COVID-19 Statement

For 20 years, the Annual Hank Aaron State Trail 5K has brought our community together for a family-friendly and fun-filled morning to celebrate our beloved urban trail and wilderness. We hope to hold this year's 5K as scheduled on Saturday, August 8, but we are currently monitoring COVID-19 recommendations and will alter plans with the safety and health of the community as our first priority. This event depends on the Brewers schedule which is currently in flux and will determine the availability of our regular location at the Tailgate Haus at Miller Park. 

Should the run/walk be postponed or cancelled, attendees will have the option to:

1. defer your registration to 2021,

2. donate your registration fee to the Friends of Hank Aaron State Trail to help cover expenses already incurred, or 

3. receive a refund minus processing fees.

When final decisions are made, we will update this statement and send an e-newsletter (sign up here.) In the meantime, the Trail is open but has been noticeably busier. Please observe social distancing of at least 6 feet and take care of yourselves and each other. We hope you are able to get outside, breathe in the fresh air, and enjoy the therapeutic effects of nature.

Stay well,

Friends of Hank Aaron State Trail

Event Highlights

• Great music will keep your feet moving even after you finish the 5K

• Refreshments before and after the race. Root beer floats and burgers after the race!

• Family friendly, strollers allowed. All ages & abilities welcome and encouraged!

• Prizes for teams and top 3 male and female runners in fifteen age categories

• Silent auction with fabulous prizes!

• Proceeds benefit the trail and will send 80 kids to Bike Adventure Camp this summer!

• Race results available on this page the day of the event

The Run/Walk route takes you through beautiful Three Bridges Park crossing the Menomonee River, through restored prairie and provides a dramatic view of Miller Park in the home stretch. This route is steeped in history and located along Milwaukee's former rail and industrial corridor.

This year, you'll pass the Trail's artwork, People of the Road, which honors the thousands of workers who carried Milwaukee's name across the country on rails. The public art sits at the site where the the Milwaukee Road operated for more than 100 years.

The transformation of this area over the past 20 years is worth visiting over and over again! Come out to support the Hank Aaron State Trail and enjoy the beautiful route. Stick around to enjoy the live band, food, silent auction, and prizes galore! Arguably, one of Milwaukee's best events all summer long!

Your business can become a sponsor and get great visibility at this much anticipated event!

View Sponsor Levels here and see what initiatives you support throughout the year!

Registration

Check out these home run teams of 2019!

volunteer opportunities

It takes a village to make this event so awesome! Volunteers' smiling faces are such a big part of what our participants come back for year after year. Volunteer duties start as early as 6:30 am and wrap up by about 10:30 am. There are volunteer posts appropriate for those who are participating in the event. Volunteer posts include:

• Registration

• Marshalls

• Water Stops

• Finish line cheer squad --- new this year!

• Prizes

• Coffee and bakery station

• Burger station

• Rootbeer floats

• If you are interested in joining the Run/Walk Committee, contact Jill at 414.563.7051 or fohast@gmail.com.

Day of Event

Saturday, August 8, 2020

7:00-8:15am     

• Registration & Packet Pick Up - closes promptly at 8:15 am, race day shirt/size not guaranteed.

  • This eco-friendly event has economized packet pick-up to be a same day activity, so there are no race packets to pick up pre-event. Upon check-in, you will receive your event t-shirt. In lieu of a race packet, we have a "Green Goodies Table" with bags and items available for you to take. Be green: take what you are interested in and leave the rest behind!

• Coffee & pastries by Colectivo

• Silent auction open

• Community tables open

8:15am             

• Opening Ceremony & Pre-Race Announcement

8:30am             

• 5K Start Time

9-10:30am       

• Live music, burgers by Cargill, floats, and beverages, community table

• Every 44th Finisher picks up prize at the Silent Auction (list at silent auction table)

9:30am           

• Awards & Announcements

10:00am         

• Silent Auction Ends

10:30am         

• Event Ends

Course

• 5k / 3.1 miles (USATF Certified)

• Professionally Chip Timed

• Start and finish near Tailgate Haus (In Miller Lot on the east end of Miller Park Stadium)

Note: Due to course conditions, rollerblades and roller skates are not allowed. Due to insurance regulations, headphones and dogs are not allowed.

2020 Run T-Shirts

Each registered participant will receive a complimentary short-sleeved commemorative t-shirt. Registration MUST be received by July 25 to be guaranteed a t-shirt.

Teams registered by the deadline of July 22 will receive their team logo on the back of the t-shirt!

T-shirt pick-up for individual participants takes place the morning of the race along with bib numbers and pins.

Parking & Directions

• Please arrive early!

• Free parking available in Miller Lot on East side of Miller Park next to Tailgate Haus.

• 43°01'41.4"N 87°58'01.2"W

• From I-94, take Hwy 41 south (Miller Park Way exit 308 B). Follow signs to General Parking for East lot. Take next exit right; At first set of lights turn right. At second set of lights turn left.

• From Downtown Milwaukee, take Canal Street westbound to Miller Park East Lots. Canal Street closes at 7:45 AM.

• From Bluemound Ave., take Mitchell Blvd. to Miller Park East Lots

thank you to our 2019 sponsors!

Most Valuable Player Sponsors

All Star Sponsors

Home Run King Sponsors

Championship Team Sponsors