Rocket City Microthon
About this race
Merrimack's Rocket City Microthon is a family-friendly fundraising event spoofing a traditional road race. The "race" is across the 383 feet (0.12k) of the Butler Green at Campus 805 in downtown Huntsville. Put on your numbered bib (just like real racers) and race from Straight to Ale to Yellowhammer Brewery. Or vice versa, we're not all that organized.
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Running
Runners Package
Your entry into the microthon, complete with a free t-shirt and a ticket to use at a Campus 805 brewery! If you make it across the finish line, receive the coveted Finisher's Medal(aka bottle opener) and an oval "0.12K" sticker to let other drivers know "Hey, I'm better than you"
Kid's Package
For those with tiny legs (0.12k) is actually the perfect distance. This registration package is designed for those young at heart AND body. Seriously, they will receive a youth size t-shirt, a Finisher's medal and a unique sticker made just for kids.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 13 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Huntsville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:38 AM and sets at 6:36 PM local time (CDT) in Huntsville on September 27, 2026 — 11h 58m of daylight.
Course
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, 84 Huntsville events
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