Finish Strong: Dan Sorensen 5K

About the Event

Run for a reason, walk with purpose—join us in honoring Dan Sorensen and empowering students to serve.

Whether you're near, far, fast, or just walking a lap—there's a place for you at the starting line!

All, adults and children, are welcome. We also have a mile walk which is held indoors, through the church (no stairs).

For those who want to participate from a distance, we have a virtual 5K race option as well.

Run it. Walk it. Rock it. Just don’t miss it!

No dogs please!

Races Offered

Finish Strong Kids Run

Oct 03, 2026

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Distance — Finish Strong Kids Run

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08:30

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$0.00

Finish Strong 1 Mile Walk (Indoors)

Oct 03, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$15.00

Oct 03, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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09:00

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$15.00

Virtual Finish Strong: Dan Sorensen 5K

Oct 03, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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09:00

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$15.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

2.0° / 10.5°

wb_sunny Feels like

-2.6° / 6.1°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

6h 47m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.5 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.3 cm

air Avg wind speed

14.2 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

71.4%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:00

nightlight Sunset

17:52

About Pella

Learn more about the host city, Pella.

Pella is a town in Central Iowa.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Finish Strong: Dan Sorensen 5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Megan Wolcott	F	40	Cedar Falls, IA	—
🥈	Amy Van Engen	F	37	Hudson, IA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Mason Gaulke	M	17	Pella, IA	17:29.95
🥈	Kaiden Browne	M	19	Pella, IA	17:38.9
🥉	Devon Browne	M	19	Pella, IA	17:55.86
4	Coben Browne	M	16	Pella, IA	18:40.83
5	Robby Wilder	M	43	Urbandale, IA	19:44.61
6	Brayden Veiseth	M	19	New Sharon, IA	19:45.26
7	Brock Moore	M	25	Pella, IA	19:45.82
8	Zach Veiseth	M	14	New Sharon, IA	19:45.92
9	Annie Bruxvoort	F	16	Grimes, IA	20:07.28
10	Beau Browne	M	43	Pella, IA	20:15.81
11	Carleigh Altwine	F	16	Pella, IA	20:19.21
12	J. Snieder	F	12	Pella, IA	20:30.35
13	Patrick Dempsey	M	37	Pella, IA	20:31.93
14	Joel DeBoef	M	43	New Sharon, IA	20:35.27
15	Cameron Punt	M	14	Pella, IA	20:37.24
16	Nolan Mente	M	43	Pella, IA	20:40.99
17	Dana McCulla	F	15	Otley, IA	20:53.89
18	Mick Snieder	M	42	Pella, IA	21:14.47
19	Kalon Browne	M	14	Pella, IA	21:21.82
20	D. Carlton	M	11	Pella, IA	21:27.85
21	Erica Vos	F	16	Pella, IA	21:32.15
22	Jack Hillis	M	20	Clive, IA	21:39.15
23	Levi Smith	M	28	Pella, IA	21:40
24	Sy Carlton	M	13	Pella, IA	21:41.66
25	Jose Carballo	M	57	PELLA, IA	21:42.27
26	Kelley Duffy	F	20	Breckenridge, CO	21:52.89
27	Bryn Paulsen	F	16	Harvey, IA	21:55.38
28	Anonymous Anonymous	M	69	—	22:03.26
29	Sheila Punt	F	47	Pella, IA	22:08.45
30	Kyle Punt	M	48	Pella, IA	22:10.07
31	Kole Minnick	M	25	Pella, IA	22:20.38
32	Hudson Vander Weerdt	M	13	Pella, IA	22:27.48
33	Anna Dobson	F	15	Pella, IA	22:29.25
34	Jade DeBoef	F	14	New Sharon, IA	22:31.08
35	Tait Smock	M	45	Pella, IA	22:45.06
36	Shawn Vande Kieft	M	43	Pella, IA	22:46.09
36	Dawn Kleis	F	61	Pella, IA	22:56.74
37	Asher DeBoef	M	19	New Sharon, IA	22:49.85
38	Caleb Obert	M	41	West Des Moines, IA	23:02.54
39	Kierra Douglas	F	13	Brooklyn, IA	23:13.2
40	Arvin Pleima	M	64	Pella, IA	23:15.02
41	Tracy Paulsen	F	47	Harvey, IA	23:17.08
42	Dryson Van Maanen	M	13	Pella, IA	23:38.57
43	W. Vande Voort	M	11	Pella, IA	23:42.35
44	Craig Douma	M	54	Pella, IA	23:54.59
45	Sullivan McCulla	M	13	Otley, IA	23:56.27
46	Carter De Haan	M	15	Pella, IA	24:15.87
47	Ethan Ehresmann	M	15	Brooklyn, IA	24:19.67
48	Dave Watkins	M	60	Pella, IA	24:28.56
49	Tim Veiseth	M	46	New Sharon, IA	24:30.46