calendar_today 19 Apr, 2026 – 17 May, 2026
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sell $15.00 – $45.00
Who We Are: Healthy Kids Running Series is a five (5) week running program in the spring and fall for kids Pre-K through 8th grade. Each HKRS Series takes place once a week and offers age-appropriate running events including the 50 & 75 yard dashes, the 1/4 mile, the 1/2 mile and the 1 mile run. Kids will earn points for each race they complete based on their finish.
Pricing: The registration fee covers the entire five (5) weeks of the Series which includes race bibs for each week, a runner shirt, a finisher medal and any sponsor giveaways. Registration is non-refundable and non-transferable. Online Early Bird registration increases three weeks prior to the first race event.
Challenger: This Series offers a Challenger Division which is an adaptive 75 yard race for children with disabilities and/or special needs. This allows for parents, siblings, and friends to be on the course with runners to provide support as well as bringing their own supportive devices such as crutches, braces, wheelchairs, etc. to be used by runners.
Makeup Date Information: 5/31/2026
Single Day Racing: Single day race registration opens one hour prior to the start of each race. The registration fee covers one single race to be run on the day of registration. ALL single day registrations should be completed onsite at the race location. Single day racers will have the option to upgrade to the full series (see tab on the left side of the page for instructions). There is a strict no-refund and no-transfer policy.
Awards: All participants receive a medal on Week 5! Trophies will be awarded to the overall top finishers in each of the divisions listed below (broken out by boys and girls respectively):
Pre-K 50 Yard Dash
Pre-K 75 Yard Dash
Kindergarten & 1st Grade
2nd & 3rd Grade
4th & 5th Grade
6th to 8th Grade
Challenger
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Apr 19, 2026
Distance — 2nd & 3rd Grade - 1/2 Mile
Type — Running
14:00
$45.00
Apr 19, 2026
Distance — 4th & 5th Grade - 1 Mile
Type — Running
14:00
$45.00
Apr 19, 2026
Distance — 6th to 8th Grade - 1 Mile
Type — Running
14:00
$45.00
Apr 19, 2026
Distance — Challenger Division - 75 Yard Dash
Type — Running
14:00
$45.00
Apr 19, 2026
Distance — Kindergarten & 1st Grade - 1/4 Mile
Type — Running
14:00
$45.00
Apr 19, 2026
Distance — PreK 2/3 Yr Old - 50 Yard Dash
Type — Running
14:00
$45.00
Apr 19, 2026
Distance — PreK 4/5 Yr Old - 75 Yard Dash
Type — Running
14:00
$45.00
Apr 19, 2026
Distance — Single Day Walk Up Week 1
Type — Running
14:00
$15.00
Apr 19, 2026
Distance — Single Day Walk Up Week 2
Type — Running
14:00
$15.00
Apr 19, 2026
Distance — Single Day Walk Up Week 3
Type — Running
14:00
$15.00
Apr 19, 2026
Distance — Single Day Walk Up Week 4
Type — Running
14:00
$15.00
Apr 19, 2026
Distance — Single Day Walk Up Week 5
Type — Running
14:00
$15.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Traverse City.
Learn more about the host city, Traverse City.
Traverse City is a scenic city on the Grand Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan. Directly north of Traverse City, the Old Mission Peninsula splits the Grand Traverse Bay in two, with a beautiful windswept landscape and great views of the bay on either side. Slightly to the west, the Leelanau Peninsula, with its charming small towns, forms the "pinkie finger" of the Michigan peninsula, jutting into Lake Michigan. Both peninsulas are prime winemaking regions within the state, and as such are one of the main tourist attractions in the region. Over a million visitors come each year to tour the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, a scenic lakeside park with impressively large sand dunes. It's also a very popular destination for outdoor activities, owing to the proximity of Lake Michigan in summer, the impressive autumn colors, and the high snowfalls in winter.
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location_on Traverse City, Michigan, US
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