YAF Youth Races

YAF YOUTH RACES

Grandma’s Marathon weekend shouldn’t be just for the adults, so be sure to bring the kids to Bayfront Festival Park for their very own race complete with finisher medals!

These fun, short-distance races are the perfect way to introduce kids to running or to keep the fire burning bright for your future marathon finisher. You just may have a Grandma’s Marathon champion of the future on your hands!

NEXT RACE: June 19, 2026
Registration Opens April 1

Helping at a young age to build a love of running, these races are also central to our mission of providing pathways and opportunities for our community’s children to live healthy and active lifestyles.

The Wednesday Night at the Races series is free and open to any child ages 14 & under. Whether it’s your child’s first-ever race or they’ve just fallen in love with running, we’d love to see them at our next event!

2025 WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE RACES (all races start at 6:00 p.m.)
Registration NOW OPEN

July 2 — Bayfront Festival Park
July 9 — Lake Superior Zoo
July 23 — Superior HS & Two Harbors HS
July 30 — Hermantown HS
August 6 — Duluth East HS & Cloquet HS
August 13 — Proctor HS
August 20 — Wade Stadium (Year-End Picnic)

Not just a perfect getaway for those snowy Saturday mornings, our Saturday Morning at the Races series is also a great way for kids to burn off that extra energy!

The Saturday Morning at the Races series is free and open to any child ages 14 & under. Whether it’s your child’s first-ever race or they’ve already fallen in love with running, we’d love to see them at our next event!

2025 SATURDAY MORNING AT THE RACES (all races start at 10:00 a.m.)

January 4 — University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD)
January 18 — College of St. Scholastica (CSS)
February 1 — University of Wisconsin-Superior (UWS)
Registration NOW OPEN

Duluth Public Schools will again bring students, staff, families, and community members together before school starts for another Unity In Our Community event at Bayfront Festival Park.

The event will again include a FREE 1-mile fun run, starting at 4:00 p.m. and organized by the Young Athletes Foundation (YAF). IMPORTANT: Registration is required for the fun run.

The night will continue following the run with dozens of interactive activities, vendor booths, speakers, and much more.

Unity In Our Community is organized by Duluth Public Schools.

2025 UNITY IN OUR COMMUNITY 1-MILE RUN (race starts at 4:00 p.m.)
Registration NOW OPEN

August 18 — Bayfront Festival Park