Outrun Hunger
2023 Race Day Details

• Pre-Registration and Staging, will be held inside the Commerce Township Hall, starting at 8:30a. Please enter and park on the North side of the building.

• 10:00a 5K Start and 10:10a 1 Mile Start.

• Kids 12 and under are $30 at anytime for both the 5K or 1 Mile races.

• Our course has areas that wind through woodlands, wetlands and natural habitats. The course has a combination of crushed asphalt and pavement. The trail is only a few yards wide and could have more than 300 plus adult runners on the course at one time. Please be gracious and thoughtful towards other runners, volunteers and spectators. Since the course is narrow we ask that you line up at the start line by anticipated race pace. Please line up in the following way — fast runners (6:00/mile to 8:00/mile racers in the front of the pack), mid-pace runners (8:30/mile to 10:00/ mile racers in the middle of the pack) and casual runners/walkers (at the rear of the pack).

• It’s very important to pay attention while on the course. In spots, the trail can be uneven and sometimes wet. Also, be aware that there are permanent, triple wood posts placed at intervals around the course (they are marked with tall, orange flags). The township utilizes these posts as vehicle barriers to keep motorized traffic off the trail. Please run aware and with your head up for what’s coming next! The trail is marked with directional arrows, mile markers, signs, small orange flags lining the course path and cheering volunteers. The course will have consistent fast runners passing slower paced runners/walkers. Please stay to the right of the trail and pass on the left. If you see caution tape or orange cones please pay careful attention to what they indicate. Water is provided on the course at mile 1.8.

• Our 5K and 1 Mile is professionally chip timed by the Michigan Running Foundation. Race results will be posted on RunSignup and the Outrun Hunger website. We hope you achieve your goal time!

• After the race, enjoy hot oatmeal, coffee, soup and refreshments. Male/Female overall, masters, grandmasters and senior grandmasters, plus awards for first place Male/Female in each age group for the 5K and 1 Mile, will be acknowledged at our in person award ceremony along with free raffle giveaways. So be sure to stick around. (Note: we do our very best to accomplish the awards/raffles in a timely manner).

• 100% of the proceeds raised for this event (our goal is $29,000), goes directly to help people in our community. No funds raised from this event have been used for administrative costs or overhead. Thank YOU for helping us feed those in need this holiday season!

• Commerce Township, Commerce Towne Place and the DDA have been vital to the success of our race. We are grateful to the Township authorities for allowing us use of the Township Hall properties and Commerce Towne Place trails. Thank you!

• A thank you to our sponsors for their time, efforts and graciously donating food, products, services, awards and free raffles.

• This year is the 13th Annual Outrun Hunger Charity Event. We hope the race will be a force for good in our community for years to come. Thank you to Hospitality House Food Pantry of Commerce and Open Door Outreach Center of Waterford for partnering with us to give back to our community. If you’d like to know more about Grace Community Church, you can visit us online at gotgrace.info, or stop by our building located a few blocks north of the Township Hall (at the corner of Martin Parkway and Oakley Park at 3275 Martin Parkway, Suite 129). We’d love to have you join us on Sundays at 9:30a for our morning worship gathering with programs for all ages.

  Thank you for joining us. Have a great time at Outrun Hunger!