake Recreation Area – scenic trails with a mix of forest, lakes, and smooth terrain
- Choose your distance – Half Marathon or 7.5 Mile trail race
- Post-race community vibe – campfires, ramen, hot cocoa, and cheering for finishers
- Great swag – long sleeve tech shirt included, with the option to upgrade to or add a hoodie
- Final race of the Michigan Mega Medal Series – earn your last medal piece and complete the 6-part puzzle
- Convenient Southeast Michigan location – close to metro Detroit with easy parking at the Modern Campground
Race Details
Leave the shopping crowds to the mall and join hundreds of runners on the trails. Black Toenail Friday features well-groomed, beginner-friendly courses with a few rolling hills and late-fall conditions that can bring cool temps, crisp air, or even a dusting of snow. Proud Lake’s trails are well-marked, making it hard to get lost, and parking is conveniently located near the start/finish area at the Modern Campground (2928 Glengary Rd, Commerce Charter Twp, MI 48382).
A Michigan Running Tradition
Since 2016, Black Toenail Friday has been more than a race—it has been a community gathering to celebrate the close of the racing season. With its friendly atmosphere, fall colors, and post-run camaraderie, it is the perfect way to balance Thanksgiving with movement, nature, and friends.
This is your chance to be part of Michigan’s best Black Friday race tradition. Register now, claim your spot, and join the fun.
Part of the Trivium Michigan Mega Medal Series
Black Toenail Friday is the 6th and final race in the Trivium Michigan Mega Medal Series. Complete the series in-person or virtually, and your six individual medals combine into one giant Mega Medal. Participants save over $150 by registering for the full series.
2025 Series Races include:
- Prove It 5K & 10K – May 17, 2025 - Milford, MI
- Trenton Summerfest Half Marathon, 8K, & 5K – June 28, 2025 - Trenton, MI
- Dearborn Decades 5K – August 3, 2025 - Dearborn, MI
- Run the 313 5K – August 23, 2025 - Detroit, MI
- Growler Gallop Atwater 10 Mile & 5K – September 28, 2025 - Detroit, MI
- Black Toenail Friday Half Marathon & 7.5 Miler – November 28, 2025 - Commerce Township, MI
Races offered
27Nov
7.5 Mile - Economy Package
Running
- Distance
- 7.5 Miles
- Start time
- 11:00
- Entry fee
- $38.00
27Nov
Half Marathon
Running
- Distance
- 13.1 Miles
- Start time
- 11:00
- Entry fee
- $67.00
27Nov
Half Marathon - Economy Package
Running
- Distance
- 13.1 Miles
- Start time
- 11:00
- Entry fee
- $50.00
27Nov
Virtual 7.5 Mile
Running
- Distance
- 7.5 Miles
- Start time
- 11:00
- Entry fee
- $45.00
27Nov
Virtual Half Marathon
Running
- Distance
- 13.1 Miles
- Start time
- 11:00
- Entry fee
- $45.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for November in Commerce Township.
Temperature1.6° / 8.4°
Feels like-3.1° / 4.1°
Sunshine hours5h 28m
Rainfall1.5 mm
Snowfall0.3 cm
Wind14.1 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity74.6%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:25
Sunset18:11
About Commerce Township
Learn more about the host city, Commerce Township.
Commerce Township is a charter township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northwestern suburb of Detroit, Commerce Township is located about 34 miles (54.7 km) northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 43,058.
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Race results
Official finishing times from previous editions of Black Toenail Friday Half Marathon and 7.5 Miler - MI.
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Jason holton | — |
| 🥈 | Joyce Van Dinther | — |
| 🥉 | Kelli Newberry | — |
| 4 | Dia Mason | — |
| 5 | Dawn Walton | — |
| 6 | Tiffany Gignac | — |
| 7 | Andrea Coggins | — |
| 8 | Christina Ortega | — |
| 9 | Miranda Rippin | — |
| 10 | Melanie Conway | — |
| 11 | Leslie Andrews | — |
| 12 | Sataria Lewis | — |
| 13 | Dan Swetz | — |
| 14 | Rhonda Jackson | — |
| 15 | Kristy Buckland | — |
| 16 | Louchrisa Schwan | — |
| 17 | Sherriee Detzler | — |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Sheldon Hundley | — |
| 🥈 | Jennifer Osterman | — |
| 🥉 | Daryl Tate | — |
| 4 | Megan Peltier | — |
| 5 | Ashley Parks | — |
| 6 | Erick Nickerson | — |
| 7 | Ted Conley | — |
| 8 | Amy Thatcher | — |
| 9 | Ian Kluge | — |
| 10 | Eli LeBlanc | — |
| 11 | Kerry McCabe | — |
| 12 | Susan Herschel | — |
| 13 | Caitlin Beever | — |
| 14 | Amanda Shannon | — |
| 15 | Mariah LeBlanc | — |
| 16 | Frank Maston | — |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Andrew Drobeck | 1:22:59.72 |
| 🥈 | Nathan Rauh-Bieri | 1:28:48.59 |
| 🥉 | Simon Gore | 1:33:33.85 |
| 4 | Heather Pietrykowski | 1:33:36.48 |
| 5 | Justin Senkbeil | 1:37:52.82 |
| 6 | Jonathan Sterns | 1:40:12.5 |
| 7 | Ashley Truan | 1:42:22.42 |
| 8 | Kelly Valente | 1:43:25.85 |
| 9 | Keith McCaffery | 1:43:48.11 |
| 10 | Melissa Bieri | 1:44:12.79 |
| 11 | Robert Conway | 1:45:04.76 |
| 12 | Phil Brillantes | 1:46:19.1 |
| 13 | Wolfgang Schauss | 1:46:38.06 |
| 14 | Katie Lakin | 1:46:51.63 |
| 15 | Lindsey Skrocki | 1:48:22.77 |
| 16 | Kevin Kollar | 1:49:12.83 |
| 17 | Kacey Tulley | 1:49:56.74 |
| 18 | Mark Witte | 1:52:00.69 |
| 19 | Kenneth Scholl | 1:54:01.72 |
| 20 | Hong Weng | 1:54:32.41 |
| 21 | Gretchen Thomas | 1:55:26.65 |
| 22 | Eric Gramlich | 1:57:06.57 |
| 23 | John Reinke | 1:57:58.5 |
| 24 | Julie Sodeman | 1:59:21.85 |
| 25 | Khristian Burke | 2:00:13.3 |
| 26 | Hannah Wilkins | 2:01:20.16 |
| 27 | Harold James Clark | 2:03:13.03 |
| 28 | Jennifer Mullin | 2:03:23.97 |
| 29 | Chantel Wright | 2:03:57.58 |
| 30 | Cosimo Carfagna | 2:05:09.51 |
| 31 | Elizabeth Cousino | 2:05:08.33 |
| 32 | Mark Stevens | 2:05:13.31 |
| 33 | Kristi Kallen | 2:05:46.26 |
| 34 | Shirley Kolakovich | 2:08:07.81 |
| 35 | David Unger | 2:09:00.2 |
| 36 | Ralf Mielke | 2:04:37.29 |
| 37 | Thomas Demeniuk | 2:12:08.98 |
| 38 | Susan Moore | 2:16:34.29 |
| 39 | Pamela Conklin | 2:16:36.7 |
| 40 | Nicholas Kollett | 2:16:40.45 |
| 41 | Anne Breuch | 2:21:20.33 |
| 42 | Molly Hamilton | 2:21:20.1 |
| 43 | Tom Haefner | 2:21:49.06 |
| 44 | Erin Klug | 2:22:09.2 |
| 45 | Amy Freijy | 2:22:45.07 |
| 46 | Michael Foster | 2:23:10.48 |
| 47 | Mark Lipka | 2:23:43.62 |
| 48 | Ryan McClimans | 2:26:10.39 |
| 49 | Kelly Machiorlatti | 2:26:31.85 |
| 50 | Jennifer Bridges | 2:27:19.65 |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Michael Kirby | 53:28.23 |
| 🥈 | Gary Jasionowicz | 54:00.34 |
| 🥉 | Brent Watton | 55:08.46 |
| 4 | Erik Barazsu | 56:21.45 |
| 5 | Kevin Stoops | 59:58.62 |
| 6 | Trisha Drobeck | 1:01:00.63 |
| 7 | Kyle Munro | 1:01:06.83 |
| 8 | Micah Bieri | 1:01:45.43 |
| 9 | Lindsey Bieri | 1:01:45.87 |
| 10 | Leah Ewald | 1:02:49.25 |
| 11 | Mike Berns | 1:04:02.67 |
| 12 | Ricardo Roman | 1:05:11.52 |
| 13 | Mark Krulikowski | 1:08:02.42 |
| 14 | Jon Dietz | 1:09:30.93 |
| 15 | C. Rhodes | 1:09:52.86 |
| 16 | B. Byrne | 1:09:53.16 |
| 17 | Kirt Stalker | 1:10:08.15 |
| 18 | Kari Woloszyk | 1:10:23.42 |
| 19 | Kimberly Denoyer | 1:10:47.57 |
| 20 | Kevin Whelan | 1:11:13.61 |
| 21 | Catherine Jasionowicz | 1:11:17.7 |
| 22 | Tess Breuch | 1:11:51.15 |
| 23 | Jennifer Bieri | 1:11:48.64 |
| 24 | Tori Ewald | 1:11:47.51 |
| 25 | Joseph Jelinski` | 1:11:58.28 |
| 26 | Richard Roethler | 1:12:13.47 |
| 27 | Brian Jelinski | 1:12:09.93 |
| 28 | Richard Scott | 1:12:23.65 |
| 29 | Lyn Fokken | 1:12:22.18 |
| 30 | Matilyn Sarosi | 1:13:08.38 |
| 31 | Heather Horbatt | 1:13:17.52 |
| 32 | Randy Kratt | 1:13:47.89 |
| 33 | Gina Carroll | 1:14:40.13 |
| 34 | Anthony Taylor | 1:15:03.69 |
| 35 | Morgan Hellenbrand | 1:15:14.56 |
| 36 | Kristen Novak | 1:15:26.39 |
| 37 | Megan Cooley | 1:16:32.33 |
| 38 | Karl Krause | 1:17:34.73 |
| 39 | Nicole Harden | 1:17:37.32 |
| 40 | Blane Copeland | 1:17:43.9 |
| 41 | Lisa Taylor | 1:17:42.01 |
| 42 | Anna Bechtel | 1:18:02.28 |
| 43 | Nicole Porter | 1:18:25.03 |
| 44 | Stefanie Lem | 1:19:55.67 |
| 45 | Kim Brown | 1:20:19.22 |
| 46 | Kingsley Agassi | 1:20:33.14 |
| 47 | Tracy McCormick | 1:20:44.45 |
| 48 | Tony Pilaske | 1:20:44.57 |
| 49 | Jennifer Gansler | 1:21:18.77 |
| 50 | Stephanie Bono | 1:21:37.01 |
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