MAD Dash 5k
About this race
Join us at Forsythe Park, 2300 Sycamore Street, Monroe, LA 71201 for the 2nd annual MAD Dash 5k & One-Mile Fun Run!
Online registration will close on September 20, 2026, at 11:59pm. In-person registration is available during packet pick up on Thursday, September 24th and Friday, September 25th. You can pick up your packets between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. (location to be determined).
Race day registration will be available on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at the registration tent.
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MAD Dash 5k
Making A Difference in the lives of northeast Louisiana cancer patients. Let's make a MAD Dash together, going the 5k distance!
MAD Dash 1 Mile Fun Run or Walk
Making A Difference in the lives of northeast Louisiana cancer patients. Let's make a MAD Dash together, going the 1-mile distance!
Virtual Runner, 1 Mile or 5k
Join us from a distance or sleep-in locally! Together, we are Making A Difference (MAD) in the lives of northeast Louisiana cancer patients.
Cancer Survivor Breakfast, Recognition, & Optional 1mile or 5k
Are you a cancer survivor? Enjoy the sponsored survivor breakfast, recognition, and price opportunities.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Monroe, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:59 AM and sets at 7:00 PM local time (CDT) in Monroe on September 26, 2026 — 12h 00m of daylight.
Course
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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, 22 Monroe events
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