Hit The Road, Jack!
About this race
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Hit the Road, Jack!
Saturday November 21, 2026
Ruby Jack Trail Head – Carthage, MO
Net Proceeds towards JRR charities and JTC embellishment of Ruby Jack Trail and expansion
- 50K is RRCA MO State Championship with cash prizes!!!
- All distances are out-and-back and entirely on the flat, fast and shady Ruby Jack Trail;
- All distances are USATF-Certified; electronic chip-timing
- 5K turns around at the 2.5K marker; 10K turns around at the 5K marker; 25 and 50K turn around at the 12.5K marker (50K runners run the 25K course twice and receive a certified time for 25 and 50K)
Half-way cut-off time for 50K is 3hrs (missing the cut-off makes you a 25K runner) - 5K, 10K, 25K and 50K prizes: trophy to top male/female; 10-year age group awards, age-graded award, finisher’s awards and USATF certified time.
- Age groups for 5K: -12, 13-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70+
- Age groups for 10K, 25K and 50K: -19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70+
- Age-Graded Performance ranking is based on a US Masters handicap system, creating a level-playing field for all participants, regardless of gender, age or race distance. For details, please check usatfmasters.org/age-grading
- All participants will receive a USATF-certified time for any distance or split they complete
- 50K RRCA Championship medals and cash prices for M/F Open Class ($100), 40yr+ ($50), 50yr+ ($50) and 60yr+ age groups ($50)
- Any MO age record set in the 5, 10, 25, or 50K receives a special MO-record award, an online MO-record certificate and a MO age record listing on MO staterunningrecords.com and on KCRunning.org.
- Award ceremony for 5K will be around 10:00am; award ceremony for the 10K around 11am. Other than the top awards, the 25K and 50K runners receive their awards upon arrival. Age-graded awards will be announced after final runners in that race have finished and their ranking has been calculated.
- Gift certificates, BBQ vendor, Coffee and snack vendors, music and free race photos!
- Bring Your Own Chair!
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10K
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50K
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Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Carthage, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:02 AM and sets at 5:03 PM local time (CST) in Carthage on November 21, 2026 — 10h 01m of daylight.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Carthage
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- Carthage 5K Races 7 races
- Carthage Running Calendar 2026 8 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, 8 Carthage events
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