Go Blue! Go Green! 5k Run & Walk

About the Event

We are tentatively planning on a race date of Saturday, September 26th, 2026. Once the date is confirmed registration will open.

Whether you are Team Blue or Team Green come out and support your team by joining us for a FUN-filled 5k run/walk at the Memorial Healthcare Wellness Center!

Event Pricing:

$25 until 9/01 shirt guaranteed

$30 - 9/02 to 9/13 shirt guaranteed

$35 - 9/14 to 9/25

$40 - Race day (no shirts)

Group pricing: Grab your favorite running buddy and we'll give you $3 off per person when you sign up together! Discount automatically applied during checkout, no special code needed!

Runners will start at 9:00 am, anyone interested in walking will begin directly after. The event will be professionally timed by the Michigan Running Foundation with live results at the event, and official results posted on this website.

The race route will include easy-to-read signage, mile markers, and volunteers along the way to cheer you on and help way-find if necessary!

All participants receive a GO BLUE! or GO GREEN! shirt (if registered by 09/13/26), and a finisher medal.

The 5k run/walk will take place at Memorial Healthcare Wellness Center in Owosso, MI. The race route is accurate and on pavement (sidewalks and street).

Before and after the race we encourage and welcome any participant to utilize the Memorial Healthcare Wellness Center. Our 360 degree indoor sky track, fitness equipment, locker rooms, showers, sauna, steam rooms, and 89 degree therapy pool will be available for use.

A percentage of proceeds from the event will be donated to a local Shiawassee County non-profit organization.

If you are Team Green sign up for the Go Green! 5k and receive a Go Green! shirt (registered by 9/13).

If you are a Team Blue sign up for the Go Blue! 5k and receive a Go Blue! shirt (registered by 9/13).

Attention all Sororities, Fraternities, Running Groups, ETC!! Save $5 per runner by putting together a group of 5 or more people to run. Teams can be all Go Green! or all Go Blue! Sign up individually by creating or joining a Group/Team during the registration process. Participants 1-4 will automatically be refunded $5 after the 5th person joins the team. Participant #5 will automatically pay $5 less.

Packet Pickup and Race Day Registration will be held on Saturday morning starting at 8:00 am.

The race will be professionally timed by the Michigan Running Foundation.

Races Offered

Go Blue! 5k

Sep 26, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$25.00

Go Green! 5k

Sep 26, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

09:00

sell

$25.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

13.1° / 23.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

11.8° / 22.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 25m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.4 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.0 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

72.9%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:16

nightlight Sunset

19:44

About Owosso

Learn more about the host city, Owosso.

Owosso is the largest city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 14,714 at the 2020 census. It is located 29 miles (46.7 km) west of Flint, and 32 miles (51.5 km) northeast of Lansing. The city is mostly surrounded by Owosso Township on its west, but the two are administered autonomously. The city was named after Chief Wosso, an Ojibwe leader of the Shiawassee area.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Go Blue! Go Green! 5k Run & Walk.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Benjamin Jacobs	M	23	Owosso, MI	15:48.7
🥇	Hunter Hillard	M	16	Charlotte, MI	19:00.3
🥈	Jason Babcock	M	42	Howell, MI	18:57.5
🥈	Cody Clark	M	25	Hemlock, MI	20:36.7
🥉	Ryan A Schroeder	M	30	Chesaning, MI	20:20.7
🥉	Tony Ketchmark	M	56	Davison, MI	21:10.1
4	Kyle Gregoricka	M	38	Owosso, MI	21:04.7
4	Grant Davis	M	13	Davison, MI	21:26.2
5	Paul Taylor	M	52	—	21:25.9
5	Avery Fear	M	15	Owosso, MI	22:05
6	Michael Mclaughlin	M	43	—	21:43.4
6	Zachary Green	M	16	Freeland, MI	22:25.1
7	Randy Cragg	M	30	Laingsburg, MI	21:47.9
7	Rob Benedict	M	54	Ann Arbor, MI	22:41.3
8	Julie Thelen	F	20	Saint Johns, MI	23:09.3
8	Jon Baker	M	28	Owosso, MI	23:27.2
9	Kimberly Thelen	F	26	Fowler, MI	23:13.9
9	James Swain	M	61	Davison, MI	23:42
10	Scott Turnbull	M	61	Fort Gratiot, MI	23:14.7
10	VIJAY GEORGE	M	64	Wixom, MI	24:05.9
11	Shane Parmalee	M	39	Perry, MI	23:50.4
11	Jessica S Farr	F	42	Owosso, MI	24:24.6
12	T. Sleight	F	11	Webberville, MI	23:52.9
12	Kelly Craine	F	48	davison, MI	24:28.7
13	Nathan Fleming	M	45	Laingsburg, MI	23:58.3
13	Lanai Gilbert	F	46	Saint Johns, MI	24:37.1
14	Jean Seward	F	53	Okemos, MI	24:17.1
14	Muthoni Njuguna	F	56	Lansing, MI	24:44.4
15	Taylor Fernandez	M	23	South Lyon, MI	24:24.2
15	Joseph Lasley	M	37	Flint, MI	24:46.9
16	David Hess	M	25	Lansing, MI	24:38
16	Sabrina Matthay	F	57	Hendersonville, NC	25:05.2
17	D’Angelo Fitzpatrick	M	14	Perry, MI	24:41.1
17	Teresa Szabo	F	61	Flushing, MI	25:28.2
18	Anthony Burgess	M	39	Dewitt, MI	24:50.4
18	Dean McWilliams Foley	M	54	Owosso, MI	25:43.3
19	Ariana Thelen	F	28	Jackson, MI	24:58.5
19	Justin Yannes	M	34	Grand Rapids, MI	26:08.1
20	Theresa Wojnar	F	42	Charlotte, MI	25:06.3
20	Courtney O’Brien	F	31	Swartz Creek, MI	26:19.2
21	Mitchell Seward	M	15	Okemos, MI	25:17
21	Breanna Riley	F	33	Grand Rapids, MI	26:26.7
22	B. Straub	M	11	Mason, MI	25:20.5
22	Teresa Martin	F	64	Freeland, MI	26:27.7
23	James Scholl	M	65	Okemos, MI	25:26.6
23	Kimberly Kucish	F	65	Laingsburg, MI	26:27.7
24	Liz Hendershott	F	53	Ortonville, MI	25:32.4
24	Cameron Morin	M	26	Corunna, MI	27:01.5
25	Dana Fleming	F	45	Laingsburg, MI	26:02.9
25	Frank Johnson	M	71	Saginaw, MI	27:10.5
26	Michelle Robinson	F	50	Dewitt, MI	26:27.6
26	Cara Henderson	F	20	Owosso, MI	27:11.4
27	Dean Koenigsknecht	M	22	Fowler, MI	26:42
27	Whitney Ross	F	32	Owosso, MI	27:17.8
28	Matthew Meier	M	37	Stockbridge, MI	26:52.7
28	Stacie Munson	F	42	Owosso, MI	27:17.8
29	VIJAY GEORGE	M	59	Wixom, MI	26:56.5
29	Liz Walker-Kreutziger	F	35	Rochester, MI	27:18.3
30	Mark Cryderman	M	72	Milford, MI	26:59.6
30	Wyatt Crego	M	21	Corunna, MI	27:26.2
31	Caitlin Etzler	F	23	Swartz Creek, MI	27:01
31	Joshua Lasley	M	20	Flushing, MI	27:58.6
32	Jason Schultz	M	34	Lansing, MI	27:34.3
32	Aiden Daniels	M	14	Owosso, MI	28:03.5
33	Sylvia Hunt	F	15	Ann Arbor, MI	27:34.8
33	Jordan Clay	M	27	Durand, MI	28:16.9
34	Ryan Weber	M	28	Bancroft, MI	27:35
34	Jonathan Lasley	M	45	Flushing, MI	28:18.3
35	Teresa Martin	F	59	Freeland, MI	27:36.7
35	Ben Ward	M	45	Lansing, MI	28:20
36	Jennifer Ross	F	40	Haslett, MI	27:38.7
36	Khanh Nguyen	M	33	Lansing, MI	28:20.3
37	Cameron Nakfoor	M	18	Lansing, MI	27:39.6
37	Charlene Trevino	F	66	Saginaw, MI	28:31.7
38	Brian Buckley	M	54	Owosso, MI	27:46.2
38	Elaine Crego	F	52	Durand, MI	28:32.3
39	Sam Nakfoor	M	46	Lansing, MI	27:55.2
39	Dawn Swain	F	60	Davison, MI	28:38.5
40	Tracy Albrecht	F	36	Lansing, MI	28:22.8
40	Lauren Horak	F	20	White Lake, MI	29:03.1
41	Hannah Vincent	F	24	Saint Johns, MI	28:29.7
41	David Forsythe	M	21	Owosso, MI	29:05.3
42	Steven Thelen	M	23	Saint Johns, MI	28:29.9
42	Phil "Puma" Mata	M	52	Mount Pleasant, MI	29:10.1
43	Dan Soeltner	M	47	Laingsburg, MI	28:38.2
43	Alexandra Chase	F	40	Clarkston, MI	29:11.3
44	Tracie Carr	F	31	Bancroft, MI	28:49.5
44	Debbie Mahoney	F	52	Byron Center, MI	29:32.1
45	Debra Bennethum	F	51	Rochester, MI	28:55
45	Lynette Heinlein	F	67	Vassar, MI	29:38.5
46	Kelley Soeltner	F	47	Laingsburg, MI	28:56.3
46	Jamie Barber	F	33	Owosso, MI	30:00.9
47	Kelly Hurst	F	43	Laingsburg, MI	29:01.1
47	Brian Buckley	M	59	Owosso, MI	30:01.8
48	Jamele Favorite	M	26	Wyoming, MI	29:04.7
48	Kathy Valasek	F	66	Owosso, MI	30:04.6
49	Phil "Puma" Mata	M	47	Mount Pleasant, MI	29:08.3
49	Kristen Deloney	F	57	Flushing, MI	30:18
50	Heather Ruhlman	F	32	Oxford, MI	29:16.3
50	Shane Shaull	M	36	Owosso, MI	30:55.6