Planet Fitness Wichita OctoberFit 5K/10K
About this race
Planet Fitness Wichita's OctoberFit 5/10K is a spooktacular event! The OctoberFit 5/10K race is PF's way to give back to the community of Wichita by partnering with the local Boys and Girls Club of South Central Kansas. Proceeds raised through our OctoberFit campaign will help raise money benefiting the youth of BGCSCK and the outstanding programs they provide! Sign up today for a fangtastic race and support our community.
START/FINISH LOCATION: 2101 W Sim Park Dr, Wichita. This is one mile west of the Wichita Art Museum along Museum Blvd/West Sim Park Dr at the workout park. Parking is available at 2101 W. Sim Park Dr or the new Botanica parking lot just east of the start/finish line. The race route will take you along the bike path on the north side of the Arkansas River past Cowtown & Keeper of the Plains to Exploration Place and return along the bike path south of the Arkansas River. A short jog across the "red bridge" returns you to the Start/Finish line.
When: Saturday, October 24th, 2026.
Time: Racers can begin to show up at 7:30 am.
10K Race starts at 9:00 am
5K Race starts 9:10 am
Costume Contest: 7:45 am to 8:45 am
Costume Contest: Come dressed up in your spookiest attire for our Halloween contest. The costume contest is open to individuals or couples only. The winning individual or couple will receive a $100 gift card. To participate, you must have gone to the judging area by 8:45 a.m. The winner (s) will be announced after the race.
All Racers will receive an OctoberFit 5K race t-shirt, a participation medal, and a bag with goodies!
Packet Pickup: Packets will be picked up from Monday, October 20th, to Wednesday, October 22rd, at our Planet Fitness Normandie location, 6592 E. Central Ave, Wichita, KS, 67206.
Packets will also be available for pick up the morning of the race.
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Running
OctoberFit Races 5K
OctoberFit 10K
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Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Wichita, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:46 AM and sets at 6:40 PM local time (CDT) in Wichita on October 24, 2026 — 10h 53m of daylight.
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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, 48 Wichita events
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