Name: Run Happy 50K (and other happy distances)
Start: 2026-05-02
End: 2026-05-02
Location: North Liberty, Indiana

About the Event

The Run Happy 50k (and other "happy" distances) event will take place on May 2, 2026 at Potato Creek State Park Nature Center in North Liberty, Indiana. This is a fun and relaxed event, great for walkers and runners. It is also perfect for families who want to run different distances all at at the same event!

Course routes are clearly marked and the trails are broken in. Whether you're a running veteran, or a first-time trail runner, this is an event for you!

The course is approximately a 10k loop. 50k runners will complete 5 loops, full marathon loops and route TBD (we will send you the map well ahead of the event), 1/2 marathon runners 2 loops (plus a small out and back), and 10k runners 1 loop.

DISTANCES & START TIMES:

*50k | 8:00 am, you must start your 5th and final lap by 2:30pm
Marathon | 7:55 am
1/2 Marathon | 7:50 am
10k | 7:45 am

*50k runners must start their 5th and final lap by 2:30pm. That is approximately a 15-minute mile pace.

RULES & GUIDELINES

Pets are welcome to spectate but cannot run the course with runners/walkers.
No same-day sign ups.

VOLUNTEER

Sign up to volunteer here: click this link.
No password needed to volunteer this year.

PACKET PICKUP (Event-Day Pickup Available)

Early packet pickup time and location TBD
Saturday on event day at Potato Creek starting at 7:15 am.

COURSE MAPS

2026 course maps forthcoming.
Full Potato Creek Park Map. This map does not include running courses. It is for reference only.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES & NOTES

Sign up by April 9, 2026 to receive a tee shirt.
All distances will be chip-timed by Watts My Time.

Races Offered

10k Run

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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07:45

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$40.00

Half Marathon

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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07:50

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$45.00

50k Run

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 50K

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08:00

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$55.00

10k

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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76 days remaining

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$20.00

10k Run

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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76 days remaining

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$35.00

50k

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 50K

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76 days remaining

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$30.00

50k Run

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 50K

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76 days remaining

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$45.00

5k

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 5k

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76 days remaining

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$25.00

5k Run

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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76 days remaining

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$30.00

Half Marathon

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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76 days remaining

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$40.00

Half marathon

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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76 days remaining

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$25.00

Marathon

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 26.2 Miles

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76 days remaining

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$50.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in North Liberty.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 11.7° / 23.0°

wb_sunny 8.9° / 21.0°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 13.8 /

water_drop 66.4%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 11.7° / 23.0°

wb_sunny 8.9° / 21.0°

air 13.8 km/h

water_drop 66.4%

About North Liberty

North Liberty is a town in Liberty Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,623 at the 2020 Census. North Liberty is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.