Join us for the 50th annual Canal Run, the premier running event in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, on Saturday, July 19, 2025! Following the rolling hills along the Portage Lake Shipping Canal, the Canal Run offers four distances for runners and walkers of all levels, including a half marathon, 10-mile run, 10-mile walk, five-mile run, five-mile walk and two-mile fun run/walk. The Canal Run also features adaptive races for wheelchair or blade participants!
Official events include:
The Canal Run is self-sustaining, bringing in enough money in registration fees and sponsorships to cover all the costs. Since 2011, the organizing committee has been able to donate over $30,000 to area non-profit organizations as part of its Canal Run Gives Back program.
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 10 Miles
Type — Running
07:15
$40.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 13.1 Miles
Type — Running
07:30
$25.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 13.1 Miles
Type — Running
07:30
$50.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — Run the U.P. Challenge
Type — Running
07:30
$5.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 10 Miles
Type — Running
08:00
$40.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 5 Miles
Type — Running
08:50
$30.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 5 Miles
Type — Running
08:55
$30.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 2 Miles
Type — Running
09:20
$25.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 0.25 Miles
Type — Running
10:30
$0.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 0.25 Miles
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10:30
$10.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 10 Miles
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10 days remaining
0.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 10 Miles
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0.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 2 Miles
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10 days remaining
$25.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 2 Mile Run/Walk
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10 days remaining
$25.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 5 Miles
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10 days remaining
$30.00
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Distance — 5 Miles
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0.00
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Distance — 5 Miles
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$30.00
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Distance — 5 Miles
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0.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 13.1 Miles
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$25.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 13.1 Miles
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$25.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 10 Miles
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$35.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 13 Miles
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0.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 13.1 Miles
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$45.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 13.1 Miles
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$45.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 0.25 Miles
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Distance — 0.25 Miles
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Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 0.25 Miles
Type — Running
10 days remaining
$10.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — 0.25 Miles
Type — Running
10 days remaining
$10.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — Run the U.P. Challenge
Type — Running
10 days remaining
$5.00
Jul 18, 2026
Distance — Virtual Canal Run
Type — Running
10 days remaining
$0.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Hancock.
Learn more about the host city, Hancock.
Hancock is a city in Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,501 at the 2020 census.
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