5K Home Run supporting Family Promise of Lawrence
About this race
The 5K Home Run will start at 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 25, at South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St., in downtown Lawrence. All ages and abilities are welcome, including serious runners, walkers, children in strollers and dogs on a leash. Overall and master’s male and female winners, as well as 5- to 12 and 13- to 18-year-old winners will receive medals. The largest youth team and biggest individual fundraiser will also earn prizes. Anyone who registers by May 1 will receive a T-shirt.
Participants can complete their 5K anytime, anywhere between May 19 – 25 with the virtual option.
Registration costs $30 per person or $25 per person for teams of four or more. To register, go to https://runsignup.com/Race/KS/Lawrence/5K2022
Proceeds from the event support local families with children who are experiencing a housing crisis. In 2025, Family Promise of Lawrence assisted 269 families who faced housing insecurity in Douglas County, including 571 children under 18.
“Community is the heart of Family Promise’s work. The 5K Home Run gives us a chance to raise much-needed funds for families facing or currently experiencing homelessness and get our neighbors involved in a fun way,” says Brenda Wahl, executive director of Family Promise of Lawrence.
Children can get the wiggles out in the bounce house, enjoy face painting, have a balloon animal made by Ashley Myers Balloon Twisting, play yard games and more in South Park as part of the free expanded kids’ zone sponsored by The Good Game.
Volunteers are needed on race day as well. To sign up, go to the volunteer tab.
Kindred CPA and Vintage Church serve as this year’s title sponsors.
Because this is a fundraiser, if you're interested in taking your support of our mission to the next level, please consider singing up for your own fundraising. For more information email development@lawrencefamilypromise.org
We'll be at Fleet Feet in Lawrence for packet pick up prior to the race Saturday May 23rd from 10-2pm.
You can also register for the event in person at Fleet Feet (839 Mass Street)
Registration day of is $35. T shirt is not guaranteed if not registered by May 1st.
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5K Home Run In-Person
South Park, Lawrence KS
5K Home Run Virtual
May 19-26, 2024 - Wherever and whenever you want
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lawrence, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:00 AM and sets at 8:35 PM local time (CDT) in Lawrence on May 25, 2026 — 14h 34m of daylight.
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2026 results — 5K Home Run supporting Family Promise of Lawrence
5K Home Run In-Person · 240 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack R Lindley | 16:23 | 5:17 /mi |
| 2 | Daniel Pons | 16:25 | 5:17 /mi |
| 3 | Daniel Munro | 18:50 | 6:04 /mi |
| 4 | Carter Welsh | 19:16 | 6:12 /mi |
| 5 | Matt O'Reilly | 19:16 | 6:12 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- Lawrence 5K Races 6 races
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 13 Lawrence events
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