Cardinal Color Run
About this race
Back by popular demand! Union Academy High School Student Council and the Varsity Cross Country team are partnering up with the UA Foundation to put on UA’s first ever Cardinal Color Run. Our color run is a 5-kilometer race where participants are covered in colored powder while running, walking, or jogging. The powder is non-toxic, gluten-free, and safe for people and pets of all ages and it washes away easily. Participants wear white at the starting line and finish the race plastered in color. Fifty percent of the proceeds and all donations will be donated to Victory Junction.
THINGS TO KNOW:
- Two age groups: 13+ and 12 & under
- Race registration deadline is 4/8/26 to lock in price and guarantee a t-shirt
- Registration after the 4/8/26 deadline will result in price increase of $5 and no guarantee of t-shirt
- REGISTRATION ENDS ON 4/18/26
- Race-day registration will open back up at 6:00 am until 8:00 am on 5/2/26
- Race-day check-in for all runners begins at 7:00 am on 5/2/26
HOW CAN YOU PREPARE?
- Wear white clothing to make the colors stand out
- Wear a bandana, goggles, and/or sunglasses to keep the powder out of your face and/or to cover your nose and mouth
- Tutus are encouraged!
Pick your distance
Running
5K - Age 13+
5K - Age 12 and under
5k - Stroller Participant with t-shirt
This event is for one child in a stroller. Cost is for t-shirt.
5k - Stroller Participant (no-t-shirt, just waiver, free)
This event is for one child in a stroller. No t-shirt desired. Free event.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Monroe, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:29 AM and sets at 8:08 PM local time (EDT) in Monroe on May 2, 2026 — 13h 38m of daylight.
Course
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- Monroe 5K Races 3 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, 3 Monroe events
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