Nicholas Air 5K
About this race
Welcome to our Fourth Annual 5K Event! Join us in Oxford, MS for the NICHOLAS AIR 5K Run/Walk to benefit local First Responders. Refreshments including cold beer and light food will be available for free at the cool-down area in the NICHOLAS AIR parking lot after the race.
REGISTRATION: The early registration fee is $35. The day of registration fee will increase to $50 so be sure to sign up soon! First Responders are invited to run free of charge. For more information or if you have any questions, please email marketing@nicholasair.com.
ROUTE: The start line will be at the NICHOLAS AIR Office on 300 S Lamar Blvd, Oxford, MS, down Belk Blvd, connecting to Frontage Road, down the Access Rd, eventually turning right onto S 18th St, back to Belk, and then left on Elliott Dr and returning to the office parking lot. A link to the route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51824656
START & FINISH: NICHOLAS AIR Headquarters: 300 S Lamar Ct, Oxford, MS 38655
PARKING: Parking will be available at the parking lot across the street from the NICHOLAS AIR Headquarters.
CHECK-IN: Day of check-in will begin at 8:00 a.m. and the race will begin at 9:00 a.m.
CONTACT INFO: If you have any questions, feel free to contact us below or email us at marketing@nicholasair.com.
POSTPONE: If an issue that might cause a postponement of the race occurs, we'll be in contact as soon as any details become available.
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NICHOLAS AIR 5K
All participants will receive a commemorative T-shirt and medal. Day of race check-in will begin at 8:00 am. Early registration is $35, and day of registration is $50 so be sure to sign up soon! First Responders are invited to run free of charge. For more information, or if you have any questions, please email marketing@nicholasair.com.
NICHOLAS AIR 5K Virtual Run
All participants will receive a commemorative T-shirt and medal. Submit any photos, videos, and results to marketing@nicholasair.com. First Responders are invited to run free of charge. For more information, or if you have any questions, please email marketing@nicholasair.com.
First Responders
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Oxford, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:54 AM and sets at 6:39 PM local time (CDT) in Oxford on October 3, 2026 — 11h 45m of daylight.
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2026 results — Nicholas Air 5K
107 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the NICHOLAS AIR 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Stephenson | 19:47 | 6:23 /mi |
| 2 | Dylan Hudson | 20:25 | 6:36 /mi |
| 3 | Cody Mills | 21:27 | 6:55 /mi |
| 4 | John Enright | 21:46 | 7:02 /mi |
| 5 | Dwante Noel | 21:48 | 7:02 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Oxford
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Oxford 5K Races 2 races
- Oxford Running Calendar 2026 2 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, 2 Oxford events
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