Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Date / Time: Thursday, June 18th
Race Packet Pick Up & Late Registration Opens: 6/18 at 8:00 p.m.
(Just after sunset at the WHS football stadium)
Race Time & Venue: 9:00 p.m.
Cost: $19 per Person
includes neon t-shirt and glow-in-the-dark bracelets
*Registrations after May 28th do not guarantee t-shirts
Prizes:
To top male & female finishers 14 and under*
To top male & female finishers 15 – 19*
To top male & female finishers 20 and over*
Hosted by: the Wrightstown Cross Country Team
Please no pets! Thank you!
Run
Sat, Jun 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
This event is a 5k/1 Mile Run/Walk on flat village streets, or a short crawl to Tapper's Bar. The event starts in front of the Dorchester Days Beer Tent on W. Washington Street.
Post-race party includes one free Bloody Mary for all those over the age of 21, and sundae for those under 21 until noon.
Stay for all the great activities planned for Dorchester Days!
5k Run
Sun, Jun 21, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Who wants to win some butter?!?!?
The day starts off at 7:45 with a 1/2 mile kids' race.
At 8:00 we'll get the 10k-ers moving with an out and back style run on the bike trail. THIS IS NEW so please
park at 200 Eagle St Reedsburg, WI 53959 (Lakeside Foods).
The 2-mile fun run/walk route is down and out as well. We'll get runners on their way shortly after the path clears from the 10k crew.
The Butter Run is just one of the many fantastic events running in conjunction with Butterfest. Any money we make is put back into making Butterfest even better next year!
Results will be posted online shortly after the race concludes.
2 Miles 6.2 Miles Fun Run Run Trail Walk
Sun, Jun 21, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Swim Neshonoc June 21, 2026
West Salem, Wisconsin
1.2 mile and 2.4 mile swim
It's an open water swimming event across the picturesque Lake Neshonoc in West Salem Wisconsin. Choose your distance and
enjoy a beautiful morning swim through this 606 acre lake located in La Crosse County. The 2.4 mile swim, starts at Swarthout Park beach, is out and back. The 1.2 mile swim will start at the South Boat Ramp at the other end of the lake. There will be a bus at Swarthout Park to transport 1.2 mile swimmers to their start location. Both distances finish at Swarthout Park Beach.
There will be a wetsuit and a non wetsuit division for each distance. The cut off time for the 1.2 mile swim is 1:10 and for the 2.4 mile swim 2:20. Open water swim buoys are allowed and recommended. Please do not use orange swim buoys. Registration includes a swim cap, an event t-shirt, timed results, finisher medal, food and drink, first place age group awards and overall awards for each distance. The swim will be supported by lifeguards, the La Crosse Dive Unit, kayakers and Gundersen Tri State Ambulance
Packet pick up and volunteer check in is 4:00 - 6:00pm Saturday June 20 and 6:30 - 7:45am on race day at the Swarthoout Park shelter. There will be a mandatory meeting at 7:40am. No swimmers under the age of 18 are allowed.
Packet pickup - Saturday June 20 4:00-6:00 pm and Sunday June 21 7:00 - 7:30 am. at the Swarthout Park shelter
Door prizes - will be drawn before race day. If there is a ribbon on your race packet you’ve won. You’ll get to choose your prize.
Parking - available at Swarthout Park on a first come first serve basis. There will be additional street parking in the adjacent neighborhoods.
swim cap - Remember to wear the cap that comes with your packet. This will help the water safety team identify swimmers in each event.
Swim Buoy Swimmers are allowed to wear a swim buoy. It must be a color other than orange to avoid confusion with sighting buoys.
Water temperature - around 70 degrees
Mandatory swimmer meeting - for ALL swimmers 7:40 race day
2.4 mile swimmers start - 8:00 line up on the stairs according to your predicted pace. Warm ups for the 2.4 mile swim will be at 7:50.
1.2 mile swimmers BOARD THE BUS AFTER THE NATIONAL ANTHEM - 1.2 mile swimmers will board the bus to the other end of the lake. When you arrive at the park give your gear bags to the volunteers there.
1.2 mile Swim warm ups will happen upon arrival at the other side of the lake. Warm up on the right side of the dock please. Stay clear of 2.4 mile athletes swimming by. When the volunteers say it’s time to start, line up according to your predicted pace per 100 yards.
post race nutrition - will be up the hill at the finish line after completing your swim.
Awards - First place overall awards will be announced after the race. First place age group awards will be at a table near the food above the finish line.
By signing up for the swim you will also be showing support for a worthy cause: The all volunteer La Crosse Dive Unit whose functions are but not limited to Swift Water/Flood Rescue, Ice Rescue, Underwater Rescue and recovery & Vessel security services. The Dive Unit will be supporting this swim event.
We cannot guarantee a t-shirt size if you sign up after June 5, 2026.
1.2 Miles 2.4 Miles Open Water Swim
Every Saturday at 9:00 AM
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
5k parkrun Run Walk