2025 WAPOA’s Grandpa's Run for the Walleye

The 28th Annual Run for the Walleye will be on July 5, 2025!

Registration is open for the 28th Annual Grandpa’s Run for the Walleye. Grandpa’s Run for the Walleye has become one of the signature events of the Crosslake 4th of July Celebration and will be held on the morning of Saturday, July 5th, the same day as the fireworks over Cross Lake. The event, based at the Crosslake Community Center, begins with the 10K run at 8:15 AM, followed by the 5K Run/Walk at 8:30 AM, and culminating with the Kids Sunfish Dash at 9:45 AM.

The 5K and 10K routes are USATF certified and professionally chip timed. Strollers and dogs on leashes are welcome and Water Stops will be available along the routes.

The cost of registration for the 5K and 10K is $30 before June 24th; or $35, June 24th through Race Day. The registration fee for the Kids Sunfish Dash (up to age 10) is $10. All 5K and 10K registrants prior to June 24th will be guaranteed their choice of a long or short-sleeved performance shirt. Sunfish dash participants will receive a T-shirt and “swag bag.”