Foundations 4 Hope 5K - Kentucky
About this race
- Chipped Time Event
- Run or Walk 5K
- Fun For All
- Jerry Can 5K Relay - will be a (3) person relay with both men's teams and women's teams welcome. Each team will run/walk the 5K with a Jerry can provided by Foundations 4 Hope. The Jerry can will be filled with 5 Gallons (42lbs) of water for men teams and 3 Gallons (25lbs) of water for women teams. Time results end when the Jerry Can carried by each team crosses the finish line. Each team will sign up for the race as single entry but will be responsible for forming their own (3) person teams. The Jerry can can be carried in any position desired but no straps or alternative methods/additions to the can will be permitted. All age athletes are welcomed!
- Starts and Ends near the Coldstream Dog Park and Legacy Trail in north Lexington, KY! The goal of the Foundations for Hope 5K is to Advance the Gospel by empowering the local church, investing in individuals, providing critical resources, and equipping Christian leaders. This year’s 5K will support a combination of these efforts, through the local church in East Africa, by providing communities with Christian leaders, churches, clean water, and medicine. Join us for a great event and be part of a generation being changed by the love of Jesus.
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Jerry Can 5K Relay
The Jerry Can division will be a (3) person relay with both men's teams and women's teams welcome. Each team will run/walk the 5K with a Jerry Can provided by Foundations 4 Hope. The Jerry Can will be filled with 5 Gallons (42lbs) of water for men's teams and 3 Gallons (25lbs) of water for women's teams. Time results end when the last person of each team crosses the finish line. Each team will sign up for the race as a single entry but will be responsible for forming their own (3) person teams. The Jerry Can can be carried in any position desired but no straps or alternative methods/additions to the can will be permitted. All age athletes are welcomed!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lexington, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:35 AM and sets at 7:18 PM local time (EDT) in Lexington on October 3, 2026 — 11h 42m of daylight.
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- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
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