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2026 Wednesday Night at the Races - Two Harbors High School (August 12)

Date:
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Location:
1640 Highway 2
Two Harbors, Minnesota
55616
United States
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Links:
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With close to 1,500 participants each year, our Wednesday Night at the Races series has become one of our most popular Young Athletes Foundation (YAF) programs! Helping at a young age to build a love of running, these races are also central to our mission of providing pathways and opportunities for our community’s children to live healthy and active lifestyles.

The Wednesday Night at the Races series is FREE and open to any child ages 14 & under. Whether it’s your child’s first-ever race or they’ve just fallen in love with running, we’d love to see them at our next event!

In-person check-in will start at 5:00 PM.

The races will start at 6:00 p.m. on each of the dates listed below. Every participant is a champion and will receive a ribbon and snacks at the end of their event. All sites are wheelchair and adaptive participant accessible. Please see a race official when you arrive.

2026 Wednesday Night at the Races Schedule

July 22 — Hermantown HS

July 29— Superior HS & Esko HS

August 5 — Proctor HS

August 12 — Two Harbors HS and Hibbing HS

August 19- Lake Superior Zoo (year-end picnic)

Age Groups & Distances

4 Years Old & Under – 1/2 lap (1/8 mile)

5 & 6 Years Old – 1/2 lap (1/8 mile)

7 & 8 Years Old – 1 lap (1/4 mile)

9 & 10 Years Old – 1 lap (1/4 mile)

11 & 12 Years Old – 2 laps (1/2 Mile)

13 & 14 Years Old – 2 laps (1/2 Mile)

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