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Leif's Run 2026

Name: Leif's Run 2026
Start: 2026-10-10
End: 2026-10-10
Location: Norway

Norway, Michigan, United States

calendar_today 10 Oct, 2026

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sell $20.00 – $30.00

About the Event

Leif's Run offers a 10K, 5K, and 2-mile fun run. The race is held as part of the Leif Erikson Festival in Norway, MI on October 10, 2026.

Race day registration and check-in will take place in the lobby of the City Hall from 7:30-8:30 am. Parking is available on side streets. Awards handed out at 10:30 in the City Band Shell next to the City Hall. Course will close at 11:00 to open for festival traffic.

The race (10k and 5k) will be chip-timed with race receipts provided by Tortoise and Hare Timing of Arbor Vitae, WI along with long-sleeve shirts featuring the Viking logo. The course will begin and end in Downtown Norway in front of the City Hall and City Band Shell. Finish with cheers from our Vikings along with spectators from the festival! Awards and prizes for top finishers overall (male and female for 10k, 5k, and 2-mile) and in each age group (10k and 5k) along with BEST costume (all races eligible)!

After the race, stick around - there will be music in the City Band Shell! Food vendors, Viking reenactments, fine art show, blacksmith demonstration, children's activities, crowning of Miss Norway and a parade in the afternoon. The festival will wrap up with a walk for the Viking funeral pyre at Strawberry Lake Park.

Race participants will all receive $5 in Viking Bucks as part of their registration to be used at participating Norway businesses.

Races Offered

10K

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 10K

terrain

Type — Running

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09:00

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$30.00

5K

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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09:05

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$25.00

2-mile Fun Run

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 3.2K

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Type — Running

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09:10

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$20.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

5.3° / 15.2°

wb_sunny Feels like

1.9° / 11.7°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 48m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.8 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

Low (2.8)

humidity_mid Humidity

71.9%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:09

nightlight Sunset

18:03

About Norway

Learn more about the host city, Norway.

Norway is a city in Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,840 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI micropolitan statistical area.