Name: Grand Rapids Kids Marathon
Start: 2026-10-17
End: 2026-10-17
Location: Grand Rapids

About the Event

On the University of Michigan Health - West Grand Rapids Marathon Course. The day before the "big kids" run

Our Presenting Sponsor -- Family Capital Management

The goal of the Grand Rapids Kids Marathon is to encourage healthy lifestyles for children and their families, and to help kids become physically active for a lifetime.
Sign Up for Free
Kids between the ages of 2 and 12 are invited to participate. Register here for the Kids Marathon now through October 18, 2025.

Begin Your Training
Starting the week of August 1, track each half mile of running/walking or 15 minutes of activity on your log sheet until you have completed 25 “miles.” Download the progress log CLICK to keep track of your activity.

Join Our Community Events
August 18 at 6:30pm: 1-mile Kick-Off run at Millennium Park

September 23 at 6:30pm Obstacle Course at Millennium Park

Get Ready to Run
On Saturday, October 18, run the last 1.2 miles of your marathon on the official race course of the Grand Rapids Marathon at the David D. Hunting YMCA. Registered runners receive an official race bib and T-shirt. All finishers receive a medal and certificate.

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Race Time: 2:30
Packet Pick-Up: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: South of David D. Hunting YMCA -- in the DeVos Lot of WGVU. Tent in the southwest corner of the lot.
Distance: The course is 1.2 miles, starting and finishing at the actual Start/Finish line of the UM Health-West Grand Rapids Marathon

Course Map
CLICK for course map

Races Offered

Kids Marathon

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 1.9K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

14:30

sell

$0.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

7.9° / 17.0°

wb_sunny Feels like

4.8° / 14.0°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 0m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.1 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.9 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

70.9%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:57

nightlight Sunset

18:58

About Grand Rapids

Learn more about the host city, Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Kent County, Michigan. The city had a population of 198,917 at the 2020 census and an estimated population of 201,183 in 2025. Grand Rapids is the second-most populated municipality in the state after Detroit. It is the central city of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, which has a population of around 1.2 million and is the 49th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.