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37th Annual Paw Paw Grape Lake 5K Run/Walk

Paw Paw Township, Michigan · Saturday, September 12, 2026

The 37th Annual Paw Paw Grape Lake 5K Run/Walk is a 5k, running, and walking event held on Saturday, September 12, 2026. It is located at 801 Hazen Street in Paw Paw Township, Michigan.

Date
Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location
801 Hazen Street
Paw Paw Township, Michigan
49079
United States
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Please join us for the 37th Annual Paw Paw Grape Lake 5k Walk/Run. We are committed to maintaining and improving mental health in our community! The funds raised by this race will go to two organizations:

  1. United Christian Services of Eastern VBC (unitedchristianservices-evbc.com)

  2. The Daily Recovery Zone (dailyrecoveryzone.com)

The race again will go around beautiful Maple Lake, starting on Lake Street near the Van Buren Community Mental Health Building (VBCMH) 801 Hazen Street, Paw Paw MI 49079 and ending up on Willard Street.

This event has been reviewed for the physical activity content and has been endorsed by the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports. This does not reflect the endorsement of the sponsoring organization or the product used.

TEE SHIRT: Tee shirts are only available during early registration. Early registration ends on August 28th 2026. Limited tee shirts are available on race day.

RESULTS AND AWARDS: Both a timing start strip and finish strip will be used for this race. Awards will be based on actual chip time, not gun time. Walkers may not run. If seen running, a walker will be disqualified. The awards ceremony will follow the race and start when the results are ready by T&H Timing. Preliminary results will be posted while runners and walkers are still finishing. The top three (3) finishers in each age division, male and female will receive a medal with where they placed on the back. Results will be posted at Grape Lake 5k Run + Walk Results

ARRIVAL AND PARKING: Parking will be located at the Van Buren Community Mental Health parking lot at 801 Hazen, VBISD Transition Center parking lot at 811 Hazen Street, Tri-County Head Start parking lot at 775 Hazen Street. Please allow plenty of time for parking signage and traffic volunteers will be available to help you.

This year's race is organized by the Paw Paw Grape Lake 5K Committee

Questions regarding registration? Contact Ann Leary

[email protected] or 269-657-6500 (FW's office)

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