On Your Mark, Get Set, Spring!

Your 2024 spring race calendar

By Jamie Kauffold | April 6, 2024

Swap out the winter boots for your trainers—it’s spring race season! We’ve found 20+ running, biking, and paddling races around the North to get you out on the trails, roads, and waterways. From easy breezy 5Ks to 100K ultramarathons, there’s a little something for everyone to shake off your winter hibernation mode and get moving.

Pictured: A shot from the Traverse City Trail Running Festival.

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Love Your Neighbor 5K Run/Walk
4909 N Morey Rd., Lake City
runsignup.com/Race/Events/MI/LakeCity/CommunityHopesLoveYourNeighbor5KRunWalk

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Big Little Hero Race 5K & 10K
NMC Main Campus, Timothy J Nelson Innovation Center, Traverse City
biglittleherorace.com

Sunday, April 21, 2024

Mari Vineyards Wine Run 5K
Mari Vineyards, Traverse City
runsignup.com/Race/MI/TraverseCity/MariVineyardsWineRun5k

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Wood Memorial Trout Run; 5K, 10K, 1M
109 North Birch St, Kalkaska
runsignup.com/Race/MI/Kalkaska/WoodMemorialTroutRun

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

G.R.A. 100 Mile Challenge
7601 Old Lake Rd., Grayling
runsignup.com/Race/MI/Grayling/GRA100MileClub

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Interlochen Run for the Arts 5K
Interlochen Center for the Arts Campus
interlochen.org/events/interlochen-run-for-arts-5k-2024-05-04

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Mud, Sweat & Beers Fat Tire Fest: Stout & Pale (SOLD OUT); Ginger Ale 2M; Root Beer 1/4M
Mt. Holiday, Traverse City
mudsweatandbeers.com

Friday, May 10, 2024

Traverse City Trail Running Festival – 5K & 10K Relays
Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort, Traverse City
tctrailrunningfestival.com

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Traverse City Trail Running Festival – 100K/100K Relay, 50K, 75K, 25K, & 10K
Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort, Traverse City
traversecitytrailrunningfestival.com

Saturday, May 11, 2024

North Mitten Half Marathon, 5K & 10K
Crystal Mountain, white slopeside tent near Crystal Clipper chairlift, Thompsonville
crystalmountain.com/event/north-mitten

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Mesick Mushroom Festival 5K Glow Run
Northern Exposures Campground, covered picnic area, Mesick
mesick-mushroomfest.org/Run.html

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Fort 2 Fort 5-Mile Challenge
Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island
runmackinac.com/mackinac-island-fort2fort-five-mile-challenge_1/

Saturday, May 18, 2024

TVC5K – Run The Runway
Cherry Capital Airport, Traverse City
runsignup.com/Race/MI/TraverseCity/TVC5K

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Arcadia Grit & Gravel 28M
Pleasant Valley Community Center, Arcadia
endomanpromotions.com/arcadia-grit-gravel

Saturday, May 25, 2024

Bayshore Marathon: 26.2M (WAIT LIST); 13.1M (WAIT LIST); 10K; & Kids Marathon
1150 Milliken Dr., Traverse City
bayshoremarathon.org

Saturday, May 25, 2024

Stafford’s Top of Michigan Festival of Races: 13.1M, 10K, 5K
Lime Kiln Kid’s Fishing Pier, Bayfront Park, Petoskey
trailscouncil.org/festivalofraces

Monday, May 27, 2024

Rotary Stride for S.T.R.I.V.E. 5K
601 Chestnut St., Cadillac
cadillacrotary.org/sitepage/strive-5k-race

Saturday, June 1, 2024

Dirty Dog Dash 5K Obstacle Run
Boyne Mountain, Boyne Falls
boynemountain.com/upcoming-events/dirty-dog-dash

Saturday, June 1, 2024

Hanson Hills Challenge Trail Run: 3M & 5M
7601 Old Lake Rd., Grayling
runsignup.com/Race/MI/Grayling/HansonHillsChallenge5MileTrailRun

Friday, June 7, 2024

Credit Unions for Kids 5K Fun Run/Walk
Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, Williamsburg
runsignup.com/Race/MI/Williamsburg/MCULFUNWalkRun

Saturday, June 8, 2024

M22 Challenge: Run, Bike, Paddle (FULL)
Start in south-bound lane of M-109, Glen Arbor
m22challenge.com

Saturday, June 8, 2024

Lilac Festival 10K Run & Walk
Windemere Park, Mackinac Island
runmackinac.com/lilac-10k-run-walk