2026 - Kitty Kat Haven & Rescue 5K Meow-A-Thon and 1 Mile Whisker Walk
2026 distances
Running
Kitty Kat Haven & Rescue 5K Meow-A-Thon
5K Run/Walk 8am Start for the 5K Medals for the 5K at 9:15am 1 mile Whisker run/walk at 9:30am Register online through midnight May 1st. The entry fee is $25, or $15 for children 10 and under. Packet pickup will be available May 1st at Kitty Kat Haven & Rescue, 3432 Old Columbiana Rd Birmingham, AL 35226 between 12:30 and 6pm. You may also register in person at Kitty Kat Haven & Rescue at that time. Packet pickup and day of registration will also be available Saturday morning May 2nd at Veterans Park starting at 7am. Entry fee the day of the race is $30, or $20 for children 10 and under.
Kitty Kat Haven & Rescue 1 Mile Whisker Walk
1 mile Whisker run/walk begins at 9:30am Register online through midnight May 1st. The entry fee for the 1 mile Whisker walk/run is $15, or $5 for children 10 and under. Packet pickup will be available May 1st at Kitty Kat Haven & Rescue, 3432 Old Columbiana Rd Birmingham, AL 35226 between 12:30 and 6pm. You may also register in person at Kitty Kat Haven & Rescue at that time. Packet pickup and day of registration will also be available Saturday morning May 2nd at Veterans Park starting at 7am. Whisker Walk entry fee the day of the race is $20, or $10 for children 10 and under.
Race-day weather
Conditions on May 2, 2026 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 5:57 AM and sets at 7:30 PM local time (CDT) in Birmingham on May 2, 2026 — 13h 33m of daylight.
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2026 results — Kitty Kat Haven & Rescue 5K Meow-A-Thon and 1 Mile Whisker Walk
Kitty Kat Haven & Rescue 5K Meow-A-Thon · 165 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Griffin Riner | 20:37 | 6:38 /mi |
| 2 | Chris Graves | 21:16 | 6:51 /mi |
| 3 | Daniel Padgham | 21:44 | 7:00 /mi |
| 4 | Wyatt Schenker | 22:14 | 7:09 /mi |
| 5 | Dylan Williamson | 24:52 | 8:00 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 55 Birmingham events
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