Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes 5K is colorful affair

Nearly 250 racers take off at the starting line of the Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes 5K on Friday evening, April 28, 2023, near the Nisswa American Legion.

By Pineandlakes Echo Journal

April 29, 2023 at 4:57 PM

NISSWA — The drizzle stopped and the sun even popped out momentarily Friday, April 28, for the 16th annual Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes 5K in Nisswa.

The race was a color run for the first time, where the 249 participants were doused in colored powders at the start and finish of the event, as well as at a couple of points mid-race.

Nolan Jendro, 13, Brainerd, crossed the Run for the Lakes 5K finish line in first place in 18:12 Friday, April 28, 2023, in Nisswa.

Nolan Jendro, 13, Brainerd, crossed the finish line at the Nisswa Community Center first in 18:12. Broc Ackerman, 15, Pequot Lakes, came in second in 20:01.

Broc Ackerman, 15, Pequot Lakes, runs through the colored powder near the finish line to take second in the Run for the Lakes 5K on Friday, April 28, 2023, in Nisswa.

Rounding out the top five were John Cowell, 14, Nisswa, in 20:28; Nathan McDonald, 28, Brainerd, in 20:50; and Taiden Meier, 12, Nisswa, in 22:00.

A line of Run for the Lakes 5K participants nears the finish line at the Nisswa Community Center on Friday, April 28, 2023.

For complete results, visit runforthelakes.com.

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Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes 5K is colorful affair

16th annual races is a color run for the first time