Old King Coal 5K
About this race
Packet Pick-Up and Late Registration
Shelter south of Aquatic Center, West Frankfort Community Park
•Saturday, May 9 between 7am-7:45am
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION UNTIL APRIL 15, 2025 (NO REFUNDS)
INCLUDES T-SHIRT (T-shirts 2XL and larger are special orders, please
add $5.00 per T-shirt)
• Per Runner: $25.00
REGISTRATION AFTER APRIL 15, 2025
• Per Runner: $25.00
• T-Shirt not guaranteed and not guaranteed in requested shirt size
Chip Timing by: To The Finish Line, LLC
All proceeds to benefit
Coal Miners Room (Mines and Minerals)
Frankfort Area Historical Museum
West Frankfort, IL
Events & Awards
•3 Events: 5K Run, 5K Walk, 1-Mile Fun Walk
•Overall awards to Top Male and Female in 5K events
•Awards to Top 2 Males and Females in 5K age divisions:
1-13, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70&over
•T-Shirts guaranteed to all paid entrants registered by April 15
More Information
•Theresa Renik 618/218-2159
•Email: trenik917@gmail.com
Location
•Race starts and ends at Frankfort Community Park
•1100 E. Cleveland, West Frankfort, IL
from I-57, take exit 65, and turn east on IL-149/Main St. Watch for sign on East Main St.
SPONSORSHIPS: One free t-shirt will be given for each $50.00 sponsorship
• Businesses $50 - logo or name on back of t-shirt
• Individuals $50 - honor/in memory of a coal miner(s) or someone in
the coal-mining industry. Name(s) will be listed on the back of the
t-shirt
• $500.00 - Name/logo will be listed on top of the back of t-shirt in
large bold font
Pick your distance
Running
5K Run
1-Mile Fun Walk
Walking
5K Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in West Frankfort, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:50 AM and sets at 7:53 PM local time (CDT) in West Frankfort on May 9, 2026 — 14h 03m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Old King Coal 5K
5K Run · 40 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. Blakey | 19:12 | 6:11 /mi |
| 2 | Cannon Lomax | 19:36 | 6:19 /mi |
| 3 | Nathan Gusewelle | 21:25 | 6:54 /mi |
| 4 | Cindy Purcell | 21:48 | 7:02 /mi |
| 5 | Brigett Fitch | 22:43 | 7:19 /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 West Frankfort
Find upcoming events by distance:
- West Frankfort 5K Races 2 races
- West Frankfort 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 West Frankfort events
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