Mudbug Madness 5k
About this race
Saturday Morning - May 23rd, 2026 - 7:30 a.m.
Brought to you by: the friendly folks at Sportspectrum & Sportspectrum Race Management
Special Thanks to the individuals, businesses, and organizations for their resources:
Foster Orthodontics.
Date & Starting Time: Saturday morning, May 23, 2026; Race starts at 7:30 a.m.
Course Description: Race starts and finishes in the southbound lane of the Clyde Fant Parkway across from the Sci-Port Discovery Center
Registration Fees:
through May 8th - $25.00
May 9th - May 22nd - $30.00
Race Day - $40.00
***If you do not want a race shirt you can save $5.00 on your registration by choosing the " I have too many race shirts" option and it will take $5.00 off your entry at checkout.
Packet Pick-up: You can pick up your packet at Sportspectrum 6970 Fern Ave., Shreveport, LA 71105
Wednesday, May 20th from 10:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 21st 10:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m.
Friday, May 22nd 10:00 a.m.—5:30 p.m.
and at the race site (across from Sci-Port) from 6:15 a.m. - 7:15 a.m.
If you do not pick up your packet or have someone else pick up your packet by race time, we will give your race shirt to one of our volunteers. No Refunds, No Packets Mailed.
Race Packet: Every pre-registered participant will receive an official 42nd Anniversary 2026
Mudbug Madness race T-shirt. Shirts will be limited, so please register early.
You must register by midnight May 13th to guarantee your shirt size.
Post Party: Join us after the race at the Mudbug festival site to enjoy exciting live entertainment, food, drinks and free entry into the festival all day long with official race bib number.
Awards Ceremony: The awards ceremony will take place at the race site hopefully around 8:30 a.m. so please stick around if you think you won an award.
Awards: 5k Adult Division - Overall winner & runner up male & female will receive a $100 & $75
Sportspectrum Gift Cards (respectively)
Adult 5K Male & Female age groups: 19-24,25-29,30-34,35-39,40-44,45-49,50-54,55-59,60-64,65-69,70+
Awards: 5k Kids division - Overall and runner-up male & female in the Kids 5k will receive an award
5K Kids Male & Female age groups: 8 & under, 9-11,12-15,16-18
1st Overall Male & Female in the wheelchair division
Special Note: No bikes, skate devices, or dogs on the course. Baby joggers can be used but must start in the back.
Refund & Race entry transfer policy: Refunds: We understand that things come up. If you can no longer run the race, and need cancel more than 30 days in advance, you will receive 100% refund. If you cancel between 30 days and two weeks prior to race day, you will receive 50% refund. We will not allow any refunds less than two weeks before race day. No exceptions. Race entry Transfers: We will allow race entry transfers to another person as long as the transfer is done at least two weeks prior to race day. There is a $10.00 charge for transfers. No exceptions. Please contact SRM if you need to cancel or want to transfer a race entry. Email: run.srm@gmail.comPick your distance
Running
5k
5k Kids Run
Wheelchair
5k Wheelchair
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Shreveport, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:11 AM and sets at 8:11 PM local time (CDT) in Shreveport on May 23, 2026 — 14h 00m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Mudbug Madness 5k
273 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5k
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Lalonde | 15:46 | 5:05 /mi |
| 2 | Gary Wilson | 16:55 | 5:27 /mi |
| 3 | Michael Haydel | 17:03 | 5:30 /mi |
| 4 | Daniel Bilodeau | 17:51 | 5:46 /mi |
| 5 | Christopher Wells | 18:41 | 6:02 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 69 Shreveport events
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