2025 Islendingadagurinn-Icelandic Festival of Manitoba Running Races

Announcement-July 24, 2025Registered Runners: for all race date information, please double check the spam folder of the email address that you used to register.
Velkominn aftur! Welcome back!The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba is proud to be once again hosting in-person and virtual running races in 2025 for our 1 mile, 5 KM and 10 Mile events.
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This Year's Courses7th Annual 5 Kilometer RaceRun Start: 8:05 AM, Sunday August 3rd, 2025
Location: Gimli Pavillion Park, East Side, Corner of Amisk and Fifth Avenue
Registration Fee: $35-50 (take advantage of early bird pricing)Prizes awarded for 1st Place Male and Female FinishersVirtual participants can run and enter their times starting from midnight on July 20th until midnight on August 4th, 2025 in order for their results to be listed.New this year, run the Interlake with the Interlake Run Series! Our 5 kilometer in person race is apart of a points series taking you around four beautiful parts of Manitoba's lake area. Run around beautiful Lake Winnipeg and 3 other scenic races to win points and prizes! 34th Jan's Memorial 1 Mile Fun RunThis event is meant to be a fun and accessible challenge! Registration is possible on race day. Come one, come all!Run Start: 8:30 AM,Sunday August 3rd, 2025
Race Day Registration: 7:55 - 8:25 AM, Sunday August 3rd, 2025
Location: Gimli Pavilion Park
Registration Fee: $3-10 (take advantage of early bird pricing)
57TH ANNUAL 10 MILE ROAD RACEYour long distance Manitoba summer race.This is one of Manitoba's premier road running events that is accredited by the Manitoba Runners Association (MRA) and it the second oldest running race in Western Canada.Our ten mile road race is an excellent summer tune-up for runners competing in longer distances or for runners looking for a challenge. This race is the longest race on the MRA’s calendar for July and August. The route essentially has been unchanged for the past 50 years; fast, flat, and usually hot. Run and become a warrior!

Run Start: 8:00 AM, Sunday August 3rd, 2025
Location: Winnipeg Beach to Gimli on Hwy #9
Registration Fee: $45-65 (take advantage of early bird pricing)Age Group Awards (Top Male & Female, First Place Finishers):19 & under20 to 2930 to 3940 to 4950 to 5960 to 6970 plus!Virtual participants can run and enter their times starting from midnight on July 20th until midnight on August 3rd, 2025 in order for their results to be listed.Áfram!