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Back The Blue Pump N Run
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Back The Blue Pump N Run

Ames, Iowa, United States View on map
Oct 10, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
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About this race

Pump, Run or Walk to Back the Blue. 5K Pump and Run a participant's score will be based on a combination of how many times he/she can bench press a % of their weight (see weight charts posted on the Facebook page for this event) & 5K race time. Pump and Run athletes can weigh in and lift between 8:00 am and 8:45 am on race day.   Race to start shortly after.

To calculate the score, an athlete will reduce their 5K run time by 30 seconds for each successful lift (maximum 30 reps for a maximum of 15-minute reduction. Participants may also just run or walk in the 5k portion of the event. The top male and female participants in each age category will receive a medal. There will be a traveling trophy for top Law Enforcement Official.

Kids dash at 8:45 on race day.  

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Back the Blue Pump N Run

Oct 10, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$40.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Ames, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 17.7° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 28.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 17.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 30.8°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
19.6
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.1mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
66.7%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 10, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 10, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 19m

The sun rises at 7:21 AM and sets at 6:41 PM local time (CDT) in Ames on October 10, 2026 — 11h 19m of daylight.

Course

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  • 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, 8 Ames events

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