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Gum Tree 10k
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Gum Tree 10k

Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
May 09, 2026
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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**

Join fellow runners on May 9, 2026 for the Gum Tree 10k. It's a fantastic 10K, 2K featuring a flat and fast course in Tupelo.

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Running

10K Run

May 09, 2026 10K 7:30 AM
$50.00
Closed

Strutt Your Mutt Fun Run (untimed)

This race is not a timed event. Distance is not exact.

May 09, 2026 2K 7:45 AM
$40.00
Closed

Wheelchair

10K Self-propelled Wheelchair

May 09, 2026 10K 7:30 AM
$50.00
Closed

Weather Overview

These values represent the 8-year monthly averages for May in Tupelo.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (monthly average) 13.7° / Maximum temperature (monthly average) 24.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like (with wind chill; monthly average) 13.7° / Maximum feels like (with wind chill; monthly average) 24.5°
Wind (km/h)
Average wind speed (monthly average)
16.2
Precipitation (mm)
Average precipitation (monthly average)
6.3mm

About Tupelo

Gum Tree 10k takes place in Tupelo, Mississippi, United States. The local timezone is America/Chicago.

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