Gum Tree 10k
About this race
Second Saturday in May in Tupelo can only mean...Gum Tree 10K
7:30am start!
Started in 1976 as an out and back challenge on the Natchez Trace Parkway the second Saturday in May has become a Tupelo tradition entering it's 3rd generation! Bring your friendly, leashed, vaccinated dogs and register to run with them in the new Strut Your Mutt Fun Run! Stay after the race with your family and friends and enjoy the Mississippi Market bringing over 50 art and craft vendors and food trucks right to Fairpark!
Come celebrate 50 years of running Tupelo!
**Proceeds from this race benefit Hunger Coalition of NE MS & Tupelo Lee Humane Society**
Pick your distance
Running
10K Run
Strutt Your Mutt Fun Run (untimed)
This race is not a timed event. Distance is not exact.
Wheelchair
10K Self-propelled Wheelchair
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Tupelo.
About Tupelo
Gum Tree 10k takes place in Tupelo, Mississippi, United States. The local timezone is America/Chicago.
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