Conquer the Cave 5K
About this race
The race starts in a beautiful valley with picturesque mountains and fields in the background. Once runners get to the 1.9 mile mark they will enter the crown jewel of caves in the Southeast. The portion of the 5k course that runs through the cave is an out and back 0.6mi that is wide enough for 2 way traffic. Runners will pick up a glow stick at the turn around point and the decorative lighting will be on at all times. The average temperatures for race day are a low of 54F, high of 79F. Meanwhile inside the cave the year round temperature is a cool 58F. This will truly be a race like no other.
Check out this awesome video on Cathedral Caverns State Park to get an idea of the beautiful scenery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cbIBSopnDo
Packet pickup will be at RunningLane on FRIDAY from 2-7PM and SATURDAY September 20th from 10:30AM-4:30PM. RunningLane is located at 2407 Memorial Pkwy SW, Huntsville, AL 35801. There will also be packet pickup at the race on Sunday from 7:00AM-10AM. Please arrive 1 hour before your wave start.
Due to the interest in this race and the size of the cave, we will have multiple heats or "waves" of 200 runners each. Each wave will go off 30 minutes after the first.
Example:
9:00am: 1st Wave
9:30am: 2nd Wave
10:00am: 3rd Wave
10:30am: 4th Wave
11:00am: 5th Wave
We are unable to move runners from different waves based on the wave you select during registration. Please check with family and friends on which wave you want to participate in BEFORE registering that way you are able to run/ walk together.
You must stick to your wave assignment! If you do not run in the wave you signed up for, you will not receive a finishing time.
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Running
Conquer the Cave 5K - WAVE 1 (9:00am)
Conquer the Cave 5K - WAVE 2 (9:30am)
Conquer the Cave 5K - WAVE 3 (10:00am)
Conquer the Cave 5K - WAVE 4 (10:30am)
Conquer the Cave 5K - WAVE 5 (11:00am)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Woodville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:31 AM and sets at 6:44 PM local time (CDT) in Woodville on September 20, 2026 — 12h 13m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Conquer the Cave 5K
550 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the Conquer the Cave 5K - WAVE 1 (9:00am)
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Salas | 22:04 | 7:06 /mi |
| 2 | Eli Takatori | 24:00 | 7:43 /mi |
| 3 | Gerard Tamez | 25:00 | 8:03 /mi |
| 4 | Ryan Maddox | 25:38 | 8:15 /mi |
| 5 | Lauren Estes | 26:23 | 8:30 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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- Woodville 5K Races 2 races
- Woodville Running Calendar 2026 2 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, 2 Woodville events
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