Great Escape 5K
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Great Escape 5K

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States View on map
Aug 29, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

2019 USDB Great Escape
Saturday, July 13, 9:00AM
Old USDB, 310 McPherson, Fort Leavenworth, KS.

The 2019 Great Escape 5K will be taking place on 13 July at 9:00AM, with start and finish at the Old USDB parking lot. Come participate in the annual event that takes you running through the historic sites of Fort Leavenworth!

-Individual registration is $25 per person the day of the race, and a family of 3 is $50 the day of the race .  Receive a $5 discount by registering early! 

-To receive the discounted pricing for a family of 3, use the code "FAMILY" during checkout.

Register by midnight on July 03 for t-shirt guarantee.
Same day registration from 8:00-8:45 AM
for an additional $5 and does not guarantee
a t-shirt. No refunds please.

Getting on to Fort Leavenworth:
Fort Leavenworth has specific access requirements to get on the installation. Please visit the following website for up-to-date information about getting on Fort Leavenworth, and the utilizing the Visitor Control Center: https://garrison.leavenworth.army.mil/index.php/my-fort/all-services/gate-information

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Running

Great Escape 5k

Aug 29, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$20.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Fort Leavenworth, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 20.6° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 31.3°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 20.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 37.8°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
21.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
6.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
64.7%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on August 29, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on August 29, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 09m

The sun rises at 6:45 AM and sets at 7:55 PM local time (CDT) in Fort Leavenworth on August 29, 2026 — 13h 09m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — Great Escape 5K

Great Escape 5k · 129 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Great Escape 5K
Place Name Time Pace
1 Christopher Eveleth 17:40 5:41 /mi
2 Kyle Butler 19:26 6:15 /mi
3 Phillip Curiel 19:51 6:23 /mi
4 Cody Baker 20:13 6:30 /mi
5 Nina Lane 20:19 6:32 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

All results by year

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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 Fort Leavenworth event

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