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Duneland Half Marathon and 5K

Chesterton, Indiana, United States

calendar_today 25 Oct, 2026

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About the Event

This will be Race #10 in the Race the Region series

Race features include:

Certified Half Marathon Racecourse (5K is not certified)
Custom race shirt
Custom Finishers medals
Timing mats at the Starting Line and Chip Timing for Finish Results
Live results via text and email messaging
All turns will have directional signs
No processing fee for online signup

Awards:

Overall & Age Group Awards

Half Marathon - Top Overall Male & Female, Top Masters Male & Female (40 and over), and Top 3 Male and Female in the following age groups: 14 and under,15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 and up.

5K - Top Overall Male and Female, Top Masters Male and Female (40 and over) and Top 3 Male and Female in the following age groups: 10 and under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 and up.

Finishers in both races will qualify for Race the Region Series points.

Race Course:

The race will start and end at Dogwood Park and will be primarily on the Duneland bike trail. Half Marathon certification #IN20016TDK

Race Registration Fees:

Half Marathon: Early registration before 10/12 - $45 with race shirt, $40 without a shirt.

Late registration after 10/12 - $50 with shirt, $45 without a shirt.

Race Day - $55 with race shirt, $50 without a shirt.

5K: Early registration before 10/12 - $30 with race shirt, $25 without a shirt.

Late registration after 10/12 - $35 with shirt, $30 without a shirt.

Race Day - $40 with shirt, $35 without a shirt.

Shirt sizes and availability only guaranteed if registered by Oct. 10th

Pre-Race Packet Pick Up:

Early packet pick-up will be available at the Extra Mile Fitness Company, 3400 Calumet Ave., Valparaiso, Indiana 46383. from October 23th and 24th from 10:00AM - 5PM.

RACE DAY

On site packet pick-up opens at 6:30 a.m.

ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY. Online registration will remain open until the start of each race. Participants wanting to register on race day should do so at home before heading to the race site.

Each participant’s start time will be recorded as they cross the starting line.

Participants in the Half Marathon must start between 8:00AM to 8:05AM.

Participants in the 5K must start between 8:10AM to 8:15AM.

Runners failing to start within the assigned starting times for each race will be assigned the gun time for the start of their race and are subject to disqualification.

As participants finish, they will receive a text message and/or email with their finishing time. A list of overall finishing times for all competitors will be continually updated at www.thtiming.com while the race is in progress.

There is a 3 hour, 30 minute time limit for the half marathon. All runner support will conclude at 11:30AM

Races Offered

Half Marathon

Oct 25, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$45.00

5K Run/Walk

Oct 25, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:10

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$30.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

9.0° / 18.1°

wb_sunny Feels like

5.7° / 15.1°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 24m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.9 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

13.5 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

68.4%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:01

nightlight Sunset

18:05

About Chesterton

Learn more about the host city, Chesterton.

Chesterton is a small town in Northwestern Indiana, home to the headquarters of the South Shore Railroad.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Duneland Half Marathon and 5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Chase Reyes	M	16	Portage, IN	16:43.8
🥈	Alex Thompson	M	27	Crown Point, IN	18:21.4
🥉	Ryan Sandberg	M	13	Lowell, IN	18:29.2
4	Lu Cohen	M	13	Hobart, IN	18:36.1
5	Luke Charpentier	M	14	Hebron, IN	18:50.9
6	John Bryant	M	48	Valparaiso, IN	19:06.3
7	Klaire lemmons	F	17	valparaiso, IN	19:17
8	Divyesh Patel	M	46	Munster, IN	19:40
9	Peyton Grizzard	M	57	valparaiso, IN	20:15.5
10	Stephanie Burkholder	F	31	Goshen, IN	20:29.4
11	Benjamin Miller	M	21	Notre Dame, IN	20:36.6
12	Ruben Falcon	M	62	Goshen, IN	20:38.5
13	Cassandra Cohen	F	14	Hobart, IN	20:39.3
14	Adam White	M	37	Valparaiso, IN	20:45
15	Alannah Sweeney	F	15	Portage, IN	20:57.7
16	Aaron Rausch	M	42	Chesterton, IN	21:03
17	Jason Freitag	M	52	Valparaiso, IN	21:15.7
18	Nicole Cespedes	F	18	Chesterton, IN	21:18.3
19	Mark Connors	M	49	Valparaiso, IN	21:36.9
20	Steve Packovski	M	40	Valparaiso, IN	22:42.6
21	Alvarez Flores	M	40	Crown Point, IN	22:43
22	Betty Funkhouser	F	64	Portage, IN	22:46.9
23	C. Seydel	M	9	Valparaiso, IN	22:48.5
24	Elaine Hendricks	F	64	Valparaiso, IN	22:55.9
25	Ruben Sanchez	M	63	Lake Station, IN	23:02.4
26	Gregory Warrell	M	34	Highland, IN	23:03.5
27	Tim Murphey	M	43	Michigan City, IN	23:10.9
28	Lauren Spengler	F	21	Frankfort, IL	23:20.2
29	S. Geiger	M	12	Valparaiso, IN	23:21
30	Todd Brown	M	47	Knox, IN	23:41.7
31	Patrick Cosgrove	M	53	Valparaiso, IN	23:59.4
32	A. Rausch	M	8	Chesterton, IN	24:31.9
33	Nicholas Perkins	M	56	Crown Point, IN	24:33.5
34	Paul Kroenke	M	40	Chesterton, IN	24:34.3
35	Matthew Geiger	M	45	Valparaiso, IN	24:39.3
36	Michelle Draschil	F	43	Crown Point, IN	24:49.9
37	Sean Schuster	M	59	Hammond, IN	25:01.4
38	A. Muhleman	F	9	Valparaiso, IN	25:01.8
39	Jeremy Pape	M	51	Valparaiso, IN	25:07.7
40	Carrie Mason	F	43	Chesterton, IN	25:21.2
41	John Humphrey	M	51	La Porte, IN	25:26.5
42	Michael Irwin	M	65	Valparaiso, IN	25:50.7
43	Suzanne Gesse	F	41	Rolling Prairie, IN	25:51
44	Henry Denger	M	13	La Porte, IN	26:15
45	Delaney Williams	F	13	Hobart, IN	26:20.8
46	Jean Jannasch	F	74	Valparaiso, IN	26:24.7
47	Monica Conrad	F	57	Westville, IN	26:26.8
48	B. Burns	F	10	Wanatah, IN	26:39.5
49	Karen Turner	F	44	Valparaiso, IN	26:41.4
50	Marie Borman	F	39	Valparaiso, IN	26:46

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Nathan O'Connor	M	19	Porter, IN	1:09:23.9
🥈	Spencer Zidarich	M	28	Brooklyn, NY	1:12:11.1
🥉	Joe Johnson	M	30	Chicago, IL	1:20:27.1
4	Chad Lawless	M	43	Kouts, IN	1:20:46.7
5	Bryan Conger	M	28	Woodridge, IL	1:22:15.2
6	Tarik Brahmi	M	44	Palatine, IL	1:22:34.2
7	Alena Tonne	F	22	Valparaiso, IN	1:23:32.2
8	Audrey Tarbutton	F	26	Mishawaka, IN	1:24:49.8
9	Jake Aleck	M	26	Frankfort, IL	1:28:45.9
10	Ryan Kwiecinski	M	45	Chesterton, IN	1:29:50.3
11	Elizabeth Pender	F	24	Frankfort, IL	1:30:31.5
12	Harry Baginski	M	58	Crown Point, IN	1:30:36.3
13	Benjamin Bluemond	M	22	Geneva, IL	1:31:42.4
14	Jim Burns	M	44	Frankfort, IL	1:31:49.2
15	Marissa Latko	F	25	Mokena, IL	1:32:12.4
16	David Dodd	M	58	South Bend, IN	1:32:16.8
17	Josh Jackett	M	40	Menomonee Falls, WI	1:34:05.8
18	Nick Konwerski	M	41	Munster, IN	1:34:08.1
19	Peyton Grizzard	M	56	valparaiso, IN	1:35:44.4
20	Brooke Ammerman	F	30	South Bend, IN	1:35:45.4
21	Aaron Hopkins	M	39	Elgin, IL	1:36:38.4
22	Craig Carlson	M	54	Mokena, IL	1:36:58.3
23	Robert Hattabaugh	M	39	Valparaiso, IN	1:37:38.6
24	Liz Owen	F	25	Valparaiso, IN	1:37:59.4
25	Dawn Winters	F	46	Manhattan, IL	1:38:52.6
26	Kelly Halstead	F	31	Carmel, IN	1:38:53.5
27	Jessica Pritchard	F	35	Chesterton, IN	1:39:00.4
28	Kevin Kavanaugh	M	50	Frankfort, IL	1:39:24.7
29	Katherine Even	F	28	Chicago, IL	1:39:30.2
30	Frank Corsetti	M	23	Rochester, MI	1:39:38
31	Jeff Moscinski	M	37	Hobart, IN	1:39:40.3
32	Yvette Lambersie	F	45	Chesterton, IN	1:39:44.2
33	Julia Fraseur	F	27	Indianapolis, IN	1:39:45.7
34	David Fraseur	M	61	Indianapolis, IN	1:40:11.5
35	Anthony Hill	M	42	Gary, IN	1:40:35
36	Colin Reilly	M	49	South Bend, IN	1:42:09.7
37	Jacob Vankampen	M	34	Bridgman, MI	1:42:36.9
38	Joe Betz	M	70	valparaiso, IN	1:43:11.3
39	Olivia Critchlow	F	37	South Bend, IN	1:43:16.5
40	Kara Webb	F	28	Valparaiso, IN	1:43:18.9
41	Andre Bribiesca	M	47	Lowell, IN	1:43:20.1
42	Monica Carmody	F	36	Lemont, IL	1:43:46.1
43	Robert Newhalfen	M	36	Frankfort, IL	1:44:06.2
44	Darci Chidichimo	F	41	Crown Point, IN	1:44:50.3
45	Thomas Walden	M	46	Crown Point, IN	1:44:58.9
46	Ruth Seaman	F	44	Chesterton, IN	1:45:00.9
47	Peter Zwierzynski	M	30	La Porte, IN	1:45:10.8
48	Ken Borowski	M	53	Saint John, IN	1:46:07.9
49	Brendan Mulheran	M	31	Frankfort, IL	1:46:10.6
50	Ruben Falcon	M	61	Goshen, IN	1:46:30.6

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Michael Loewe	M	34	Chesterton, IN	2:37:50.1
🥈	James Weissensel	M	26	Lyons, IL	2:40:31.3
🥉	Joey Betz	M	39	Valparaiso, IN	2:43:25.5
4	Jeff Mescal	M	55	Hebron, IN	2:48:35.1
5	Adam Wyeth	M	28	Chicago, IL	2:49:24.3
6	Luke Rogers	M	29	Buffalo, NY	2:54:31
7	Rich Wheeler	M	56	South Bend, IN	3:02:39.1
8	Pearce Liversedge	M	33	South Bend, IN	3:04:19.5
9	Natraj Ponna	M	33	Prospect Heights, IL	3:04:21.5
10	Rich Finn	M	40	Palatine, IL	3:04:21.7
11	Matthew Luff	M	38	Skokie, IL	3:06:53.5
12	Julie Riffle	F	39	Perrysburg, OH	3:10:28.3
13	David Craft	M	38	SEYMOUR, IN	3:11:26.5
14	Megan Sauer	F	25	Lismore, MN	3:12:10.6
15	Elmo Weber	M	50	Fishers, IN	3:13:48.2
16	Chrys Lawson	F	47	Valparaiso, IN	3:15:34.6
17	Phillip Nafus	M	49	Portage, IN	3:16:45.8
18	Melissa Williams	F	43	Frankfort, IL	3:17:33.5
19	Natalie Krause	F	39	Valparaiso, IN	3:18:22.6
20	Jennifer Prevot	F	27	Atlanta, GA	3:19:35.7
21	Jun Wu	M	47	Lincolnshire, IL	3:20:33.7
22	Jeff Carroll	M	43	Munster, IN	3:21:42.2
23	Billy Sanders	M	51	Valparaiso, IN	3:22:10.4
24	Tracie Hunter	F	43	Whitestown, IN	3:22:38.7
25	Nic Montgomery	M	53	Chesterton, IN	3:23:03.6
26	Angela Bronicki	F	32	South Bend, IN	3:25:48.5
27	Brian Sandoval	M	41	Schererville, IN	3:26:23.3
28	James Kyle	M	56	Valparaiso, IN	3:26:25.5
29	Rebekah Ziesmer	F	33	Chicago, IL	3:27:22.4
30	Jessica O'Connor	F	48	Frankfort, IL	3:28:51.1
31	Mark Howe	M	59	Westville, IN	3:29:34.3
32	Joel Andrade	M	50	Valparaiso, IN	3:29:50
33	Cody Wombacher	M	36	Chicago, IL	3:29:55.9
34	Jim Katter	M	51	Dunlap, IL	3:32:49.6
35	Jim Cassioppi	M	56	Willow Springs, IL	3:34:23.4
36	Randy Neiswonger	M	42	Frankfort, IL	3:34:46.7
37	Derek Hart	M	42	Michigan City, IN	3:34:56.7
38	Laurie Yliniemi	F	40	Detroit Lakes, MN	3:35:33.3
39	Kim Orosz	F	45	Hobart, IN	3:35:47.2
40	John Bryant	M	47	Valparaiso, IN	3:36:01.6
41	Tim Mahler	M	60	Springfield, IL	3:37:50.9
42	Larissa Arellano	F	44	Pleasant Prairie, WI	3:38:04.4
43	Ryan Snodgrass	M	34	South Bend, IN	3:38:30.7
44	Nick Underwood	M	37	Valparasio, IN	3:38:40.6
45	Derek Allen	M	42	Union Mills, IN	3:39:49.9
46	Melissa West	F	45	Valparaiso, IN	3:40:02.7
47	Beth Bowker	F	57	Valparaiso, IN	3:40:42.6
48	Amy Maciejewski	F	30	Hammond, IN	3:41:26
49	Paul Graessle	M	43	North Barrington, IL	3:43:23.1
50	Ashley Kopla	F	29	Valparaiso, IN	3:43:48.4

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