Cole Porter Classic
About this race
PERU ROTARY CLUB’S COLE 40TH PORTER CLASSIC:
5K & 10K ROAD RACE
10K RUN ** 5K RUN ** 5K COMPETITIVE RACE WALK
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2026
All events start at 9:00 AM.
You must be able to complete the 10K run in 1 hour and 30 minutes!!!
SPECIAL NOTE:
NO pets or wheeled devices allowed.
Exception - wheelchairs or child strollers designed for trails or roads are permitted.
PACKET PICK-UP & REGISTRATION:
Location: Miami County YMCA, 751 West 2nd St., Peru, IN.
Race day packet pick will open at 7:30am
Pre-registration closes at 11:59pm on September 27, 2026! (Required to be guaranteed a long-sleeved shirt)
late registration will be available Online only UNTIL 3:00PM on October 2, 2026. (Shirt size and availability not guaranteed)
PRE-REGISTRAION IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, BUT ON-SITE RACE DAY REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE!
THE COURSE:
The course is relatively flat and continues along the Riverwalk Park trail, city streets and on the NPT. All events begin and end at the YMCA.
AGE & OVERALL WINNERS:
Awards will be presented to the male & female winners in various age brackets for the following events: 5K Run, 10K Run, 5K Competitive Race Walk. There will also be a 1st place overall award presented for the 5K & 10K runs and for the 5K Competitive Race Walk.
RACE PROVISIONS:
Division Awards - Restrooms - Frequent Water Stations - Chip Timing
Pick your distance
Running
10K Run
Runners Only!!
5K Run
Fun walkers will also be included in this event…
Walking
5K Competitive Race Walk
THIS IS A COMPETITIVE RACE WALK. NO RUNNING OR JOGGING IS PERMITTED AT ANY TIME IN THIS EVENT. IF YOU WISH TO DO A COMBINATION OF RUNNING AND WALKING PLEASE CHOOSE THE 5K RUN OPTION. ANY PARTICIPANTS REGISTERED IN THIS CATEGORY SEEN RUNNING OR JOGGING WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. **FUN WALKERS MAY ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Peru, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:43 AM and sets at 7:23 PM local time (EDT) in Peru on October 3, 2026 — 11h 40m of daylight.
Course
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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, 2 Peru events
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