Name: Glory Days 5K Community Run at The Portage Invitational
Start: 2026-10-10
End: 2026-10-10
Location: Portage

About the Event

October 10, 2026

Whether you want to kick start your fitness journey, run a real cross-country course, or relive your glory days; our annual Glory Days 5K is the event for you!

This 5K is open to the entire community including any spectators and/or coaches who are coming with their student athlete.

This is one-of-a-kind chance to share the course that has been completed by thousands and thousands of high school and middle school athletes including some of the fastest runners in the nation!

Cost:
$25 Pre-registered by October 10 at 5 PM, includes a short sleeve Portage Invite race t-shirt.

$30 Day of race/onsite registration (Availability of t-shirts and sizes cannot be guaranteed with onsite registration.)

Onsite Registration/Packet Pickup:
Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM behind Portage West Middle School

Top 50 runners receive a medal!

Races Offered

5K

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:15

sell

$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Portage.

thermostat Temperature

7.9° / 16.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

4.7° / 13.9°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 14m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.6 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

12.6 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

73.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:56

nightlight Sunset

18:58

About Portage

Learn more about the host city, Portage.

Portage is in Kalamazoo County in West Central Michigan. The population was 46,292 in the 2010 census. It is adjacent to Kalamazoo. Portage has miles of paths connecting its numerous parks.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Glory Days 5K Community Run at The Portage Invitational.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Zachary Kughn	M	24	Winona, MN	14:55.75
🥈	Louis Falland	M	26	Ada, MI	15:01.72
🥉	Forrest Isenhour	M	23	Jackson, MI	15:40.45
4	Bryce Bradley	M	25	Grand Rapids, MI	15:48.19
5	Clay Burnett	M	37	Chagrin Falls, OH	15:56.61
6	Abram Visser	M	21	Grand Rapids, MI	16:13.99
7	Ryan Garman	M	20	East Lansing, MI	16:47.93
8	Matt Sicilia	M	40	Grand Rapids, MI	16:54.51
9	Kyle Strong	M	19	Vicksburg, MI	16:56.47
10	Joe Hegger	M	21	Rochester Hills, MI	16:57.55
11	Garrett Novak	M	20	Belleville, MI	17:00.1
12	Aidan Bustillo	M	18	Brighton, MI	17:10.41
13	Matteo Robazza	M	20	Northville, MI	17:10.85
14	Leah O'Connor	F	27	Grand Rapids, MI	17:27.71
15	Spencer Waldmann	M	20	Midland, MI	17:32.02
16	Matthew Wholihan	M	20	East Lansing, MI	17:39.67
17	Jalen Smith	M	19	Kalamazoo, MI	17:42.73
18	Lucas Wolthuis	M	31	Portage, MI	17:51.1
19	Megan O'Neil	F	23	Stanwood, MI	17:51.87
20	Travis Lubbers	M	18	Byron Center, MI	17:52.3
21	Dallin Toth	M	20	Ossineke, MI	18:01.23
22	John Smith	M	23	Kalamazoo, MI	18:15.31
23	Riley Newton	M	18	—	18:17.16
24	Kyle Petronio	M	20	Kalamazoo, MI	18:23.91
25	Joel Blackburn	M	18	Kalamazoo, MI	18:25.36
26	Jake Phillips	M	20	Kalamazoo, MI	18:36.48
27	Lisa Burnett	F	36	Chagrin Falls, OH	18:41.95
28	B. Jazwinski	M	10	Shelby, MI	18:52.18
29	Alex Best	M	30	Holland, MI	18:56.55
30	Phillip Dommisse	M	20	—	19:10.14
31	Alec Saylor	M	19	Dowagiac, MI	19:11.49
32	Jon Mathiesen	M	51	Kalamazoo, MI	19:12.32
33	Scott VanLoo	M	46	Mattawan, MI	19:18.76
34	Brian Kalsbeek	M	45	Grand Rapids, MI	19:22.28
35	Geoffrey Mallett	M	23	Kalamazoo, MI	19:40.73
36	Ethan Saylor	M	15	Dowagiac, MI	19:42.28
37	tyler sheteron	M	22	—	19:43.35
38	Andrew Slager	M	19	Kalamazoo, MI	19:45.9
39	Tj Krawczyk	M	20	Kalamazoo, MI	19:50.7
40	Sam Putzke	M	20	Saugatuck, MI	19:52.64
41	Austin Carlson	M	24	Sodus, MI	19:59.83
42	Connor Phelps	M	26	Ypsilanti, MI	20:02.85
43	Alex Richards	M	13	—	20:04.63
44	Sam Lothamer	M	20	Kalamazoo, MI	20:09.96
45	Brad Schmidt	M	36	Kalamazoo, MI	20:10.62
46	Zachary Kerr	M	24	—	20:11.88
47	Wayne Oom	M	51	Caledonia, MI	20:12.25
48	Michael Schafer	M	48	Grand Ledge, MI	20:15.96
49	Rory Wildner	M	35	Vicksburg, MI	20:18.25
50	Mandi Zemba	F	36	—	20:21.35