Defender of Men 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
About this race
T-Shirts:
Guaranteed t-shirts for registrations before June 5, 2026.
Packet Pickup:
Race Day - Saturday morning starting at 6:30 am at Matheson Park.
Awards:
Top 3 Male and Top 3 Female Overall winners for 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run
Course:
Course maps will be added soon.
Our Mission:
Powered by God’s love, we are dedicated to walking with our neighbors
–no matter where they are in life– to help them truly thrive.
Pick your distance
Running
5K
Fun Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Taylorsville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:10 AM and sets at 8:45 PM local time (EDT) in Taylorsville on June 27, 2026 — 14h 35m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Taylorsville
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Taylorsville 5K Races 2 races
- Taylorsville 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 Taylorsville events
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