The Clear Lake Freedom 5K presented by Kingland: The 5th Annual Freedom 5K presented by Kingland will take place Saturday, July 4th on Main Avenue starting at N 3rd Street. The race route will be out & back completely on Main Avenue. The race will begin at 7:30AM and kick off the 4th of July events with the parade to follow at 10AM. The first 400 registrations will receive a performance t-shirt. Medals will be awarded to the overall male and female finishers along with the top three finishers in each age group. The age groups are as follows: 13 & under, 14-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+. A special thanks to CL Tel and Clear Lake Bank & Trust for their support of this race as premier sponsors. CL Tel Kids Fun Run: The CL Tel Kids Fun Run will be a 1/2 mile in distance meant for kids too young to run the whole 5K. This run will begin at 7:00AM prior to the 5K. The race will start on Main Avenue at N 3rd Street. The kids will run one block down N 3rd Street before turning arou
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Clear Lake Freedom 5K presented by Kingland 2026 — Clear Lake, IA
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