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Pink Up the Pace

Mount Vernon, Kentucky, United States View on map
Oct 01, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Add a pop of pink to your stride! The Pink Up the Pace 1.5-Mile Fun Run/Walk starts at 6:00 PM on Thursday, October 1st. Proceeds benefit Rockcastle Regional’s Relay for Life Team. Wear your pink and join the fight against cancer! 

 

Event Details

  • 1.5 Mile Fun run race will start at 6:00 PM EST. Packet pickup and registration open at 5:00 – 5:45 PM. This event will not be timed, but participants may self-time and report it to us on site; we will record it in the RunSignUp results. 
  • Location: Rockcastle Industrial Park on Progress Drive in Mt. Vernon, KY
  • $15 pre-registration fee by Monday, September 21. Participants receive a custom race t-shirt. (Shirt sizes are limited after Sept. 21. Inventory will be updated in Runsignup).
  • Registration is $20 after September 21.

NEW! Student Strides 2026

  • ALL students age 4-18 run FREE! No shirt included in registration, but may be added on for additional fee.
  • Students who complete at least 7 races will receive a $25 gift card and custom t-shirt at the end of the 2026 series!
  • Students must run or walk to be eligible for awards and incentives.

Questions/Information

  • Contact Chelsea Dillingham c.dillingham@rhrcc.org or (606) 256-7767.

Pick your distance

Running

1.5 Mile Fun Run/Walk

Oct 01, 2026 2.4K 6:00 PM
$15.00
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Typical race-day weather

Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Mount Vernon, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 14.6° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 28.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 14.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 29.6°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
12.6
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
61.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 1, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 1, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 47m

The sun rises at 7:33 AM and sets at 7:20 PM local time (EDT) in Mount Vernon on October 1, 2026 — 11h 47m of daylight.

Course

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  • 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, 9 Mount Vernon events

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