Sweetheart 5K Fun Run

Sweetheart 5K Fun Run takes place in Flushing, Michigan, on February 13, 2027. A single format is listed, a 5K fun run (3.1 miles) starting at 10:00 AM, late enough that you can sleep in, eat properly and warm up without rushing.

A mid-February race is a good way to keep winter training honest. If you are building toward a spring goal, treat it as a hard workout rather than an all-out effort: jog a mile first, then run a controlled pace you can hold to the finish and use the result to set your spring targets. Newer runners can mix running and walking without any loss of face here; three sessions a week for six weeks will get you over 3.1 miles. The fun-run framing and the late start also make it a reasonable first race to bring a friend to.