Blake’s Monster Dash 5k Run/Walk

About the Event

This is a great, wear-a-costume 5k for all ages! Blake’s Monster Dash is a 5k run on gravel trails around the family-owned 800-acre Blake Farm. The 5k race will take you through our haunted hayride and zombie paintball scenes with live actors. This haunted Halloween run will include a donut, glass of hard or sweet cider, t-shirt, small pie pumpkin and admission to our Spookyland area after the race featuring a corn maze, 3D barn, live actors, Halloween themed movies, and animated attractions. COSTUMES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED and OPEN TO ALL AGES! Strollers are permitted at your own discretion as the run will be on gravel. Pets will not be permitted.

The Big Apple will be open until 11:00pm for all Haunted Activities including Spookyland, Haunted Hayrides, Three Story Haunted Barn and Zombie Paintball!

6:30pm Race start time!

Please note, shirts and shirt sizes are not guaranteed to those registered less than 14-days to the race. Inventory is up to date during registration. If sizes are out at that time, they are unavailable.

What's Included?

1 Donut
Can of Hard Cider OR Sweet Cider for Participants Under 21
T-Shirt
Small Pie Pumpkin
Admission to Spookyland

Races Offered

Blake's Monster Dash 5k Run/Walk

Sep 18, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

timer

18:30

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$38.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Armada.

thermostat Temperature

13.4° / 23.5°

wb_sunny Feels like

12.4° / 22.6°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 32m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.5 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.3 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

75.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:12

nightlight Sunset

19:40

About Armada

Learn more about the host city, Armada.

Armada is a village in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,684 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Armada Township. It is best known for its annual Armada Fair.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Blake’s Monster Dash 5k Run/Walk.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Daniel Ludema	M	23	Auburn Hills, MI	18:42.4
🥈	Mike Reimann	M	27	Sterling Heights, MI	19:13.8
🥉	Blake Iskra	M	21	Columbus, MI	19:54.6
4	Cole Shafer	M	25	Auburn Hills, MI	21:16.4
5	Loren Miller	M	49	Macomb Twp, MI	21:18.6
6	Tyler Brownsworth	M	16	Shelby Township, MI	21:36.6
7	Danny Schoenherr	M	23	Clinton Township, MI	22:22.7
8	Scott Anderson	M	26	Shelby Township, MI	22:41
9	Gareth Eve	M	31	Clawson, MI	23:32
10	Ben Lantz	M	34	Saint Clair Shores, MI	23:38
11	Jeremy Walleman	M	35	Richmond, MI	25:44
12	erin holsinger	F	23	Macomb, MI	25:44.6
13	Wesley Westhoff	M	29	LIVONIA, MI	26:02.2
14	BROOKLYNN SCOTT	F	30	Clarkston, MI	26:12
15	Cody Brownsworth	M	13	Shelby Township, MI	26:28.4
16	Ashleigh Zyrowski	F	28	Memphis, MI	26:34.3
17	Christopher DiCosola	M	45	Fenton, MI	26:37.2
18	Shawn Smith	M	59	East China, MI	26:37.8
19	Matthew Karl	M	27	Lansing, MI	26:38.2
20	Ava Yagley	F	15	New Baltimore, MI	27:00.7
21	Eric Stahmer	M	36	Utica, MI	27:34.8
22	Pajtim Shuti	M	26	Macomb, MI	27:59.5
23	Jenna Mann	F	30	Chesterfield, MI	28:11.3
24	Andrew Richards	M	26	New Baltimore, MI	28:11.6
25	Zac Dunsmore	M	25	Saint Clair, MI	28:25.9
26	Katlin Pfropper	F	25	Columbus, MI	28:26.6
27	Jamie Kassab	F	41	Macomb, MI	28:34.9
28	Devin Brown	F	26	Goodrich, MI	28:35.2
29	Jacob Hill	M	25	Columbus, MI	28:38.1
30	Mandy DeHondt	F	29	Allenton, MI	28:41.7
31	ben cox	M	32	Clarkston, MI	28:42.4
32	James Clements	M	51	Clarkston, MI	28:47.2
33	Kyle Verellen	M	14	Macomb, MI	28:48.9
34	N. Brinker	M	9	Ortonville, MI	28:49.8
35	Sarah Verellen	F	21	Macomb, MI	28:51.4
36	Tracy Alvaro	F	33	Romeo, MI	29:06.2
37	Gabrielle Tate	F	24	Royal Oak, MI	29:06.5
38	Micah Dupuie	F	26	Almont, MI	29:19
39	Deborah Nawrocki	F	49	Washington, MI	29:20.4
40	Dan Zizelman	M	36	Macomb, MI	29:23
41	Adam Wilburn	M	47	Bloomfield Hills, MI	29:28.9
42	Sherri Gajewski	F	36	Auburn Hills, MI	29:34.1
43	Misty Gunn	F	37	CapacCapac, MI	29:57.7
44	Samantha Smith	F	24	Allenton, MI	30:07.3
45	Michael Lossing	M	52	Lake Orion, MI	30:08.4
46	Emily Tack	F	25	Warren, MI	30:16.2
47	Andrew Van Slyke	M	24	Madison Heights, MI	30:16.2
48	Jessica Jackson	F	34	Rochester Hills, MI	30:28.8
49	Kerry Brennan	F	29	Royal Oak, MI	30:36.8
50	Kevin Cooper	M	36	macomb, MI	30:37.2