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Portage Winter Blast 2026

Portage Winter Blast 2026

Race Date

Feb 22, 2026

Location

Portage, MI

Standout71

The Experience

The Portage Winter Blast Half Marathon/10K/5K is hosted by Kalamazoo Area Runners and the City of Portage in a community celebration of health and wellness.  A race for runners, hosted by runners - a great training event for the Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon and Zeigler Kalamazoo Half Marathon. Packet Pick Up EARLY PACKET PICK-UP: Saturday, February 21st, 10:00am – 5:30pm Packet Pick-Up and Mini Expo will be at Mitten Running Company - 6290 S Westnedge Ave Ste A, Portage, MI 49002. EVENT DAY PACKET PICK-UP: Sunday, February 22nd, 6:30 am - 8:00 am Participants can also pick up on race morning at the event site. Registration Payment must be made when you register.  Registration will remain open until the start of each event. There is no paper registrations. If you are planning to register day of, please bring a mobile device that you can register on.  There is no shirt guaranteed for transfers or registrations received after February 8th, 2026.  As of February 13, shirts are still available to select during registration but sizes are available in limited quantities and when inventory runs out, shirts are no longer guaranteed.   Race Times Half Marathon: 8:00 a.m. start time5k: 8:10 a.m. start time10k: 8:20 a.m. start time Registration Fees Half Marathon: $55 - Until January 1st ($10 discount for KAR members) FEES INCLUDE TECH LONG SLEEVE TEE SHIRTHalf Marathon: $75 - January 2nd through February 21stHalf Marathon: $85 - February 21st and February 22nd   5K/10K: $35 - Until January 1st ($5 discount for KAR members)  FEES INCLUDE TECH LONG SLEEVE TEE SHIRT5K/10K: $40 - January 2nd through February 21st5K/10K: $45 - February 21st and February 22nd Post Race Celebration - NEW We've partnered with One Well Brewing to celebrate with you!  All participants will receive a ticket that is redeemable for one FREE beverage at One Well Brewing!  One Well Brewing opens at 11am and the offer will be available all day on select beverages/beer.   Sponsors Mitten Running Co. Greenleaf Hospitality Gordan Water

Logistics

Race Day

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Start Time

8:00 AM

Giveaway

Tech T-Shirt

Start Location

606 E Kilgore Rd, Portage, MI, 49001

Directions

Course Info

USATF Certified

Course Type

Loop Course

Terrain

road

Difficulty

Ultra-Flat

Elevation Gain

0'

Net Drop/km

0 m (Flat)

Separation

0.0%

Also Offers

10K5K

USATF Certified Course

MI20003MN · Portage WinterBlast Half Marathon

Relatively flat with minimal net elevation change. Loop course — start and finish are close together.

Quality Score

Standout71
Methodology
Heritage20/20

12 years running

Size12/15

~291 finishers a year

Momentum2/5

shrinking

Loyalty20/20

28% returning runners

Course & details10/15

USATF certified · 2 timing sources

National draw4/10

runners from 5 states

Front-pack speed3/5

winner 1:18:16

Weather0/10

typical high 38°F

Race Day Weather

5-year historical avg

Start (Low)

22°

Afternoon (High)

38°

Cool conditions — dress in layers, perfect for fast times

0.1"

Precipitation

14 mph

Wind

74%

Humidity

Historical Finish Times

How 3,752 finishers actually crossed the line across 12 years.

Most recent

2026

Total finishers

3,752

Median time

1:59:24

Latest turnout

128

States

24

10%
25%
75%
90%
1:10p50 median ≈ 2:053:40

Turnout by year

20172026

'17'18'19'20'22'23'24'26
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