About the Cheese Days Chase 2026
The race starts and finishes at the courthouse square in the heart of downtown Monroe, which puts you right in the middle of Cheese Days, the town's big biennial heritage festival. Several distance options mean the morning works for serious runners and people out for a walk. The surrounding streets are flat and the downtown setting keeps the atmosphere lively throughout.
After you finish, there is a cheese sandwich and a drink waiting in the Suisse Haus lot just off the square. It is a fitting post-race spread for a race tied to a cheese festival, and it gives people a reason to stick around rather than head straight to the car.
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Distances & Start Times
5K9/19/2026 09:00$35
10K9/19/2026 09:00$35
2 Miles9/19/2026 09:00$35
Kids Fun Run9/19/2026 08:30$15
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