SATURDAY NOV 1, 2025
CHECK IN BEGINS AT 7:00 AM
Arrive early to pickup your packet if you missed packet pickup. Visit the vendors. Visit the Ofrenda. Get warmed up. Network with community and business leaders.
RACE BEGINS AT 9AM SHARP
10K Runners will line up first, followed by the 5K Runners and then walkers. The Race Chair will sound the horn for the race to begin. Please follow the signs and volunteers for directions
Run of the Dead 2025 is a fundraiser for the Center of Music & Performing Arts Southwest (COMPÁS). The mission of COMPÁS is to provide high-quality performing arts training and cultural experiences with an emphasis on youth socio-emotional development. The program preserves the Latinx heritage of Southwest Detroit and celebrates its diversity through the arts. Your sponsorship and partnership will support this mission for years to come.
The Run provides 5k and 10k options. The USATF-Certified event will celebrate the Mexican holiday of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). In commemoration of the annual Día de los Muertos holiday, that honors deceased relatives and loved ones, an ofrenda (altar) will be created and displayed by a community leader. Participants will celebrate by wearing traditional face-paint, flowers and attire. Enjoy light bites, vendors and entertainment by COMPAS.
This race is chip timed by Wolf Creek Race Management.
Medal Award Winners for both 5K and 10K, 1st and 2nd place winners as well as overall Male and Female winner in both categories.
Nov 01, 2026
Distance — 6.2 Miles
Type — Running
07:00
$50.00
Nov 01, 2026
Distance — 3.1 Miles
Type — Running
07:00
$45.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Detroit.
Learn more about the host city, Detroit.
Detroit is a major metropolis in the US state of Michigan that has had a profound impact on the world. From the advent of the automotive assembly line to the Motown sound, modern techno and rock music, Detroit continues to shape both American and global culture. The city has seen many of its historic buildings renovated, and is bustling with new developments and attractions that complement its world-class museums and theatres. After a long economic slump and decrease in population, Detroit has developed a reputation for crime and urban decline, but revitalization means that it is an exciting destination filled with technological advance and historic charm.
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Official finishing times from previous editions of Run of the Dead 2025.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Rudy Lauerman | 30:38.37 | |
| 🥈 | Huw Evans | 31:32.26 | |
| 🥉 | Domingo Valadez | 48:11.35 |
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