BIGFOOT CHALLENGE 5k Flag Day Run/Walk
About this race
Join us at Buffalo Creek Park to celebrate Flag Day! All entries receive a PatrioticT-shirt and a Custom Bigfoot Finishing Medal. 250th year PatrioticTshirt design is here! Sign up early to be guaranteed a shirt. You will not want to miss out!
Little Foot race 12 and under: Entry fee $15 Little Foot, $20 Day of race. Starts at 7:20Am. Includes a cool medal and a T-shirt. Run a short out and back sprint with Bigfoot! See if you can beat him!
Results: 5k race includes live chip timing. Live results provided online and via text/email. The race will be professionally timed by the J3 Timing.
Age Group Awards (5k): Bigfoot Trophies to Overall and Masters (40+). Top 3 in each age group: 12 & under, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+. Age group awards presented live during the race!
Packet Pick Up: 6:00Am At Buffalo Creek Park (Playground area)
Pick your distance
Running
5k Run/Walk
Whether you walk or run the 5k, you will receive a cool New Designed T-shirt, and if you are top 3 in your age group, you will receive a custom age group Awardl the Handpainted Wooden Finishing medals are amazing! No 2 are alike! Music, Fun, Food and Refreshments for ALL!
Park Loop Run (0.8 miles)
Join us for a fun loop around the park. Just under 1 mile. Untimed but a clock will be at the finish line. Same awesome swag!
Virtual 5k
The Bigfoot Challenge 5k Run/Walk is an opportunity to participate in the event from any location around the US. Register, then run/walk at your own pace from any location, and your newly designed cool Bigfoot Challenge T-shirt, bib number, and medal will be shipped directly to you within 2 weeks of the event after you upload your time. You will have 2 weeks to submit your time. Thanks for your support! Virtual race applies to US residents only unless additional donation made to cover postage of medal, Tshirt and bib. When registering, make an additional $10 donation please to cover international postage.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Palmetto.
Course
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- Palmetto 5K Races 3 races
- Palmetto Running Calendar 2026 3 races
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, 3 Palmetto events
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