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Conquer the Cave 5K
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Conquer the Cave 5K

Woodville, Alabama, United States View on map
Sep 20, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

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)

Sep 20, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$60.00
Open

Conquer the Cave 5K - WAVE 2 (9:30am)

Sep 20, 2026 5K 9:30 AM
$60.00
Open

Conquer the Cave 5K - WAVE 3 (10:00am)

Sep 20, 2026 5K 10:00 AM
$60.00
Open

Conquer the Cave 5K - WAVE 4 (10:30am)

Sep 20, 2026 5K 10:30 AM
$60.00
Open

Conquer the Cave 5K - WAVE 5 (11:00am)

Sep 20, 2026 5K 11:00 AM
$60.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Woodville.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-day average) 18.2° / Maximum temperature (race-day average) 29.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 18.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 33.8°
Wind (km/h)
Average wind speed (race-day average)
11.9
Precip (mm)
Average precipitation (race-day average)
2.3mm
Humidity
Average relative humidity (race-day average)
73.0%

Course

Route map and elevation profile

No course map published yet.

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Results — Conquer the Cave 5K

2019 edition View Results

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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, 1 Woodville event

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