The Fanciest 5K Ever is a recreational, fun, community race were runners fight human trafficking by running in formal wear! Dresses, tuxedos, bow ties, top hats, tiaras, all the glitz and glam… but on the run for a great cause! Got an old prom dress or ridiculously frilly suit you'd love to strut around in again? Fancy yourself up! All of the money raised goes directly to Safety Compass, a local organization that provides free, confidential advocacy for sex-trafficking survivors in the mid-Willamette Valley region of OR.
Runners have the opportunity to become fundraisers and set individual or team goals for donations raised! We've got great prizes for the top fundraisers!
2026 will be a In-Person AND VIRTUAL event, so runners can join us in Salem at West Coast Strength (290 Moyer Ln NW, Salem, OR 97304) for all the fancy festivities and run the course across the river into River Front Park OR they can register and have a two week window to complete their fancy run and submit their time and photos virtually from wherever they are in the world! Prizes for top finishers, top fundraisers and fanciest costumes will be awarded at the end of the one week window.
RACE DAY SCHEDULE:
9:00 AM - Participant Check In, Bib and T-shirt Pick-up and Day-Of Registration Open inside the West Coast Strength (290 Moyer Ln NW, Salem, OR 97304)
10:00 AM - RACE STARTS at Start/Finish Line in the West Coast Strength parking lot. Runners head out onto the 5K Route through Wallace Marine Park and River Front Park, ending where they started!
11:00 AM - AWARDS CEREMONY starts inside West Coast Strength, Prizes for top finishers, top fundraisers and fanciest outfits!
Nov 07, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
10:00
$30.00
Nov 07, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
10:00
$30.00
Learn more about the host city, Salem.
Salem is the capital city of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood of West Salem is in Polk County.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of The Fanciest 5K. Ever..
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Seaton Drebitko | — | |
| 🥈 | Jeremy Howell | — | |
| 🥉 | Don Fairley | — | |
| 4 | Christina Evers | — | |
| 5 | RENEE Cuffe | — | |
| 6 | S. Handran | — | |
| 7 | Victoria Wilson | — | |
| 8 | Lyndsi Orton | — | |
| 9 | Michael Henkelman | — | |
| 10 | Lily Gimby | — | |
| 11 | JeanAnn Gaona | — | |
| 12 | Erin Henkelman | — | |
| 13 | Michael Dougherty | — | |
| 14 | Ally Goertzen | — | |
| 15 | Randi Kostner | — | |
| 16 | Shari Dougherty | — | |
| 17 | Sheila Myers | — | |
| 18 | Brittany Myers | — | |
| 19 | Ashley Stearns | — | |
| 20 | Crystal Cady | — | |
| 21 | Amber Handran | — | |
| 22 | Angela Watts | — | |
| 23 | Esther Nelson | — | |
| 24 | Rachel Federline | — | |
| 25 | Erin Broadbent | — | |
| 26 | Taylor Berg | — | |
| 27 | Bethany Johnson | — | |
| 28 | Sierra Bellinger | — | |
| 29 | Martha Kellas | — | |
| 30 | Ashley Latuharhary | — | |
| 31 | Sarah Gredvig | — | |
| 32 | Stephanie Seaver | — | |
| 33 | Abby Jundt | — | |
| 34 | Sara Vaughn | — | |
| 35 | Emily Mentzer | — | |
| 36 | Michelle Byers | — | |
| 37 | Gary Conn | — | |
| 38 | Alyssa Nave | — | |
| 39 | Sara Murawski | — | |
| 40 | Jessica Adams | — | |
| 41 | Alice Miller | — | |
| 42 | Amber Fowler | — | |
| 43 | Anonymous Anonymous | — | |
| 44 | Emily Payne | — | |
| 45 | Britany Forgey | — | |
| 46 | Abby Lape | — | |
| 47 | Danita Hunter | — | |
| 48 | Laurie Klein | — | |
| 49 | Michelle Larson | — | |
| 50 | Natalie Pate | — |
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