Celebrate Kate 5k
About this race
We are excited to announce that the 12th Annual Celebrate Kate 5k will be on Sunday May 17, 2026 at Nathan Bills in East Forest Park!
UPDATED SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ON RACE DAY:
7:00AM - Volunteers Arrive
8:00AM - Registration/Packet Pick-Up Opens
8:30AM - Raffle Sales & Cornhole Qualifiers Begin
9:25AM - National Anthem
9:30AM - Runners Start
9:45AM - Walkers Start
11:00AM - Awards Ceremony
11:30AM - Lunch Provided by Nathan Bill's
12:00PM- 50/50 Cornhole Finals
1:00PM - Raffle Winners Chosen
Proceeds go towards the Kathryn Mauke memorial scholarship fund for local graduating seniors, and to donations made in support of domestic violence awareness and causes.
Pick your distance
Running
5k
Walking
2 Mile Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Springfield, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:27 AM and sets at 8:06 PM local time (EDT) in Springfield on May 17, 2026 — 14h 39m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Celebrate Kate 5k
5k · 74 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Killian | 19:43 | 6:22 /mi |
| 2 | A. Kocot | 19:57 | 6:26 /mi |
| 3 | Joseph Coleman IV | 20:57 | 6:46 /mi |
| 4 | J. Olanoff | 22:17 | 7:11 /mi |
| 5 | Karter Grant | 22:59 | 7:25 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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Find upcoming events by distance:
- Springfield 5K Races 11 races
- Springfield Running Calendar 2026 14 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, 16 Springfield events
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