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  • Grand Forks
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Altru Family YMCA Firecracker 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk 10K

This race edition

Race date
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Edition status
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Entry options

2026 edition

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Modelled energy-cost change 0.7% versus flat · net elevation -0 m

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Decision summary

Altru Family YMCA Firecracker 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk 10K at a glance

Route ascent
79 m

Lower than 52% of comparable mapped races

Typical conditions
48/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
33 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

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Altru Family YMCA Firecracker 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Altru Family YMCA Firecracker 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

How hilly is the Altru Family YMCA Firecracker 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk?

The Altru Family YMCA Firecracker 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk route has 79 m of ascent, 79 m of descent and an estimated 0.7% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the Altru Family YMCA Firecracker 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk route go?

The Altru Family YMCA Firecracker 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk route starts at The course begins and ends on the Greenway near Town Square at DeMers Avenue and Third Street, downtown Grand Forks and finishes at Greenway near Town Square, downtown Grand Forks. Underfoot, expect paved multi-use path along the Greenway (riverside path beside the Red River). It passes Greenway, Town Square, DeMers Avenue, Red River and downtown Grand Forks.

What should runners know on race day for the Altru Family YMCA Firecracker 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk?

Packet pickup / on-site registration is July 3 from noon to 7:00 PM at See Dick Run, with limited packet pickup race morning from 6:30 to 7:45 AM at See Dick Run.

Race character

Scenery

  • City
  • Waterfront
  • Riverside
  • Parkland

Atmosphere

  • Community
  • Festival
  • Charity

Terrain

  • Road
Elevation character
Pancake Flat
Technicality
Non Technical

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size
Local community 5K/10K with an accompanying free kids' fun run.

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Qualification status
Not a qualifier; open community run with no qualifying time.

Race day logistics

Bag drop
Packet pickup / on-site registration is July 3 from noon to 7:00 PM at See Dick Run, with limited packet pickup race morning from 6:30 to 7:45 AM at See Dick Run.
Medal
Top finishers receive prizes and medals.
Finisher tee
Participants in the 5K and 10K receive a commemorative t-shirt.

Access and course status

Start
The course begins and ends on the Greenway near Town Square at DeMers Avenue and Third Street, downtown Grand Forks.
Finish
Greenway near Town Square, downtown Grand Forks.

Course facts

Surface
Paved multi Use path along the Greenway (riverside path beside the Red River).
Landmarks
Greenway, Town Square, DeMers Avenue, Red River, downtown Grand Forks
Notable features
  • Held annually on the Fourth of July as part of Independence Day festivities in Grand Forks
  • includes a free Kiddie Run for children with no registration necessary, and all kids receive a kiddie bag
  • Water, Gatorade, bananas and snacks are available to all participants

How hilly is the Altru Family YMCA Firecracker 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk 10K?

15%67%15%
  • Steep descent 1%
  • Descent 15%
  • Flat 67%
  • Climb 15%
  • Steep climb 2%
Total ascent
79 m
Net elevation
−0 m
GAP factor
0.7%
Longest climb
480 m at 2.3%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 22°CTypical temperature
  • 18 kphTypical wind
  • 2 mmTypical rainfall
  • 48Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

More race details

Is the Altru Family YMCA Firecracker 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 0.7% slower than a flat course, with about 79 m of total ascent.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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