2025 - Bluegrass 10,000
2025 distances
Running
Bluegrass 10,000 Run
The Bluegrass 10,000 invites you to join us for our 49th annual race! The USATF certified 10K foot race begins at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, July 4th in downtown Lexington, KY. The Bluegrass 10,000 and Fun Run kick off the day’s festivities with a parade and festival to follow plus Lexington’s Fireworks Spectacular in the evening.
1 Mile Fun Run
The Fun Run is for those who want to run or walk up to one mile on Friday, July 4. The Fun Run begins parallel to the Bluegrass 10,000 start and ends at the same finish line. Strollers are allowed in the Fun Run. No pets, roller skates, in-line skates, bicycles, scooters or skateboards are allowed.
VIRTUAL Bluegrass 10k Run/Walk
The virtual race can be completed at any time from July 4, 2025 to July 7, 2025. Virtual participants can use the RaceJoy app to upload their results. No awards will be provided for this event. Come to any packet pick-up to receive your race shirt.
Wheelchair
Push Rim
The Bluegrass 10,000 invites you to join us for our 49th annual race! The USATF certified 10K wheelchair race begins at 7:25 a.m. on Friday, July 4th in downtown Lexington, KY. The Bluegrass 10,000 and Fun Run kick off the day’s festivities with a parade and festival to follow plus Lexington’s Fireworks Spectacular in the evening.
Hand Cycle
The Bluegrass 10,000 invites you to join us for our 49th annual race! The USATF certified 10K wheelchair race begins at 7:25 a.m. on Friday, July 4th in downtown Lexington, KY. The Bluegrass 10,000 and Fun Run kick off the day’s festivities with a parade and festival to follow plus Lexington’s Fireworks Spectacular in the evening.
Race-day weather
Conditions on July 4, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:20 AM and sets at 9:04 PM local time (EDT) in Lexington on July 4, 2025 — 14h 43m of daylight.
Course
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2025 results — Bluegrass 10,000
2,447 finishers across 5 distances · leading places in the Bluegrass 10,000 Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Thomson | 29:53 | 4:49 /mi |
| 2 | Thijs Nijhuis | 31:24 | 5:04 /mi |
| 3 | Corbin Harris | 31:33 | 5:05 /mi |
| 4 | James Ndayishimiye | 31:48 | 5:08 /mi |
| 5 | Jacob Kocis | 31:50 | 5:08 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 67 Lexington events
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