Cupcake Run/Walk for Public Education
About this race
Welcome to the 11th year of the Cupcake Run!
Color scheme: Race veterans know we launch a new color scheme each year. This year, there are two featured colors and you can choose which color you want for your shirt. Are you a "heather indigo" or a "heather oatmeal" type of person? You can preview the shirt color choices when you register. All volunteers will receive a "heather cardinal" shirt.
Last year we launched TEAMS as a way to give back to schools and promote a healthy community. For every ten-member team, $100 is provided to a school to purchase recess and P.E. equipment. Last year, 20 schools benefited from this challenge! We encourage participants to form a team and appoint a team captain who will name and register the team and share the team name with other participants. Each team can select a school to sponsor. This opportunity is made possible with the generous support of former PSFTC board members Mrs. Andrea Kuipers and Vic and Grayce Lechtenberg.
Please note that inventory for medals and race shirts is set in August, so register by then to guarantee your receipt.
FASTEST TEACHER CONTEST: If you are a teacher, please indicate as such on your registration as well as what school you represent. The fastest male and female teacher for the 5K and the 10K will receive a fun prize!
PACKET PICKUP: Saturday Sept 19, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM in the parking lot of Mary Lou Donuts at 4150 Commerce Drive, Lafayette IN 47905
This race benefits the Public Schools Foundation of Tippecanoe County. Our mission is to promote excellence in education and encourage classroom innovation by providing grants in academics and the arts to teachers in the public schools in Tippecanoe County.
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Running
5K
10K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in West Lafayette, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:33 AM and sets at 7:48 PM local time (EDT) in West Lafayette on September 20, 2026 — 12h 14m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Cupcake Run/Walk for Public Education
584 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Hartwig | 16:20 | 5:16 /mi |
| 2 | Drew Spenner | 18:31 | 5:58 /mi |
| 3 | Kevin Piterman | 18:35 | 6:00 /mi |
| 4 | Maksym Chepeliev | 19:06 | 6:10 /mi |
| 5 | Kris Paul | 19:11 | 6:11 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- West Lafayette 5K Races 4 races
- West Lafayette Running Calendar 2026 5 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, 5 West Lafayette events
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