About the Run the Pier Running Festival
The course takes you out onto the North Pier and around the lighthouse before turning back along the shoreline. Most of the route follows Lakeshore Drive, with Lake Michigan beside you for a good stretch of it. Several distance options are available, from a short road run up to a full marathon, all sharing that same waterfront character.
Food trucks are on-site after the race, with breakfast and lunch available for runners and the people who came to watch.
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Run the Pier Running Festival 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K Results · 2026
195finishers
18:16winner
36:49median
1:13:04cutoff
Top 3: Luke Niedzielski (18:16) · Ethan Dapice (18:39) · Kristin McGough Woodward (20:02)
Half Marathon Results · 2026
164finishers
1:18:47winner
2:07:49median
2:58:16cutoff
Top 3: Matthew Bauman (1:18:47) · Sam Holmes (1:24:50) · Jonah Zimmerman (1:29:33)
Marathon Results · 2026
85finishers
3:00:40winner
4:37:45median
6:34:33cutoff
Top 3: Alexis Spitzley (3:00:40) · Reuben Jiran (3:15:59) · Ava Knight (3:28:55)
10K Results · 2026
77finishers
41:14winner
1:03:29median
1:30:40cutoff
Top 3: Cy Kosmowski (41:14) · Jeremi Lutostanski (43:04) · Devin Swihart (45:48)
The Run the Pier Running Festival has been held every year since at least 2022. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Oct 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
5K7/24/2027 08:00$45
10K7/24/2027 08:00$60
13.1 Miles7/24/2027 07:45$70
26.2 Miles7/24/2027 07:00$90
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