Race the Runway 5.02K
About this race
Race the Runway 5.02K is the first event in the Planet Fitness Mayorthon Race Series.
This race will be professionally chip-timed. All participants will receive a commemorative Race the Runway 5.02K short-sleeved shirt and a custom finisher medal.
Join us before and after the race for light snacks and refreshments, and be sure to visit our vendors and sponsor booths.
Pre-race festivities begin at 8 a.m. with snacks, refreshments and opportunities to connect with our vendors and sponsors. Walkers and runners will take off at 9 a.m. Part of the course takes place on the Bowman Field runway, where participants will run alongside aircraft for a truly unique race-day experience.
Packet pick-up will be held Friday, Aug. 7, from 12–6 p.m. at the Bowman Field Administrative Office (2815 Taylorsville Rd.). Race-day packet pick-up will also be available from 8–8:45 a.m.
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Running
Race the Runway 5.02K
Youth participants must be at least five years old on race day and must be able to complete the 5K on their own.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Louisville.
Course
Route map and elevation profile
No course map published yet.
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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, 101 Louisville events
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