Steve’s Run 2026 — Dowagiac, MI

Date
July 17, 2026
Location
Dowagiac, MI
Venue
Downtown Dowagiac
Start Time
6:00 PM
Entry Fee
$1.00 – $40.00
Events
5K Run/Walk, 10K Run, Family Fun Run
Includes
T-Shirt
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Steve's Run July 17, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. | Downtown Dowagiac Join us in the fight against cancer! In the last 16 years alone, Steve's Run has raised over $180,000 for cancer research and student scholarships (split evenly). To continue the tradition, the 52nd running of the original Road and Trail Race, known as Steve's Run since 1992, will start and end in Downtown Dowagiac. Steve's Run will take participants through the paved roads of Dowagiac, a golf course, a cemetery, and the Southwestern Michigan College wooded trails. We hope you'll join us to raise money for these important causes. About Steve's Run Steve's Run is named in honor of Steven Briegel, the son of former Southwestern Michigan College president David Briegel. Steve died in 1990 at the age of 22 after a five-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. He was a 1986 graduate of Dowagiac Union High School and had played basketball, golf, and in the band for the Chieftains. He graduated with honors from SMC and was a junior in the F

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Steve’s Run 2026 — Dowagiac, MI takes place on July 17, 2026. The race is held in Dowagiac, Michigan.

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Steve’s Run 2026 — Dowagiac, MI is held at Downtown Dowagiac in Dowagiac, Michigan.

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