Portage Winter Blast 2026

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

• Hosted By: Kalamazoo Area Runners and the City of Portage
• Event Date: February 22, 2026
• Location: 606 E Kilgore Rd, Portage, MI
• Event Link: Portage Winter Blast

📦 Packet Pick Up

• Early Packet Pick-Up: Saturday, February 21st, 11:00am – 3:00pm at Loy Norrix High School
• Extended Saturday Packet Pick-Up: Saturday, February 21st, 4:00pm-6:00pm at Mitten Running Company, 6290 S Westnedge Ave Ste A, Portage, MI 49002
• Event Day Packet Pick-Up: Sunday, February 22nd, 6:30 am - 8:00 am at the event site
• Note: Participants can also pick up on race morning.

📝 Registration

• Payment: Must be made when you register.  Registration will remain open until the start of each event.
• Paper Registrations: There are no paper registrations. Registering day of? Please bring a mobile device.
• Shirt Guarantee: No guarantee for transfers or registrations received after February 8th, 2026.
• Registration Method: Online registration only.

⏰ Race Times

• Half Marathon: 8:00 a.m. start time
• 5k: 8:10 a.m. start time
• 10k: 8:20 a.m. start time

💲 Registration Fees

• Half Marathon: $55 - Until January 1st ($10 discount for KAR members, includes tech long sleeve tee shirt)
• Half Marathon: $75 - January 2nd through February 21st
• Half Marathon: $85 - February 21st and February 22nd

• 5K/10K: $35 - Until January 1st ($5 discount for KAR members, includes tech long sleeve tee shirt)
• 5K/10K: $40 - January 2nd through February 21st
• 5K/10K: $45 - February 21st and February 22nd

🤝 Sponsors

• Mitten Running Co.
• Greenleaf Hospitality
• Gordan Water