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 Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Tupelo, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:57 AM and sets at 7:45 PM local time (CDT) in Tupelo on May 9, 2026 — 13h 48m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2026 results — Gum Tree 10k
649 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 10K Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiplin Loprinzi | 33:17 | 5:21 /mi |
| 2 | Jeb Hamilton | 33:33 | 5:24 /mi |
| 3 | Stephen Otey | 34:19 | 5:31 /mi |
| 4 | Mac Wilemon | 34:25 | 5:32 /mi |
| 5 | Charlie Dawson | 34:42 | 5:35 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Tupelo
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Heartbeat Hustle 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
Tanglefoot Trot
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Tupelo
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Tupelo 5K Races 7 races
- Tupelo Running Calendar 2026 10 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, 10 Tupelo events
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