6716 Winans Lake Rd., Brighton MI
Friday, June 19th, 2026
Join us for the 4th Annual H.E.R.O Freedom Run featuring a 1-mile fun run and 5k run/walk on the beautiful cross-country course now being held onsite at Freedom River in Hamburg Township (Down the road from the Hamburg Family Fun Fest). We will kick off with a 1-mile fun run at 6:30 pm and our 5K run/walk at 7pm on a cross-country style course. The funds raised for this event will go toward building a HERO picnic refuge nestled among the trees near Gill Lake at Freedom River. Freedom River is an outdoor recreation facility for veterans and their families to relax, recover, and rejuvenate.
The race will be held on Friday evening, June 19th starting at 6:30 pm at 6716 Winans Lake Rd., Brighton, MI.
At the registration table on race day (6/19) starting at 5pm.
1 Mile Fun Run: 6 & under, 7-8, 9-10, 11-14
5K Run/Walk: 10 & under, 11-17, 18 & over Male and Female, Male and Female overall
Available on site.
We will have live results on this site! The race will be professionally timed by the Michigan Running Foundation. Results will be posted during the race and live on this website.
Freedom River, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3, non-profit organization. To learn more please visit www.freedomriver.org.
For more details and to register, please visit H.E.R.O Freedom Run Registration.
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