Jared Anez Eagle Lake Race Series Willmar, MN   Aug 1, 2026

The morning’s events include a Half Marathon, 5K Run/Walk, Kids Fun Run, and Bean Bag Tournament! Ice Cream Truck will also be on site again this year!

Jared Anez was a father, husband, local agriculture business owner, school board chairman, and an active member of the Willmar community who passed away unexpectedly in March of 2017. Jared was passionate about education, family, faith, and a healthy, active lifestyle. These values are demonstrated daily by Jared’s wife, Kami, and their 6 children, Sam, Savannah, Harley, Jonas, Sullivan and Lawson and we are grateful for everything they bring to the Willmar community. We are honoring Jared’s legacy and the Anez Family’s commitment to education and community with this race series.

We are proud to celebrate Jared’s legacy by funding scholarships from race proceeds for high school students pursuing post-secondary education in a STEM-related field. A total sum of $88,000 in scholarships has been given over the last eight years. We couldn’t make this contribution to high school students each year without the donations from our community sponsors, donors, volunteers, and all of the participants who choose to run and toss with us!