Prowl for a Purpose 5k and 1 Mile
About this race
The annual Wildcat Prowl for a Purpose has returned! This family and pet friendly race is sponsored by the Springfield High School National Honor Society and offers a 5k run as well as a 1 mile walk that finishes on the high school track. The race brings a lively atmosphere for a good cause!
This year's race beneficiary is Second Harvest Food Bank in Springfield. The Second Harvest Food Bank collects, stores, and distributes food with one driving belief: “our communities thrive when hunger is minimized.” Their mission is to alleviate hunger in Clark and surrounding counties by sourcing and distributing nutritious food to people in need, building community partnerships, and mobilizing the public to support hunger relief. Second Harvest envisions a thriving, equitable, food-secure community. All proceeds from the 5K event will go to help Second Harvest in their efforts to provide individuals with nutritious food within our Springfield community.
We hope you will consider running or walking our event. If you can't make it on May 3, please consider making a donation to support the Springfield High School National Honor Society and our beneficiary.
Awards (medals) for the top finishers in the 5k and several door prizes will be drawn from the combined 1-mile walk and 5k participant lists.
Pick your distance
Running
5k Run/Walk
Walking
1 Mile Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Springfield, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:32 AM and sets at 8:31 PM local time (EDT) in Springfield on May 3, 2026 — 13h 59m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Prowl for a Purpose 5k and 1 Mile
54 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5k Run/Walk
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Damas Bel | 21:41 | 7:00 /mi |
| 2 | Mike Donaldson | 21:48 | 7:02 /mi |
| 3 | Anonymous Anonymous | 22:41 | 7:19 /mi |
| 4 | Madison Quest | 24:03 | 7:45 /mi |
| 5 | Brad Currie | 27:21 | 8:49 /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, 10 Springfield events
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