About the Top of Michigan Festival of Races
The course follows a paved trail along the shore of Little Traverse Bay, going out and back from the waterfront. The longer distances cut into Petoskey State Park on a short stretch of grass and dirt, but most of the route is smooth underfoot and the bay stays in view for much of the run.
The start and finish are at Bayfront Park, right on the water. Packet pickup happens the evening before at a resource center in the park, with a second window early on race morning. Several public parking lots run along Bayfront Drive, and a local candy shop nearby has opened part of their lot to runners as well. Build in extra time to walk from your car.
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Top of Michigan Festival of Races 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
158finishers
18:23winner
35:17median
1:10:20cutoff
Top 3: Parker Calvin (18:23) · Sarah Mikesell (18:50) · Emmett Pichardo (19:37)
Half Marathon Results · 2026
149finishers
1:18:33winner
2:06:31median
3:46:02cutoff
Top 3: Daniel Scarpino (1:18:33) · Paul Hagan (1:23:44) · Matthew Bondy (1:23:54)
10K Results · 2026
70finishers
33:01winner
58:24median
1:59:01cutoff
Top 3: Angel Rosado (33:01) · Dallas Gibson (43:29) · Reese Woodham (44:28)
The Top of Michigan Festival of Races 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 Nov 12, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
13.1 Miles5/29/2027 07:30$75
6.2 Miles5/29/2027 08:00$45
3.1 Miles5/29/2027 08:15$30
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