5K Family Fun Run and One-Mile Fun Walk

5K Family Fun Run and One-Mile Fun Walk takes place in Otsego, Minnesota, on October 31, 2026. The 5K family fun run, 3.1 miles, starts at 8:30 a.m., and the one-mile walk follows an hour later at 9:30 a.m., so a household can do both without anyone having to choose between them.

That hour between the two starts is the useful detail. Run the 5K at whatever effort suits you, take a few minutes, then walk the mile as a cool-down with the rest of your group. For anyone treating the 5K seriously, the distance responds fast to training: a month of one hard interval session a week, plus consistent easy running, will move the clock noticeably. For anyone treating it as a first race, walking part of it is completely normal and costs you nothing.