KIDS FIRST! 5K and Kids ½ Mile Fun Run 2026
presented by Hutchinson Jaycees
Sat Jun 20 @ 8:00am (Kids Run at 9:30)
at Hutchinson Middle School (Hutchinson, MN)
Sign-in and goods pickup will take place Saturday morning at the NORTH SIDE OF HUTCHINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL by the start of the course. Check-in time will start 7-7:45 am for 5k, (kids run anytime until 9:30am)
This event will run in an open-course style (on the sidewalk, with no roads closed). This 5K run/walk will start on the north side (back side of the Hutchinson Middle School). It will run north on the trail between the ball fields and cross Roberts to head clockwise around the school block. You will then turn right onto Dale Street to head back south on the block, then turn next at the corner of Dale and Grade Rd SW. You will run past the Middle School, turning right again at School Rd. You will circle around West Elementary School to get water and finish out the route, but continue along School Rd. turning right at Dale st. Then headed back down the trail you started the run on.
The kids' ½-mile run will start on the north side (back side of Hutchinson Middle School). It will run north on the trail between the ball fields and return the same route. Providing the most opportunities for cheering on!