Sat, Aug 1, 2026
Valders, WI
The Viking Striders Fun Run is held in Valders and offers a short course and a longer course, plus a kids run in the park for the youngest participants. Trophies go to the overall winners in each race, and age division awards go several places deep. The Iron Viking option lets you run both distances back to back for a combined trophy.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the field is fairly quick, so expect a competitive front.
2 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Owen Krueger (12:08) · Kolten Schisel (12:16) · JJ Sweney (12:18)
5 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Archie Barribeau (35:03) · JJ Sweney (36:01) · Libby Schmidt (36:02)
The Viking Striders Fun Run has been held every year since at least 2016. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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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.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 2 Miles field finished slower than 16:24, and the last recorded finisher came in around 25:15, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
It is a small race (47 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 2 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 2 Miles winner ran 12:08 while the median finisher took 16:24. That spread points to a relatively quick field, so expect a competitive front end.