About the Step By Step's Race
The course starts at an outdoor preschool called The Grove, then moves through Van Lierop Park before turning onto the Foothills Trail. The terrain is mixed, so expect a surface that changes underfoot rather than staying consistent pavement throughout. Several distance options mean the morning draws a wide spread of participants, from small children doing a short dash to runners covering the longer route.
Packet pickup is available at the Step By Step offices the evening before the race, which keeps race-morning lines shorter. The start area at The Grove has a kids zone, and after finishing there are donut holes, coffee, and other treats. If you bring a package of diapers or wipes, you can enter a raffle drawing at the finish.
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Finish-Time Stats
Going by the 2025 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 · 2025 results
252finishers
19:25winner
44:45median
1:22:14cutoff
Top 3: Aieden Thomas (19:25) · Meaera Nystrom (19:32) · Michael Nystrom (20:02)
10K · 2025 results
69finishers
38:24winner
1:00:22median
2:17:17cutoff
Top 3: Kamren Bitney (38:24) · Cole Odegard (40:06) · Daniel McGimpsey (40:20)
The Step By Step's Race has been held every year since at least 2020. 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 Jul 27, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
10K9/19/2026 08:30$55
5K9/19/2026 08:40$55
5K Walk (not officially timed)9/19/2026 08:40$55
Kids Dash (6 and under)9/19/2026 08:00$10
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