5K races near La Crescent

The St. Patrick School 5K/1 Mile Family Fun Run features a mostly flat 5K course and a one-mile option located near St. Patrick School. Both runners and walkers may enter timed events, making the day suitable for those aiming for a personal best as well as families preferring a shorter distance. The race benefits the St. Patrick Grade School building fund. Overall male and female winners will be awarded trophies, while the top three finishers in each age category will receive medals. Registered participants will receive a packet including a t-shirt and bib number. Packet pickup is available at the school office and also on race day.

Jack’s Jog 5k is a 5k held in early October in La Crosse, Wisconsin, starting at 789 Myrick Park Dr. The race begins at 5:00 PM Central, making it an evening run instead of a morning road race. Registration costs $30, with a reduced $15 fee for participants 18 and under. The public race details do not specify the route beyond the 5k distance. The core of the event is Jack, the baby boy whose memory inspired the race. His parents, Brad and Jamie, discovered during a routine 20-week ultrasound that he had a life-threatening condition, later identified as triploidy. The reduced youth entry fee gives the event a family-friendly character, aligning with a memorial run centered on a child’s story.

The Everyone Goes Home 5K Run/Walk is a morning 5K held at Stoddard Village Park on Division Street in Stoddard, Wisconsin. It is open to both runners and walkers, with race-day check-in prior to the 8:30 a.m. CDT start. Activities conclude later in the morning. The race supports the Stoddard Bergen Fire Foundation and the Stoddard Bergen Volunteer Fire Department, with proceeds designated for protective gear for firefighters and EMS personnel. Participants should bring their own water bottles, as water stations will be available but no paper cups will be provided. Following the 5K, the park will host a local gathering featuring a Chicken Que, music, vendors, and family activities.

The Hixon 50 is a trail race series in La Crosse, Wisconsin, held within Hixon Forest. Participants can select from a kids race, 5K, 10K, 25K, or 50K, accommodating first-time trail runners, mid-distance racers, and ultra-distance athletes. The River City Running Club organizes the event, and the variety of distances welcomes children, casual runners, club members, and those seeking a demanding day on technical trails. The 5K route crosses rolling forest paths. The 10K begins with that loop and incorporates additional trail segments, featuring banked turns, prairie sections, and singletrack. The 25K consists of approximately 23K of singletrack with about 4,000 feet of elevation gain, including the Kwik Trip Klimb challenge. The 50K completes the 25K loop twice for a 50K course over rugged terrain, technical running, nine aid stations, and another attempt at the Klimb.

Storm the Bluffs concludes The Storm Trail Race Series at Bronk Unit Plowline Trails, located at 26524 Brook Drive in Minnesota. The primary event is a trail duathlon: a 15k run, followed by a 15k mountain bike leg, and concluding with a 2k run. The duathlon begins at 9:00 a.m. CST, while a distinct 15K Mountain Bike race commences at 10:00 a.m. CST. The duathlon course features an initial three-quarter-mile uphill singletrack section, then continues on single and doubletrack trails for 15k back to the transition zone. Participants then ride the same 15k route on their bikes, finishing that segment with a half-mile descent, prior to a final kilometer uphill and a kilometer downhill to the finish. The standalone bike race starts with a half-mile gravel ascent, proceeds through double and singletrack terrain, and returns via the same half-mile gravel road to the finish.