26Dec
Wave 1: Open/Community Wave (~6:55 starting pace)
Running
- Distance
- Wave 1: Open/Community Wave (~6:55 starting pace)
- Start time
- 18:00
- Entry fee
- $25.00
GrindFest Progression Run
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin,
United States
46 days left
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Date
26 Dec, 2026
Races
3 distances
Entry fee
$25.00
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Website
Official website
GrindFest Progression Run
About the event
Since 2013, runners from across the Midwest have gathered to celebrate the end of the year with a one-of-a-kind event: an indoor, last-person-standing progression run!
Hosted on the Pettit National Ice Center's 443m track, runners speed up every 3 laps (0.84 miles), until they can't go any faster. With two options for when to start progressing (~6:30 or ~6:10), runners keep running as long as they can hang with the ever increasing pace. When it's down to the final pack, The Bell will be rung and a 3 lap first-to-the-finish race to determine the top places is on.
GrindFest promises to be a blast for all, from runners to spectators, with prizes for the most creative and fastest teams, the athletes who run furthest in an ugly sweater, a prediction contest, and of course, the coveted Mom of the Year award.
Check out our website for more information.
Races offered
26Dec
Wave 2: Women's Championship Wave (~6:35 starting pace)
Running
- Distance
- Wave 2: Womens Championship Wave (~6:35 starting pace)
- Start time
- 18:15
- Entry fee
- $25.00
26Dec
Wave 3: Men's Championship Wave (~6:05 starting pace)
Running
- Distance
- Wave 3: Mens Championship Wave (~6:05 starting pace)
- Start time
- 18:30
- Entry fee
- $25.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for December in Milwaukee.
Temperature-4.3° / 2.2°
Feels like-9.8° / -2.6°
Sunshine hours4h 25m
Rainfall1.5 mm
Snowfall0.3 cm
Wind14.5 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity76.8%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:15
Sunset17:19
About Milwaukee
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Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin, United States. The city's population is about 600,000 with about 1.6 million in the metropolitan area (2019). It is in the southeastern portion of the state on the western shore of Lake Michigan.
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