Corporate Classic 5K
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Corporate Classic 5K

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States View on map
Oct 24, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

The Crescent City Classic and YMCA of Greater New Orleans are teaming up again to produce the Corporate Classic. The 3.1-mile race event will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 8:00AM in City Park. The start line will be located in City Park near the Children's Museum (15 Henry Thomas Dr, New Orleans, LA 70124). You can participate as an individual or on a team.

THE ONLY 5K QUALIFIER FOR THE CCC10K ON march 27, 2027: The Corporate Classic 5K serves as the ONLY 5K qualifier for the Crescent City Classic 10k.  In order to qualify for a seeded position in the Crescent City Classic 10k, participants must run the Corporate Classic in under 27:00 minutes.

WHO BENEFITS FROM THIS EVENT: All donations will benefit the YMCA Adult Literacy Program.

WHAT DO I RECEIVE WITH MY REGISTRATION: Each individual and team participant will receive a Corporate Classic t-shirt, bib with timing chip, and finisher's medal.

TEAM INFORMATION: Invite friends or co-workers to form a team. The top 6 fastest times of your team will be used to calculate results.

  • CORPORATE TEAMS: Support the YMCA Adult Literacy program and represent your company by joining with fellow employees in teams to compete in Division I (companies with over 500 employees), Division II (companies with 100-500 employees), Division III (companies with up to 100 employees).
  • OPEN DIVISION TEAMS: Join with friends, family, or running partners to field a team and compete in the Open Division.

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Running

Corporate Classic Registration

Oct 24, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$45.00
Open

Kids Play Zone Reservation - NOT Race Registration

Includes child care for ages 11 and under. ALL CHILDREN MUST BE POTTY TRAINED

Oct 24, 2026 Kids Play Zone Reservation - NOT Race Registration 8:00 AM
Free
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 14 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in New Orleans, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 15.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 23.3°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 15.5° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 24.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
18.7
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
74.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 24, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 24, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 12m

The sun rises at 7:08 AM and sets at 6:20 PM local time (CDT) in New Orleans on October 24, 2026 — 11h 12m of daylight.

Course

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Results — Corporate Classic 5K

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  • 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, 42 New Orleans events

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